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Volunteers walk Montreal streets to protect the city’s most vulnerable

Volunteers walk Montreal streets to protect the city’s most vulnerable

The Wolf Pack Patrol is a volunteer-run organization started by Al Harrington, a former outreach worker for the Native Friendship Centre of Montreal, just over six months ago in response to a lack of support for the vulnerable Indigenous men […]

Annie Pootoogook, caught between two worlds

Annie Pootoogook, caught between two worlds

Her life, like her art, was situated between two worlds. And both her worlds featured soaring highs and tragic lows. Annie Pootoogook’s life ended just over a year ago, on September 19, 2016. In her 47 years of life, Pootoogook’s […]

Hope for the Homeless – Willie’s Place celebrates official grand opening

Hope for the Homeless – Willie’s Place celebrates official grand opening

Willie Hester’s story shows that even a homeless man with addiction problems can make a positive impact on the people around him. Speaking at an emotional re-opening ceremony for the drop-in day centre named for his late father on March […]

A new day centre provides a haven for intoxicated homeless people in Val-d’Or

A new day centre provides a haven for intoxicated homeless people in Val-d’Or

A daytime drop-in centre for homeless people dealing with substance-abuse issues in Val d’Or opened its doors just before Christmas with the assistance of several local organizations, including the city’s Native Friendship Centre. Willie’s Place welcomed several people December 22 […]