British Columbia Legislature 42nd Parliament, 1st Session (2020-2021) Statements, 15 Dec 2020

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From YouTube: DECEMBER 15 2020 Statements Todd Stone

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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
1st Session
42nd Parliament

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Member for kamloops south thompson on friday december 11th, a collection of people from all walks of life and kamloops slept outside in cardboard boxes.

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They did this in order to shine a piercing light on what a young person living on the street experiences the event hosted by a way home kamloops was also a fundraiser in support of programs and initiatives that are focused on making the lives of at-risk youth better well. Over one hundred thousand dollars was raised double the original goal.

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Unfortunately, the founder of away home kamloops was not there this year for, sadly, on december 4th catherine mcparland passed away. Mr speaker, kamloops lost someone very special that day catherine was a force of personality, an endless well of energy and positivity.

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When she came to see you as she so often did with me, you simply could not say no to her. She was a person of action who finished every sentence and every meeting by saying. So what do we need to do to make this happen?

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She lived the very notion of paying it forward. She was an unrelenting advocate who devoted her life to those who sought as she sought, to help.

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She led by example, using her actual experience as a young person who aged out of the foster care system and experienced resulting homelessness, but then resolved to do all she could to help other young people stay off the streets and transition into a safe, healthy and supportive environment.

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While her work often took her to provincial and national tables such as co-founding the bc coalition to end youth homelessness, sitting on the board of bc, housing participating in the federal government's advisory committee on homelessness and speaking at countless conferences, she never ever wavered in her commitment to help those closest to home, like her work to set up safe, suites, a program that provides housing for at-risk youth with on-site counseling life, skills, training and meal support, or her efforts that led to kamloops being the first city in canada to participate in a youth homeless, count.

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Catherine, we are so very grateful to have known you. We are thankful for the lives you have saved and impacted for the better rest in peace. Knowing that your work, your legacy and your dream to eliminate youth homelessness will.

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