A report to the Sunshine Coast Regional District cites a 2007 survey that identified 240 homeless people, most of them with substance-abuse and mental health problems

At the end of each sultry summer evening on the Sunshine Coast, cars and vans pull quietly into side streets, seaside parks and informal campgrounds for the night. Dozens more pitch tents in the woods near Sechelt, Gibsons and throughout Roberts Creek. They are not adventure-hungry tourists, but the area’s homeless.  Read the rest of this article at The Vancouver Sun… Image by Randy Shore/PNG