Photograph By
Hugo Yuen
When Amy Greene left Grand Forks for Kamloops in 2008, she didn't intend to stay.
She came for a 28-day substance abuse recovery program at the Phoenix Centre. Kamloops was her best option because she didn't want to recover in a big city like Vancouver and she doesn't like Kelowna, she said Saturday.
"I wanted to stay in the Interior. I thought I'd come to Kamloops because this is the closest recovery community to Grand Forks," said Greene.
At the time, she'd been an addict for about two years. She didn't know she was a month pregnant with her son, Gordon, who is now four.