LETHBRIDGE --
Monday was moving day for Richard Woslyng and his friend Lou, who took possession of their own apartments after spending months at the Lethbridge Stabilization Centre and Shelter.
“It feels good to have keys again, that open a door,” said Woslyng, who had been staying at the emergency shelter since the end of January after previously living in a tent in the river valley.
“I showed up at the shelter when it turned 30-below. It was just too cold.”
Woslyng wasn’t sure how — or if — he would ever be able to leave the shelter, since he never had enough money to pay for a damage deposit and cover the first month's rent, something that’s required by most landlords.