Are DTES Residents Being Moved To Merritt? | My Investigation

Added: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]just talked to some people. They're smoking some fetty right there. And uh they said, "Yeah, there was about a dozen people that came in. Uh they came into the shelter. They stayed here for a moment and then once the people realized they were from another city, uh they were asked to leave and they had to leave. So I guess they're now on the street or off to the next city. Wow. Hey friends. So this video is just about merit. It's a $1.9 million a year uh 40 unit 40 bed shelter. Um there's there's supposedly been bus loads of people. I haven't seen bus loads. I haven't seen anyone, but I've talked to dozens of people across BC. Merritt is one of the bigger places that have uh I have had a lot of conversations with people. You're going to hear from two people in this interview um that are on the street homeless. One of the person's been in Merit for a long time. and the other one is a new transplant from Vancouver.

[00:00:55]You're going to hear his story. We're going to break down uh the numbers a bit about the shelter and how much it cost to operate per year. Again, blown away.

[00:01:04]It's called the Nights End. I'm not sure if it's any relative relation to the Knights End in Prince George uh which was bought for triple the amount of money that was worth by some society.

[00:01:15]Again, that's Prince George. It's another going to be another dystopian video. um all these griffs, all these um places have all these people that have no idea about addiction. What they may have some idea, but the majority of the executive directors and stuff, I mean, I can't even pronounce their names. Um all the workers that seem to be not from Canada that are working caring for all of the Canadian individuals suffering.

[00:01:45]Uh anyways, let's just get into this.

[00:01:47]Enough of me talking. God bless Canada.

[00:01:50]God bless British Columbia and God bless you and thanks for watching. So here are the numbers here that are attached to this space. 1.9 million per year to operate this shelter which is 40 beds.

[00:02:03]>> Candy.

[00:02:03]>> Candy. So you went to the shelter but you couldn't get in.

[00:02:07]>> Why? Because you're actively using or you're >> Oh no.

[00:02:12]>> It's a wet It's a wet space. So you're allowed to be using inside. And you've seen a lot of people coming in here in this town in the last couple of months.

[00:02:18]>> Yeah. Yeah, they've been sending bus loads up from Vancouver up here.

[00:02:21]>> They just send >> just like five at a time, three at a time, >> like actual bus loads of people up here.

[00:02:27]>> Make sure they're not don't >> Well, there you have it, friends. This is really happening. America, what's what's your name, brother?

[00:02:35]>> You don't want us use an alias.

[00:02:37]Superman. What's that?

[00:02:39]>> Wacko.

[00:02:40]>> Wacko. Wacko. Where are we right now?

[00:02:42]>> Merit.

[00:02:43]>> We're in Merit. How long have you been in Merit?

[00:02:45]>> Wacko.

[00:02:45]>> Um, a couple weeks.

[00:02:47]>> A couple weeks. You came from Vancouver?

[00:02:48]Yeah.

[00:02:49]>> No payment to get up here or anything.

[00:02:50]They just said you got to get up here.

[00:02:52]>> Just told me to [ __ ] off.

[00:02:54]>> What What's your plans, bro? You going to stay in Merit for a bit?

[00:02:57]>> I guess so.

[00:02:57]>> You going to get back out of here or what?

[00:02:59]>> I don't know.

[00:03:00]>> Is there any support here?

[00:03:03]>> I don't know. I'm on the street.

[00:03:07]>> And then guys, where's the You said there was like a a shelter around here.

[00:03:10]>> Yeah.

[00:03:11]>> Second stop sign.

[00:03:13]>> Right all the way down till you see a little tiny hill. And the shelter's right there. It's a big white fence.

[00:03:19]>> Big white fence. Barb wire all the way around it.

[00:03:22]>> How many uh how many beds are in it?

[00:03:24]>> They wouldn't even give me a bed.

[00:03:25]>> How many beds are in it?

[00:03:28]>> Nobody.

[00:03:29]>> They have like five people or four people bumped per room.

[00:03:32]>> Who works in it?

[00:03:33]>> Do you know who have you been in it?

[00:03:34]>> Hindus.

[00:03:36]>> And of course it's East Indians.

[00:03:58]Looks like they pretty they do it looks like they do pretty good up here. That's a really really nice uh shelter. Got a little park. They got a hockey rink. Um quite amazing. That's the uh buckle seat belt. Bling bling bling. All right, my friends. So, Nikoa Nicola Valley Shelter and Support Society.

[00:04:29]So, this is a parking lot.

[00:04:33]So, this is a big shelter.

[00:04:37]All right. So, this is a big big huge shelter.

[00:04:54]Just talked to some people. They're smoking some fetty right there. And uh they said, "Yeah, there was about a dozen people that came in. Uh they came into the shelter. They stayed here for a moment. And then once the people realized they were from another city, uh, they were asked to leave and they had to leave. So I guess they're now on the street or off to the next city. Wow.