Bishop Lynne McNaughton along with the Kootenay Diocesan Council participated in a “Meet and Greet” on Monday, April 27, at St Saviour’s, Nelson. The mayor and her council along with leaders of Nelson’s social agencies were invited to a film-screening and panel discussion of “No Fixed Address: The White Cart Memorial” at St Saviour’s, Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
The film was produced and directed by Joshua Black, PhD – Bereavement Initiative Manager, BC Centre for Palliative Care (BCCPC) and Stephanie Laing, PhD(c), MSW, RSW – Director of Operations, Kelowna Homelessness Research Centre (KHRC); Filmography by Paul Cotton Films.
The film interviews people living in Kelowna’s tent communities. People who have suffered the grief of being homeless and coping with substance abuse. A white shopping cart symbolizes their grief as a memorial.
The Rev David Burrows, incumbent Kokanee parish, led the proceedings.
The program at St Saviour’s included the placing of names on a shopping cart. The unveiling of the white shopping cart was followed by the singing of “Song of Lament and Hope” by John L. Bell.
The panel discussion included people who are currently homeless, leaders from social agencies, and the Nelson police force.
The outcome of the panel discussion can be summed up in the words on the program: “simple acts of compassion and remembrance can be transformative.”
A panel member remarked that “the filling of this church demonstrates Nelson Cares.”
The poem written on the back of the program says:
You were light,
a glow that the world
wasn’t enough to hold.
I see you there,
Outshining the shadows that held you here,
Casting your light,
You are at peace.
A beautiful, misplaced soul,
that finally let go.
