Downtown Kelowna was transformed into a street-hockey rink this week.
Outside of the Kelowna Gospel Mission on Leon Avenue, mission residents, volunteers and the West Kelowna Warriors joined in a charitable street-hockey game, which will be turned into a small film, to bring more light to the homelessness crisis in the Okanagan.
Local film group Solid Rock Video set up the lights and the cameras as players grabbed their sticks and joined in a sport that all Canadians enjoy.
91裸聊视频淗ockey is something that brings us all together,91裸聊视频� said Solid Rock Video owner Curtis Allen.
91裸聊视频淢aybe you played street hockey growing up and maybe the guy sleeping in the tent had a dream to play in the NHL. We got to bring everyone together for a game of street hockey.91裸聊视频�
Hockey bringing everyone together in downtown . join volunteers and residents at the Gospel Mission for a fun game of street-hockey which was filmed in hopes to fight homelessness crisis in the Okanagan. More
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The Kelowna Gospel Mission brought in Allen91裸聊视频檚 crew for the film to help lower the stigma behind the population of people experiencing homelessness in Kelowna.
Allen said that the turnout on Tuesday morning and the overall response was better than expected.
91裸聊视频淚t was great to see the Warriors and the community playing together with everyone. It couldn91裸聊视频檛 have gone any better.91裸聊视频� he said.
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The game also saw Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran and West Kelowna city councillor Jayson Zilkie put their hockey skills to the test against the Warriors and the energetic mission residents.
91裸聊视频淚t was awesome, it was a good game,91裸聊视频� said mission resident Greg Pearson, who played goalie during the game.
91裸聊视频淏een a long time since I91裸聊视频檝e played goalie and I91裸聊视频檓 happy I was able to join and support community events and volunteering and helping people and try and come to a solution to end the homeless crisis.91裸聊视频�
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A game of hockey won91裸聊视频檛 end the homelessness crisis in the Okanagan, but on a bright, crisp October morning in Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 downtown, the community came together to take a step forward in the fight against the stigma.
Allen said that the film will be released near the end of November.
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