North Coast Transition Society

North Coast Transition Society️ 2 weeks ago

Hey Prince Rupert! It’s cold out there! If anyone needs a place to warm up or sleep, the shelter has extra mats available during this freeze. Please access before 10pm as doors lock for the night at 10:45 p.m. Doors are open all day for anyone to stop in for a hot cup of coffee, food and/or a hot shower. Shelter located at Crane’s Crossing 1080 3rd Avenue (the old Raffles hotel) Shelter can be reached at 250 622 2472 or by text at 250 600 0320.

North Coast Transition Society️ 2 weeks ago

Edit: clearly Crow’s Nest has been voted as winner, but we agree they are all amazing and unique so everyone is getting pizza for supper tonight! ❤️ Hey Prince Rupert! T’is the season for your votes on our gingerbread houses that the different sites made. Winning site gets pizza for supper tomorrow!n

North Coast Transition Society️ 2 weeks ago

On December 5, NCTS hosted a vigil at Coast Mountain College in memory of the fourteen women that were murdered at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. These women were murdered because they were women. One of the speakers, Raphael Silver, who is residing at 333 Recovery Homes Society, spoke powerful words about violence against women. Here are his words: "Hello, my name is Raphael Silver, my traditional name is Xeytaieq, I’m visiting Prince Rupert from my home nation Somath, near Abbotsford British Columbia. Thank you very much for allowing me to speak today. I appreciate your time and your ear. My childhood was for the most part a decent one thanks to my mother’s care, protection and concern for my well being. Unfortunately, as a child I was exposed to an alarming level of violence towards the women I loved the most in my life. My grandmother passed when I was young, she died of a painkiller overdose, painkillers she was originally prescribed to numb the pain from physical violence inflicted upon her by the man she undoubtedly loved, my grandfather. The brutality towards her was witnessed by all their eleven children and many grandchildren, me included. This way of living was a learned behaviour which was passed down from both his father and his grandfather. Later in life my grandfather expressed to me his current life of despairing remorse and regret, but the past can’t be removed, his part in the chain, the link he was responsible for remained intact. In the midst my mother met my father, he was the love of her life, and she was his, their love persevered social and financial pitfalls. They married and had me and my sisters. Life was good, according to my mother, my father swore he would never end up like this, but eventually emotional and verbal violence turned physical, his learned behaviour seemed to be out of his control. I witnessed and felt the hand he was delt by his father. The link he was responsible for also remained intact. After witnessing horrible acts of violence towards the women that meant so much to me. I made a solemn promise to my 11-year-old self that I would never be like the men in my life, I would never become my father. I grew up to be an artist, namely a carver. I’ve created monuments (totem poles and house posts) in several communities honouring women and their importance in not only my life but life in general. All my art has a feminine quality that can’t be unnoticed. I helped set up and instruct a women’s self defense program at McMaster University and in general have been an advocate of women’s the promise rights. I felt I was doing everything right, upholding my child self. I married the women I loved with all my heart and have two beautiful children. I wish I could end my story there. Fast forward to today, my visit to Prince Rupert is not a visit, it’s a life-or-death mission to attain my sobriety. I’m currently a client at 333 Trinity Recovery House. My stay is nearing 90 days, in that time not only have I realized sobriety and gained the tools to maintain it, but I’ve also been afforded the opportunity to take an incredibly in depth new of who I’ve really been in life, a realization without the delusions veiled by alcohol, self owned ego. I haven’t been the man I promised myself to be, I had become my father. Despite loving her with all my heart, I failed my now ex-wife, I failed my children and I’ve failed my 11-year-old self. I failed to recognize the violence I was inflicting because it was not physical, I abused my wife emotionally, and verbally, I lied to her, belittled her and scared her. I did not treat her with the respect and decency every woman, every human deserves. I stole her ability to love and to trust. I truly abused her, and in doing so I taught my son through example exactly how to mistreat woman. This all sounds very dark, but there is light. During my time at Trinity House, I was able to identify the defects that caused so much pain, deconstruct myself and rebuild myself as the man that 11-year-old me would be proud to have become. I’ve learned that it’s never too late to change and the true meaning of what recovery means. I’ve been given the opportunity to take responsibility for my link in the chain, to teach my son how to truly treat women with respect and to nourish the strength growing inside my daughter. I’ve been given the chance to break that chain. I thought I could change the world with self serving superficial grand gestures. What the world really needed was for me to look at my own house and my own actions positively alter the ripple effect. Violence against women can severely go unnoticed, unrecognized and unchecked unfortunately. To many the violence I’m referring to is perceived as normal, in many cases., societies norm. Please look at your home, at how you treat the women in your life. Have a look at the example you’re setting for your children. Take responsibility for the link in your hands, it’s never too late to break the chain. I was recently reminded of a very important lesson from our elders, “The decisions we make today, affect the next 7 generations”. Thank you very much for your time."

North Coast Transition Society️ 3 weeks ago

Thank you so much everyone who came out today for photos with Santa at Hermit House Antiques! If you are having trouble downloading your pictures, please reply to the email and we will have them resent. If you have not received your photos, please email sarp@ncts.ca your name and email address and she will have them sent to you by Monday at the latest. Don’t forget to also check your junk or spam mail!

North Coast Transition Society️ 3 weeks ago

Today is the day for Santa photos! Santa will be at Hermit House Antiques from 11 am to 4pm! Photo by donation. 🎅🏼

North Coast Transition Society️ 4 weeks ago

Please, if you use, don’t use alone.