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A video posted to Facebook shows a bird's eye view of the homeless tent city in on Leon Avenue in downtown Kelowna. FACEBOOK / Carey Missler

A bird’s eye view of life on Kelowna’s Leon Avenue

Nov 25, 2019 04:11:09

Those who haven’t been on Kelowna's Leon Avenue lately can get a bird’s eye view of the ever-increasing activity in the area.

Carey Missler, an award-winning local film director, posted a public video to his Facebook page that has had 11,000-plus views to date and offers a unique perspective of the sheer volume of tents that have sprung up in recent weeks.

There's no commentary with the brief video clip, just a "?".

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Kathy Michaels

Kathy Michaels has been an Okanagan-based journalist for more than a decade, working for community papers along the valley and beyond.
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