Ashishvangh Contractor
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Ashishvangh Contractor
@Ashishvangh
Ash-eesh-vung | Writer @CBC News, Written & reported @CBCSudbury @CBCKW891 | Host of the Best of the @WWEST_UBCO | @UBCJournalism alumni | theatre nerd, gym rat





It’s like Toronto made a bargain with the devil: No snow and the mildest January you ever had, but also no sunlight for weeks.

“I don’t want to even think about not being independent,” says Quita Longmore, age 79. She’s determined to live out the rest of her days at her home in Ladysmith, BC. Even as macular degeneration robs her of her vision. A thread, (1/3).



“I walk across its sticky floors, pick up a laminated menu and order a $6 bowl of steaming tomato soup with cheesy bread. The fabric of the familiar vinyl seating is ripped, foam pushing out of the cracks.” 🌃☕️ thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/0…









