They offer a week at the motel to a roaming

Photo Catherine Montambeault
Fred spends his days near the SAQ in Pointe-aux-Trembles, where he greets each person he sees with a smile.

Catherine Montambeault

Sunday, 31 December, 2017 01:00

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A circuit of the neighbourhood of Pointe-aux-Trembles was moved to tears when citizens are being levied for the protect of the cold, he announced that he could spend the next week at the shelter in a motel.

“People don’t know me not even, and they have worked two or three hours to help me. This outpouring of generosity here, it is unthinkable for me. I don’t know how to say thank you “, said the one called Fred, the day after his first night at the hot.

The 38-year-old is undoubtedly traveling the best known of the east of Montreal. On the page Facebook Spotted Pointe-aux-Trembles, several readers were concerned for him since a wave of extreme cold has descended on the province.

Valérie Perron, a resident of the borough of Anjou, has launched the idea of having him pay for a motel room for a few days. Barely 24 hours later, enough funds had been collected for that Fred has a roof for one full week.

“I was happy for him, but most importantly, I was happy to see all this solidarity,” said dr. Perron.

Toe amputated

Since the name of Fred circulates on the social networks, pure strangers constantly come up to him to bring food and clothes by the Société des alcools du Québec, where he quest most of the time. The homeless is easily recognizable with its horns of the devil implanted under the skin of his forehead, his elf ears and his tattoos on the skull.

“A gentleman comes in to buy me a coat, nine of $ 300 ! “excited-it yesterday.

Despite the -26 degrees Celsius felt on the outside, Fred was still in its usual place. He would have loved to stay at motel Le Paysan for the day, but he had nothing to eat.

One who has lived for several periods in the street since the age of 17, has confessed to ever having been so cold. Two weeks ago, he even had to be amputated one of his big toes.

“One of the other foot comes in black too, he noticed. But at least, now, I have boots. I found them on my boxes, where I sleep. I have no idea I bought them. “

Prison

To warm up, the thirty-year-old could go to one of the emergency shelters of Montreal. But if he goes to the city centre, it sucks to be tempted to obtain hard drugs, he has stopped drinking there are 13 months during his incarceration.

Fred has spent 10 months behind bars for theft and simple robbery. Released recently, he tries to get his life back in order.

When asked what he wishes for 2018, Fred hesitates. “Me, I live 24 hours at a time,” he finally responded.