This story is part of a series exploring the drug crisis in Kenora, Ont., speaking with people close to the issue and looking at how some are trying to help.
Ruth Machimity spent seven years living on the streets of Kenora, Ont.
Now, more than three years sober from addiction, she’s using her voice to advocate for more mental health and addiction resources.
Conversations about homelessness, addiction and mental health aren’t new, but the issue has taken on new urgency in recent months amid spiking cases of HIV/AIDS and increasing violence in the northwestern Ontario city.
Advocates and those close to the issue say a
