A man in St. John’s rents office space, but he doesn’t have an office job.
He’s an electrician, driving from gig to gig all day. The office is where he sleeps at night, secretly, because he couldn’t afford to rent an apartment anywhere in the city. For two months during the frigid Newfoundland and Labrador winter, he lived in his truck. Then, in February, he found an office listed for $450 per month.
“I’m 100 per cent doing this clandestinely,” the 37-year-old told CBC News. “I basically have given up on finding anything else.”
The average asking price for rent in Canada hit an all-time high of $2,202 per month in May, according to a June report from listing website Rentals.ca.
I used to dream of doing this when I was younger and homeless. Sadly, I didn’t even have the resources for this. I eventually got on my feet, but it was hard.
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I used to dream of doing this when I was younger and homeless. Sadly, I didn’t even have the resources for this. I eventually got on my feet, but it was hard.