A Calgary green space was renamed Sunday to honour a local man who experienced homelessness.
Paul Wilkinson — known by many as"Smokey" — frequented Kensington and Hillhurst during his time on Calgary’s streets. He died following a battle with addiction in 2017 at just 52 years old."He just had a unique view," friend Bryce Paton said."It was always quite the joy to see him."Almost a hundred people were at the park, at the corner of Memorial Drive and 14th street S.W., for the naming ceremony.
"He was not the kind of guy who thought there'd ever be a park named after him," Paton said."So that was a proud moment for me."The ceremony was spurred on by a local initiative to name green spaces after noteworthy Calgarians.They say he spread joy to the congregation after daily service and was a bright light even when things were tough."He had a really good heart and he reached out to people," sister Carolyn Whitmee told CTV News.
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