After living in Vancouver's Stanley Park for 30 years, what's next for Chris Bailey?

[@RichardZERO]

The respect those police treat this man with is admirable. Everyone wearing a badge should take notes.

[@DwightStJohn-w1l]

Mounted Squad in Stanley Park. Shout Out to them.

[@river8760]

That’s a wonderful CMHA, and one I worked at previously. ☺️ I’m so happy to hear he was assisted there. What an incredibly resilient and interesting man Chris is. I am glad he’s being so supported by those around him. Wishing him the very best.

[@annm4833]

I'm wishing this man the best of luck ❤❤❤

[@saltysailor141]

He’s had luck…he lives free. And off your taxes. Wanna pay for my lifestyle too?

[@robbrenton9438]

Finally! An interesting person in Vancouver ! Thank you !

[@nickyalousakis3851]

lol

[@tungstenanderson5991]

Surrey has spoken..

[@VincentNajger1]

Here in Australia, there was an old fellow the locals of Far North Queensland called Tarzan. He spent decades with a hessian sack over his shoulder, slowly jogging a loop around a bunch of towns. He had camps all over and he'd just duck off the road into one of his rainforest camps. He was extremely grizzled and had a deep chestnut brown permanent tan from the Queensland sun. His real name is Michael Fomenko and he had an incredible life that most only dream of living....especially that nomadic lifestyle that he was originally heavily vilified for, but now is what people dream about doing. His father was a professor and his mother Russian royalty apparently. He also once paddled a hand made dugout canoe to Papua New Guinea. An amazing life by any metric. I recently read about 'The Leatherman' in the US. Both were clearly cut from the same cloth a century apart. I'm glad that people's attitudes have changed towards these modern day hermits to a more positive view of them. We used to cherish these forest dwelling old dudes for their knowledge and experience, as well as their wisdom ....... a wise-ard, or a 'wizard' in modern language. The archetype came from exactly the kind of men like the awesome old dude in this vid. The Wise-ard of Stanley Park.

[@az-yq3rk]

Pray that Chris finds a safe haven with new, good and caring friends, amongst lots of birds and forest wonders.

[@kellypond9377]

May the Earth Mother harbour his precious soul in a beautiful setting.

[@nickyalousakis3851]

oh brother. is this all ppl have to do to get adulation is fart around in a park...

[@ShemPayne]

He's ahead of his time, soon all Canadians will be living like Chris.

[@saltysailor141]

You mean like loafs? He’s a bum

[@VincentNajger1]

@@saltysailor141 he's implying that things are getting so bad economically, that everyone will be living in tents soon, coz that's all anyone can afford. And this guy is a hermit, not a bum....they are 2 very different things. But you likely already know that and are just being vindictive.

[@SlickArmor]

​@saltysailor141 others may call him a starving artist. I suspect he has a bank account that would dwarf yours and boggle your mind.

[@saltysailor141]

@@SlickArmor I’m a retired navy guy and currently fly for ups… No offense to your comment? But I sincerely doubt he has financial means, exceeding mine. If he does? Shameful for scamming society out of their tax money, to pay for his unwillingness to participate in society.

[@saltysailor141]

@@VincentNajger1 wrong….hes a bum. A bum takes handouts and doesn’t work. Where is he different than I am describing? And btw? I lived rough for several years…. Joined the navy, retired honorably and joined ups. Worked my way up from a hub worker making minimum wage wage in Washington state, to taking loans to get through flight school…and then years of grinding out my multi engine licenses and ratings in Alaska, all to finally work as a 757 and 747 pilot for ups as a commercial pilot. So no…..not a hint of me being vindictive here…you read that wrong. I’m drawing direct attention to this man’s unwillingness to conform to society norms and contribute back to said society. You have an excellent night sir/maam.

[@jmillar-y3v]

Wishing Chris the best in his next chapter!

[@cathybassett6432]

Chris Bailey is amazing. Please do a follow up story.

[@saltysailor141]

Nope…he’s far from it. He’s a freeloading bum

[@orooneytoones]

Good on you Chris. I wish you good fortune and happiness wherever you land.

[@paulgram3967]

Chris is a real one,,,I sincerely wish this guy All the best,,, Something tells me he's gonna be alright,,, because his experience is priceless and you can't get that at Walmart,,,

[@leslie6189]

Sunshine coast... On property alongside the forest 2ith big picture windows and a covered porch with skylights.... If we could make this happen, he could age out gracefully and happily

[@leslie6189]

@@thormidthagahast8914 it could very likely be made possible through philanthropy

[@leslie6189]

@@thormidthagahast8914 a philanthropist is a person that shares and supports others, and is a person who has amassed enough wealth to be able to share. Perhaps this is a project that a philanthropist would feel good about, especially a fellow artist. I suggested sunshine Coast as there is adequate social and medical help for aging into senior years

[@leclercj764]

@@leslie6189I’ve been a philanthropist since I started paying taxes. Can’t you see all the people getting free rides? lol

[@somethingsomething404]

@@thormidthagahast8914you pay for my house and drugs, why not this guy? If you want a free house get in line lol

[@just1stone689]

Yeah, I'd Iiked to live there too.

[@pendizzy6352]

Protect this AMAZING GUY!

[@trickolas78]

Yes. Vagrants and law breakers are canadian treasures lmao

[@nickyalousakis3851]

someone please make this man a productive member of society.

[@nominou6]

I'd like to add that it would certainly be possible for him to transfer some of his artwork to common items. Last year I bought two grocery shopping bags that an artist in Siberia, Vladstudio, had produced from his artwork. There are online companies that can transfer art to many common items. That could be one way to share his wonderful artwork. He can get to the public library to scan his art. I mean, he used to live with so little per year, now at $600 per month he can even get some help to do high-quality scans into png files then have a company transfer them on demand to coffee mugs, t-shirts, posters, shopping bags, etc. Have some framed as pieces of art, so many things are possible.

[@The67wheelman]

Reminds me of of the hermit of Chemainus on the Island. He had built a park with paths and benches in the bush outskirts of the town. Lived in a home built camper shell. Friendly enough but kept his distance. I lived there the winter of 1987 and often wonder what became of him especially now that im approaching the age he was then.

[@SaoirseAnthony]

Best of everything, Chris.

[@SquidandCatAdventures]

So touching to see people helping him in various ways. Good luck to him. With his connection to nature and art, I would think getting out of Vancouver might be a better option. On one of the smaller islands, for example.

[@martykong3592]

:) OMG! HE has done SO WELL! I wish him ALL the BEST in this CRAZY World!

[@yourconnection9303]

Make it a wonderful life going forward as you see it Chris! ✌️

[@peterblack3665]

How about a Park Guide with built residence in Stanley Park......he knows the place like the back of his hand......

[@somethingsomething404]

There is already a house in Stanley park. The guy who fires the 9 o clock gun lives there. I don’t think they want more housing in the park.

[@terrymckenzie8786]

I would love to buy some of his artwork. Does anyone have his email address thx

[@stonehorn4641]

Does it honestly look to you that he has an email address???

[@terrymckenzie8786]

@@stonehorn4641 acually it was mentioned he did have an email. He still bought groceries and probably had a library email account.

[@EricaGamet]

@@stonehorn4641 He has an Instagram account and spends time working on the computers at the library. You can be "homeless" (though he has a home) and still be connected to technology. He records audio and takes photos on an old phone.

[@floatingleaf9672]

I almost want to open an Instagram account! But I won't. Hopefully he reads this and starts a KZbin channel or website so we can purchase his art!

[@SlickArmor]

​@@stonehorn4641To the untrained eye it might look that way. How about a bank account, do you think he has one of those?

[@SCOHEN250K]

God bless you Chris!

[@nickyalousakis3851]

for what?

[@SCOHEN250K]

@@nickyalousakis3851 There is an amazing lesson in his story. Even the police saw that he was different and treated him accordingly. He achieved the happiness that is elusive to so many. If you don't see the value, then why did you watch the video?

[@nickyalousakis3851]

@@SCOHEN250K to read about the park and what this man has seen in the park. but i don't admire a man who has idle hands. he is a good natured man. but so what? so am I.

[@SCOHEN250K]

Well, I think it's great that you didn't learn anything from listening to his story. That tells me that you're on a completely different frequency. Why tune to a channel that you have not subscribed to? Do you usually stare at a microwave expecting to see waves emanating from it?

[@nickyalousakis3851]

@@SCOHEN250K -- even at my expense i did like your humor.

[@heather-cz8yk]

Thank you for helping this man!

[@Leftiticus_Maximus_III]

Why didn't they give him a job to look after the park itself? The man is obviously in love with the park and could be taught the skills to actually make money from taking care of his own 'home.'

[@Sharon-sw7mr]

He could do walks and teach others about nature.

[@MichealBacon]

There needs to be a story on that former case worker..plucked straight off Main & Hastings

[@nedscheebly731]

oh yeah, dude has pinned pupils. he is fried off opiates

[@clifforddean232]

You can tell that dude has some stories lol

[@river8760]

You have zero idea of who he is, he works for an exceptional agency. I worked there myself. He’s done more for this man than you have hasn’t he, and his background is none of your business.

[@jill7717]

Give this man a camera and I would watch it every day! We could learn so much from him and everything about nature😊

[@jill7717]

@@bdawg8907 why is he anti social?? Because he lives in the woods?

[@vanillaicedcoffee5355]

I mean, the fact that he’s maintained positive relations with the police and opening shared his forest home with a new crew doesn’t suggest antisocial personality to me. He’s an eccentric who obviously prefers to live alone in nature. There’s a lot folks could learn from his life, just as there’s lots to learn from a lot of peoples lives. Stop being little buttholes.

[@jill7717]

@@bdawg8907 because I haven’t lived in the woods for 30+ years so I’m sure I could learn everything from him! All the important nature things ❤️

[@saltysailor141]

He doesn’t need more handouts than he has…. He’s got tent loads of things people have given him….like he’s a pet…or a child. Man needs a J…..O…..B.

[@gerismith1218]

A lovely story of a life lived well and naturally. He might not be only story coming to an end for Stanley Park. The park itself is in threat. God Bless you Chris with a shelter in the woods.❤

[@esparda07]

It's great how his perspective is.

[@RaguehWarsama]

Am from Vancouver living now in DJIBOUTI... CHRIS Is good man ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@djs4415]

God Bless You, Sir ❤🌹🌹

[@nickyalousakis3851]

for what?

[@skang420]

he deserves hell, if not jail

[@spaceballs-sj3ri]

There are people in Canada, that live in deep Canadian forests all their lives. They pick mushrooms, hunt animals, catch fish p.s. same as in other countries

[@Evercreeper]

@@MrRocca do you even live here??

[@kolohe8134]

@@Evercreeper Spot on, sounds like an American response to me

[@lillidaisyASMR]

Yeah we call them native people

[@kolohe8134]

@@lillidaisyASMR Well said and spot on🤩

[@rishaa682]

You’re giving American vibes

[@dixonpinfold2582]

"After living in Vancouver's Stanley Park for 30 years, what's next for Chris Bailey?" I would hope it's a long hot shower.

[@princeruwanda]

All the best to Chris

[@winstonsmith935]

The visitors to the park fed him, along with the squirrels.

[@nickyalousakis3851]

squirrels are more productive though.

[@AaronVets]

@@nickyalousakis3851🤡🤡🤡

[@skang420]

he hunted the geese, it says in the video, pretty luxury food i wud say

[@somethingsomething404]

@@skang420it says he did that years ago. He goes grocery shopping now.

[@somethingsomething404]

@@skang420also happy 420 (1)

[@jacobrocks7]

Best of luck to him

[@Inner_stillness]

Wishing him all the best 🙏🏻❤️

[@angelacalenzo331]

God bless him 🙏 !

[@nickyalousakis3851]

we should all live in the park.... yeahhh.

[@katzsmith1781]

Best Wishes to Chris’ future

[@garywagner2466]

I always wondered where Obi Wan Kenobi ended up.

[@dianaazevedo8304]

Does anyone has a contact number for him? I’d love to chat with him about maybe being the care taker at my remote cabin a couple hours outside Vancouver.

[@HeavenlyLights]

4:12 she’s staying in contact w him w email and txt?!? 🤨Really?!? He has a cell phone and wifi in Stanley park!.

[@WANDERER0070]

Wifi is everywhere nowadays

[@DwightStJohn-w1l]

@@WANDERER0070 Not in Tourists areas in the USA: you have to be reg. at a hotel first. In Vancouver wireless open style has been around since the start.

[@somethingsomething404]

@@WANDERER0070wifi is not. Cell service is. I pay 4$ a month for 50$ with fizz. Its a promo plan 90% off.

[@somethingsomething404]

Cell phones do in fact have signal in downtown Vancouver. I’m not sure how that’s surprising. Phones can be very cheap these days.

[@nominou6]

His paintings are so beautiful. Surely he can get some funding by selling some and having a fund raising of some sort to help him in his life's next chapter. Cheers from Quebec.

[@calvinmaltin]

30 years? Make this guy a house in the park

[@jopo6876]

Canada’s Radagast the Brown

[@zerogo40]

Well done Chris lots of possessions but I didn't see any litter, pure respect ❤

[@kc3678]

Everyone from the lower middle and down are going to be screwed for at least 5-10 years. By the time "affordable" housing is available most will be dead or retired oncluding me. And, guarantee, if this guy goes to a care home he'll be dead shortly after. The evidence of elderly losing their will to live in care homes is indisputable.

[@twelvestories3330]

He should consider a Buddhist monastery.

[@chinolee121]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@rahimsa7272]

Its future of lots Canadians

[@MrCryptler69]

Why are they bothering this man when they have a bigger problem with the homeless on Main & Hastings??

[@jctai100]

because this one is 'save-able' with redeeming qualities

[@eatprayloveify]

They're not bothering him. They're helping him transition from living in the park for over 30 years to what his next step is going to be. He made the decision to move out of the park.

[@shari9721]

@@eatprayloveify he didnt make the decision to move out of the park , the park is being destroyed all around him , the life he of peace and solitude he has been living has been destroyed , he has no choice and no idea where to go .

[@icyx9268]

@@shari9721 yeah by th ppl holding / putting him in that needless hostility and desperation by subjugating him to a deficient inequivocal inequiovelance means of inequivelance to get easy access to advantage access that gives them and that they have access to inequivopcally provided inequivelance hand outs through a means of inequivelance that enable them to get hand outs for / from destroying park around them

[@DwightStJohn-w1l]

because Main & Hastings is where all the services are!!! Courts, ambulance, library, safe injection site, consumer bank, police triage practice area, it's got it ALL.

[@squatch545]

They should name a park bench after him.

[@bobette00]

I'd rather see him living comfortably in the park than all the parking lots, pubs and restaurants.

[@baublesanddolls]

He’s not like most people who leave all kinds of garbage, etc all over the park. I’d love one of his paintings.

[@ruslanulko8195]

Do not show him to JT. JT will find the way how to tax him for fresh air and shadow. Police is very nice

[@banzi403]

send chris' finger prints to the fbi. Bet there's a reason he's been hiding in the bush.

[@mattstephenson8450]

A movie in the making …all the luck to you in the future Sir 🙏 ✨

[@saltysailor141]

Title….. Life of a loaf…. 🍞

[@mikefawkes5195]

Like the fellow from Alaska who built his own cabin/life maybe someone has a little cabin on a quiet bit of forested land ..Im sure he wouldnt be a bother

[@johnnyblue4799]

Richard Proenneke?

[@hoboonwheels9289]

Not having "government" ID should not prevent anyone from their rights.

[@mikehunt-fx7sf]

Explain.

[@johnnyblue4799]

Agreed. Nobody should have an id. People are so attached to the idea of government that they don't even comprehend existence without it. If fact the world would be a more peaceful place w/o governments.

[@annemarierose3745]

Hey everyone just wanted to say God loves very much have a great night/day

[@forresttrees1701]

Real story, $900k and counting spent on one homeless person. The true cost of people that refuse to join society.

[@Sharon-sw7mr]

I can see him living a good life living in a cabin on Cumberland Island, Georgia. It would be quite a change in weather for him, though.

[@amyfu2047]

What a down to earth genuine gentleman. I would say come to the Yukon but it’s much colder here in the winter than it is in Vancouver.

[@DwightStJohn-w1l]

it's a dry cold. as you age, you don't want to be on the island or lower mainland. the cold wet goes right through you. greetings from the Purcells in BC and 4,000 feet, on the bannana belt side of the Rockies and west of BAnfffffff.

[@amyfu2047]

@@DwightStJohn-w1l the last two winters here have definitely been more humid. I’m afraid our dry cold may be disappearing.

[@tbprofile1295]

'I'll keep in touch with him by text or email' 😂 Just a little ironic.

[@somethingsomething404]

How so? He uses Instagram..

[@WANDERER0070]

I moved out of Vancouver bc houses are UNAFORDABLE unless youre multi milionare same w All big cities in Canada poor are FKD

[@robertkroeker420]

How can folks help this awesome man??.....

[@pmd1933]

Its insane that he was allowed to live like that to begin with. Its the reason i hated Vancouver so many street people because of the weather.

[@hoboonwheels9289]

As long as they aren't harming others or the environment or community let him be.

[@AaronVets]

🤡🤡🤡

[@TT-fq7pl]

Stanley Park? That's luxury. Read The Stranger in the Woods, about a guy who lived in the woods in Maine for thirty years, spoke to no one ever, and survived by breaking into unoccupied winter cabins until he was finally caught by an off-duty police officer. Those Maine winters can be brutally cold. Anyway, that fellow came from a strange family and had suffered some trauma (ie, abuse). Probably something similar here, even if you admire his story.

[@violetmoon141]

good luck chris!! ps don't come to montreal, it sucks here

[@justmenicole4842]

Is return to "society" will be brutal. Call it a rude awakening .

[@nickyalousakis3851]

living in the park IS living in the streets.

[@johnadona3014]

If he survived that long in the forest damn, they owe to make him his own tiny hone in the forest.

[@Deder111]

God bless him and the police officers that care about him. It’s refreshing to see there are some good police officers still out there , not the ones that become tyrants for the government of Canada 🇨🇦 they sold their souls to the enemy

[@dashcan8479]

This Geoff aint a saint. He trapped him there due to his egregious incompetence. Get him out of the Stanley Park. He could work still as an arborist.

[@CatherineElizabethCharlesworth]

I hear that Chrystia Freeland is Justin Trudeau/Sinclair's third wife. The Canadian public was like duh.

[@Homer62001]

He’s not a resident, he’s a squatter

[@S.M.214]

What do by-laws that prohibit camping in public city parks mean if they are ignored by authorities. Get him some id and get him relocated appropriately.

[@clifforddean232]

Either I smoked to much today but man does Chris ever sound like Jordan Peterson lol

[@skang420]

yeah both small brain pretend philosophers

[@francie5161]

Hope he gets trusteeship of a little plot of land to maintain and a small cottage somewhere. Definitely can't separate him from Nature.

[@MB-to5gl]

*Case worker looks like he needs a case worker.

[@somethingsomething404]

He’s no longer a caseworker. Why are you so rude? The best caseworkers are people who have been there themselves.

[@MB-to5gl]

@@somethingsomething404 Oh shut up.. lol

[@F.A-TUBE]

He is an engineer... hes well educated thats why he talks like that... never forget that hes not worse then u hes probably better than you if he did your job. He is doing this by choice

[@tkgrizzly4565]

Talk for yourself and not for others. Just because he's better in every way than you doesn't mean he is compared to others.

[@abumansaray7]

So he is a better lawyer even though he never went to law school? Makes sense.

[@icyx9268]

@@tkgrizzly4565 he superceedingly exceeds and surpasses you in every concievably measurable attribute and characteristic

[@AshishMeena]

Please let him live there....

[@annfoster6116]

This is Canada- senior should not be living in the woods for 30 years ! Cabin in the woods would be ideal !

[@Roc_kLobster]

Using public resources (police, public park space) and not paying any rent or property taxes. This causes every Vancouver home owner's property taxes to go up. Why does Global News give spotlight to freeloaders? I'm sure you won't like it if someone takes your news footage and re-use it in their video without permission or compensation.

[@StephaneBrissette-p1n]

Relocate to a 4 season campground. 🤔

[@InTheNow2020]

Society can learn a lot from Chris.

[@thecount1001]

i think these two make a nice couple. he could move in with her.

[@just1stone689]

This is not something to celebrate. He's not "living his best life" and being homeless is a public park is not "quirky ", "cool" and "harming nobody". If he was truly living "off-grid" in a cabin in the wilderness, I'd be right there with him....but that not what this is. Letting people sleep outdoors in unsanitary conditions, exposed to the weather year round is not compassionate. It's cruel. It robs people of health and dignity and it robs the general population of enjoyment of the parks. He became malnourished and diseased from "living his best life". This is inhumane.

[@reefglider]

Yes, it is sad. I dislike that housing in BC has become about profit and wealth creation, rather than a place to dwell peacefully. This profit driven housing works very well for some (I have several friends who own more than one home), and creates housing insecurity for many (I have friends who would be in financial stress if they lost their rent controlled apartments). I really hope he can find something safe, secure and supportive. Meantime, a pretty awesome fellow, creative, inspiring and resilient. I really like his comment ‘life goes on.’ That said, I know from personal experience it is very hard to thrive if you are not in supportive housing, and sometimes that means not many options unless you have the money to pay, or a unicorn in a family member or friend who can offer shelter during a time of need. I hope they do a follow up story in 2 or 3 months.

[@terrymckenzie8786]

He could have went to work a 9 to 5 job like you, but he couldn’t. I met artists like him before and they are not capable of working mindless jobs like that. Their minds are excited about seeing a stick, and they would talk to you for an hour about a leaf they found. They are actually almost genius and don’t fit in.

[@davec8153]

If he was forced by circumstance, I would agree. But given that he used to have a corporate job and chose to live this way, I'd say people should be free to pursue what they deem their best life is. I think the part about robbing the general public is a stretch.

[@stephenletts4942]

you are projecting. being that it is a personnel choice, not sure about " inhumane" ...one needs to look at the word and its context to him being homeless. there is a word that is not a word yet and that is " unhousable" . this is a perfect example of one who is "unhousable" ... when we removed institutionalization as an option, and cant seem to find criminality within the DTES, the victims being victimized, supplying drugs to people outside of the safe drug situation. Chris could be in housing in DTES, is this more humane? like i said one needs to reevaluate the meaning of humanity- "inhumane ".

[@shari9721]

@just1stone689 who has he harmed and how has he "robbed the general population of enjoyment of the parks " ? I guarantee he has cleaned up endless amounts of trash left all over the park and woods by people and repaired all kinds of damage done by people . Have you been inside his shelter or spent any time with him to be able to claim it's "unsanitary" , according to you that is ? As for being "malnourished and diseased" when did you become his doctor to know anything about his health ? Who are you to say whether he thinks he has lived his best life or lost his dignity or not ? I guarantee he is far smarter than you and more than capable of being able to say what parts of his life have been the best . smdh

[@erikkorhonen]

they removed him now right?

[@PDS19732011]

It said that he's had to live where he lives for that long and hasn't had help. Our wonderful country of Canada I guess

[@johnnyblue4799]

Maybe he didn't want help... He chose to live there

[@Sharon-sw7mr]

It is the life he wanted. He is at one with nature. A great blessing to have.

[@LAStars-sratS]

Send him up to Salmon Arm, I will show him a few great places to hang out at. 👍

[@CanadianJames]

Our future

[@goldminer83]

Looks like they are having a rough time finding case workers that dont need a case worker themselves...

[@eatprayloveify]

There are people who have gone thru recovery programs that end up working as case workers to help others. They were helped and have a desire to do the same for others.

[@EPSGplayer]

Come to Vancouver Island

[@JAntonio.Chaves]

Se o tirarem do seu local de uma moradia há mais de 34anos, provavelmente em alguns meses, sucumbirá na tristeza profunda depressão e morte, e o estado será responsável por tal ação!!!!!!!

[@wesharrington5937]

All Things Must Pass

[@acepath3001]

This guy is living for free and has th nerve to complain

[@mikehemens9359]

Yay the homeless guy is famous now too!!!! Can we all be homeless please?!!!

[@Bob-e6u1o]

It says it illegal to live in Stanley park ; what does drug addict have to do with Enforcing the Law ??? maybe Read Robinson Vs California which says it is Unconstitutional to be Punished or to Criminalize being a Drug addict .. Nice Excuse from VPD to Not Follow the Law

[@BenWinder108]

Look at his case worker it’s no wonder he has lived in the forest for 39 years