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Home on wheels: how one Vancouver man is trying to survive homelessness

“Have wheels, will travel” sounds like a slogan you might hear from an RV dealership.

But for John Fredericks, it’s a matter of survival.

For the past month, the 38-year-old homeless man has been living in a wheeled structure he built himself, moving daily to avoid detection and demolition under the city’s “no camping, no structures” bylaw.

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Inside, there’s just enough room to sit up or lie down. (Peter Scobie/CBC)

“It’s a bit of a skate shack,” said Fredericks, referring to

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