A Town of Niagara family is receiving help from a stranger after their financial situation left them living in a motel while a 68-year-old Desert Storm veteran spends long days asking for help on a busy corner–often with little luck.
Christopher Robert – just a regular guy from the community – says he met Peter, a homeless veteran, after repeatedly seeing him sitting on a bus bench at the corner of Military Road and Niagara Falls Boulevard for hours at a time. According to Robert, Peter spends between six and ten hours a day at the location in all weather conditions while trying to support his family.
Robert said he initially gave Peter small amounts of cash when passing by, but eventually decided to stop and speak with him. He invited Peter into a nearby Tim Hortons for coffee and learned more about the family’s situation. What he learned was heartbreaking…