LEGALLY BLIND CANCER PAITENT WHO USES WHEELCHAIR FACES CRUEL EVICTION BY SASK. PARTY GOVERNMENT

For immediate: April 16, 2025

Moose Jaw Resident Randy Hughes to Lose Unit After Government Deems It ‘Too Big’

MOOSE JAW — A 65-year-old Moose Jaw man who is legally blind and has cancer and mobility issues is being forced from his home by the Sask. Party government and into a unit that won’t even fit his wheelchair.

Randy Hughes was recently informed by the government housing authority that he must leave his ground-level bungalow and move into a much smaller high-rise apartment — or find housing on his own — because his current home was deemed to have “too much space.” Officials also said Hughes was “over-housed.”

Hughes personally viewed the new unit offered by the government and says it will not even fit his wheelchair. If forced to move, he risks losing his ability to live independently.

Despite his significant health challenges, Hughes has built a life in his current home. It allows him to get outside on his wheelchair, sit in front of his building, and play piano — small joys that keep him going. A high-rise apartment would strip him of all that.

“Randy’s wheelchair literally doesn’t fit in the place they’re forcing him into,” said April ChiefCalf, Saskatchewan NDP Shadow Minister for Housing. “He’s done everything right, broke no rules, and the Sask. Party is still kicking him out of his unit.

“He shouldn’t have to come to the Legislature and beg for the government to do the right thing.”

Randy’s brother Stuart Hughes has become a tireless advocate for his sibling.

“Randy and Tracey (Randy’s wife) have informed me that there are vacant Sask. Housing units in their area; however, they have been told they must vacate to make room for families in need of housing,” Stuart said.

ChiefCalf is calling on Hughes’s local MLA Megan Patterson to intervene and convince the Sask. Party minister to do the right thing.

“This is a horrific situation,” ChiefCalf added. “Randy Hughes — and all Saskatchewan people, for that matter — deserve a government that’s focused on the future and that incudes ensuring every person has a safe and comfortable place to call home."

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