Luna Daisy

At the time of this writing, Luna has yet to be identified...

IF You Know Differently..... please call me or contacts below.

Officers are still working to identify the woman unhoused at the time of her death.

She had a Walmart shopping cart with her belongings and a high back wooden bar stool which was supporting a light green coloured tarp that she was using as a shelter.

How Luna Daisy got her name

I walk by the 1100 block of View Street everyday. For more than two years. I never saw her.
It is at Cook and View Streets. Upon hearing of her demise I searched for her final earthly presence.The area is frought with new building projects and well secured and did not lend itself to setting up temporary structures. I know for I have also had the misfortune of having to look for the same during my own experience of living alone on the street. Unable to find the location, even with with my practiced eye, I decided to look on the other side of Cook St., an even more unlikely location suitable to bear a street shelter. After only several steps, I happened upon the stark reality of her death.

There, scorched into the concrete sidewalk was the heatbreaking evidence for which I sought. For three days I listened to radio reports of her not being identified. Each day I would pause with profound grief and sadness that someones daughter, sister, perhaps wife, has a tag not far from her repaired ankle that currently reads 'Jane Doe'. Nobody should leave like this. Not knowing her name means that most likely, those that loved her suffer the torment of not knowing of their loved ones ultimate realease from whatever demons that held bondage over her.

Somewhere, somebody cares. And they ought to know.
It is my prayer that not only may we discover her name, but that we care enough to address the Spiritual need of a generation we are shoving through the chasm created and ever broadening with dispair.

On my way on the third day of visiting the site, I happened upon a lone daisy wrestling with the well established autumn chill. I decided her name was going to be Daisy for the time being.

I exited the alley pondering a last name for Daisy. I jaywalked across Fort St., as I do everyday, In front of the shop named 'Luna' at 1048 Fort. From there I can still literally throw a baseball to where Daisy would have taken her last breath. I considered Daisy Block for the H.R. Block tax outfit and even Daisy Subway or Subway Daisy.
So placing the picked Daisy on the gruesome soot I decided, ...Luna Daisy it is.....for now...
We recognize that Luna Collective is located on the stolen lands of the Lekwungen peoples, also known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. We extend our appreciation for the opportunity to live, work, and create on this territory.
Luna Collective is a small shop in Victoria, BC (Lkwungen Territories) showcasing a curated collection of handmade and vintage goods. Owner Eryn Beattie (she/her) hand picks items that evoke feeling and are made with good intentions. With items from over 75 independent artists and small businesses there is something to be found for everyone.
Luna Collective opened in 2017 at a small location on Fernwood rd. In March of 2021 Luna Collective relocated to a new space at 1048 Fort street. Now with over 1000 square ft of retail space, there is more opportunity to continue to support small and growing artists and small businesses.

Luna Collective is proud to donate a portion of proceeds each year to causes we feel passionate about.

Do you have a cause you want Luna Collective to donate to? Send us an email at hello@lunacollective.ca

Recent Donation Recipients RAVEN Trust Legacy of Hope Foundation The Native Women's Association of Canada Victoria Community Fridge Indian Residential School Survivors Society NEED2 Suicide Prevention Education & Support Last Stand for Old Growth Nature Trust of BC Stigma Free Society The Tula Foundation

From cold tired and alone, He took you home. Purified by fire. When we find out who and why
We will remember......................... Forever
He heard your prayer and lifted you from the hard cold sidewalk to the comfort of His rooms. To sing and dance with Angels, where flames shall never consume.

She was also in possession of a distinctive gold chain, with two large gold pieces on it and two pendants

Investigators Seek Public’s Help in Identifying Deceased Woman File: 12-43329 Investigators are asking for your help as we work to identify a woman whose remains were discovered following a fire on the evening of November 11, 2022.
Our Police Need;
#1. Your support
#2. Adequate Funding
#3. More Members
#4. Continued superior senior leadership.
At approximately 11:45 p.m. on November 11th, 2022, Patrol officers were notified that Victoria Fire Department firefighters were fighting a structure fire in the 1100-block of View Street..
The woman’s remains were discovered once the fire was extinguished. The fire and the woman’s death are not considered suspicious at this time.

Officers are still working to identify the woman. There are indications that she may have been unhoused at the time of her death. Autopsy results show that she had a history of ankle surgery with a plate and pins her left ankle. She also had gold crowns in her lower right and left jaw. At the time of her death she was wearing black Columbia boots, size 9.5, with black fur around the top and a purple portion on the heel and sole.

She had a Walmart shopping cart with her belongings and a high back wooden bar stool which was supporting a light green coloured tarp that she was using as a shelter. If you recognize this woman’s description, or her jewelry, please call the VicPD Report Desk at (250) 995-7645 extension 1. To report what you know anonymously, please call Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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