Former shelter client now helps others rebuild their lives in Fort Simpson, N.W.T.

Former shelter client now helps others rebuild their lives in Fort Simpson, N.W.T.

For Jake Laliberte, working at the Fort Simpson warming and homeless shelter is a second chance. He is more than 100 days sober and, for the first time in years, says his life feels stable after battling addiction. Now, he is trying to offer that same support to others. “Every day you wake up and you’re hungover, and you need to drink just not to seize up or feel bad. It’s a vicious, vicious cycle,” he said. The shelter, operated by the Dehcho S…