NICOLE GNAZDOWSKY KNOWS THE CRUEL TRUTH. What she doesn’t know is why and how. What else she doesn’t know—and can’t explain—is why she is the one working the hardest to find out.

IT’S TEXTBOOK DISASTER CAPITALISM. Create a crisis to make things better for yourself. The Co-op Refinery in Regina, Saskatchewan did just that last year. They created a crisis for themselves that others would help pay for.

THE TABLE IN THE LOBBY SAYS IT ALL. The tenants in this building look out for each other. Just as the SRO Collaborative worked to be sure they could.