Faces of Vancouver: Downtown Eastside’s unlikely, dysfunctional family

Cheryl Baisley is photographed on East Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Wednesday, Feb, 13, 2013 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
Bruce Saver is photographed on East Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Wednesday, Feb, 13, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
Johnny H is photographed on East Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Wednesday, Feb, 13, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
Walter Pepper is photographed on East Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Wednesday, Feb, 13, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
Iyishea Layta is photographed on East Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
James Patrick Gero is photographed on East Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Wednesday, Feb, 13, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
Corey Lewis (left) and her friend Kelsey Kitchkecsic are photographed on East Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
Leonard (Lusifer) is photographed on East Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
Chelsea Deforge is photographed on East Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
Daniel Frank is photographed on East Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Wednesday, Feb, 13, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
Nicole Waldron is photographed on East Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
Lisa Beketa is photographed on East Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
Christopher Charles is photographed on East Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Wednesday, Feb, 13, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
Denis Baker is photographed on East Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
Ash Tray and his dog Melvin are photographed on East Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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