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Tent destroyed by fire at Kelowna homeless camp
A fire that destroyed one tent and damaged two others at Kelowna’s overnight tenting site…
HOUSING CRISIS: Senior couple forced to live in tent at Vernon campsite
When Dave wakes up in the night needing a pee he knows he'll have to…

Why some of Kelowna’s homeless won’t be sleeping indoors this Christmas
As beds and mats open in Kelowna’s homeless shelters there will still be some people…

Running homeless campsites for a month cost the City of Kelowna more than $100,000
As some of the key pieces of the Recreation Avenue homeless campsite are removed, the…

Homeless campsite on Recreation Avenue in Kelowna to be partially decommissioned
The security company working at the Recreation Avenue homeless camp is not renewing its contract…

The homeless man who died in Kelowna this week was loved by many
"His name was Shane." As recent friends who knew him from his time in Kelowna…

As one sanctioned homeless camp in Kelowna shrinks, the other is no longer empty
Just as shelter spaces are opening for Kelowna’s homeless population and the Recreation Avenue tent…
SLEEPING ROUGH: Kelowna cleaning up after more than 50 homeless campers
KELOWNA – Dan Maja has been chasing illegal campers out of Kelowna parks for 15…

Alberta man slapped with $1,150 fine for illegal campfire in Kelowna
KELOWNA – An Alberta man has been lit up for having an illegal campfire in…

How and why each Vernon council member voted on controversial camping in parks bylaw
VERNON – Despite some disagreement, a majority of Vernon council decided earlier this week to…
A Vernon woman offered her yard to a homeless couple with a baby on the way
VERNON – Ryan opens his backpack and, excited to show his girlfriend Chantelle the surprise,…

Homeless man’s tent goes up in flames on North Shore
KAMLOOPS – Firefighters quickly knocked down a tent fire on the beach behind the Riverside Gardens apartment building on the North Shore. One Kamloops Fire Rescue fire truck responded to the incident. Assistant Chief Steve Kilmartin says no one was hurt. Kilmore says a witness at the scene said the tent, which was engulfed in...

Ashcroft homeless man in stable condition following blast
ASHCROFT – Police say a homeless man injured in an explosion last month is in stable condition. Cecil Macdonald, 71, was involved in the blast after trying to light a cigarette near a leaking propane tank in his tent. He had set up camp near a railway siding owned by Ashcroft Terminal. He was rushed to...