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Two emergency winter shelters finally open in Kamloops
A combined 43 beds are now open for people who need emergency shelter in Kamloops…
Two Kamloops warming stations opening for folks fighting the cold
ASK Wellness will be making sure everyone in Kamloops is able to keep warm this…
Two smash-and-grabs within two weeks at Kamloops coffee shop
A coffee shop in North Kamloops is on the mend after facing its fifth break…
Time has come to move beyond Housing First model for homeless people in Interior Health
While the province’s drive in the last few years to build supportive housing to help…
Security guard’s car torched on Kamloops’s North Shore
A parked Kamloops security company vehicle was set on fire near Tranquille Road in an…
Thompson-Okanagan residents singled out for ‘exceptional deeds’ by Governor General
Two people from the Okanagan and another from Kamloops are among the latest group to…
How a Kamloops chemistry major found himself on the frontlines of the opioid crisis
Kile McKenna sits in a basement office at ASK Wellness on Tranquille Road doing something…
Another drug alert issued in Kamloops by Interior Health
Interior Health issued a drug alert in Kamloops today after a pink and reddish brown…
‘Our staff are beaten up:’ ASK Wellness wants national approach to overdose crisis
ASK Wellness Society staff are burning out and the non-profit group's executive director says it’s time…
Interior Health issues drug check alert for Kamloops
A drug checking alert has been issued for Kamloops by Interior Health today, Sept. 25.…
New affordable senior housing named after Kamloops HIV/AIDS advocate
A local advocate is being honoured with the naming of a new affordable housing development…
Pandemic financial relief having unexpected negative impact on Kamloops’ most vulnerable
A higher than normal number of overdoses in Kamloops is having an impact on city's…
ASK Wellness AGM in Kamloops to touch on drug treatment strategies, recovery
KAMLOOPS — If you’ve ever had questions, concerns or just wanted to know the inner…
New supportive housing opens in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A new modular housing complex is opening on the North Shore in Kamloops.…
Managing a supportive housing complex means preparing for every contingency
KAMLOOPS — It’s a typical scene in the front lobby of Mission Flats Manor, a…
Construction underway for new Kamloops affordable housing complex
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops development company has been working for the last two weeks to…
Why Kamloops’ supportive housing development ended up on Mission Flats Road
KAMLOOPS – In response to homelessness across the province, B.C. Housing has been working with…
Tenant of new supportive housing in Kamloops excited to help others
KAMLOOPS – For 20 years, Rob Sedore has struggled with drug addiction. It stemmed from…
Affordable housing for seniors coming to Kamloops’s Spirit Square
KAMLOOPS – Spirit Square on Kamloops's North Shore will soon be undergoing some massive changes.…
City of Kamloops, community agencies to take action on winter homeless shelter issues
KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops is taking action after hearing the public's concerns around…
Outreach workers, province looking at new way to save lives in overdose crisis
Desperate times call for desperate measures. That’s why one Kamloops outreach worker wants to see…
Kamloops to rezone if necessary for apartment building for homeless
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops city council may be asked to do some rezoning in order to…
How Kamloops officials are monitoring mobile overdose prevention sites
KAMLOOPS – Since rolling into Kamloops earlier this year, the mobile overdose prevention sites have…
ASK Wellness Street Worker retires after a career of helping people fight drug addiction
KAMLOOPS – After 17 years working for ASK Wellness in Kamloops one of the people…