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Knights of Columbus Hall in Rutland will become Kelowna’s newest supportive housing complex
KELOWNA – A 49-unit supportive housing project to be built at 130 McCurdy Road in…
Taking the mystery out of who moves into supportive housing in your city
KELOWNA – Are all of the hundreds of homeless people hanging around Interior streets and…
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…
Latest Kelowna supportive housing project gets rough ride at open house
KELOWNA – Another supportive housing project in Kelowna is meeting with strong neighbourhood opposition. B.C.…
UPDATE: Another supportive housing project planned for Kelowna
KELOWNA – A new supportive housing project announced for Rutland shortly after the Agassiz housing…
B.C. Housing announces 30 more shelter beds for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The province has announced an additional 30 shelter beds are coming to Kamloops.…
Temporary winter shelter officially opens doors in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A new shelter space that will accommodate up to 40 adults officially opened…
New shelter prepares to open its door on North Shore
KAMLOOPS – Staff from the Canadian Mental Health Association is working on the finishing touches…
Construction underway for new Kamloops affordable housing complex
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops development company has been working for the last two weeks to…
New affordable rental housing coming to Kamloops, Okanagan
The province has announced funding for 4,900 new affordable rental homes across the province, including…
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…
Housing units on the way for women and children fleeing violence in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The province has announced up to 40 new housing units built in Kamloops…
Shelter coming this winter for people in Vernon experiencing homelessness
VERNON – More people experiencing homelessness in Vernon can find a place to stay this…
Additional shelter beds coming to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The B.C. government is opening additional shelter beds in Kamloops to make sure…
New home found for Penticton social housing project
PENTICTON – An affordable housing project that wasn’t welcome in a Penticton south end neighbourhood…
How much can B.C. landlords increase rent?
The maximum annual allowable rent increase will go up from 4.0 per cent to 4.5…
Kelowna homeless shelter getting desperate in search for new space
KELOWNA – Inn From The Cold Kelowna is getting desperate in its search for a…
Kelowna’s Inn from the Cold will survive, fate of displaced homeless shelter residents not so certain
KELOWNA – As far as social service agencies go, Inn from the Cold is the…
A guide to social and affordable housing in the Thompson-Okanagan
PENTICTON – Affordable housing initiatives in the Thompson and Okanagan regions offer a surprisingly wide…
Penticton city councillors question success of homeless campaign
PENTICTON – Plans for a new supported housing project will proceed to public hearing, but…
Funding pulled from controversial Kelowna recovery house in Rutland
KELOWNA – In an ironic twist, the society that hoped to construct a controversial apartment…
Low-barrier housing project back before Kelowna council
KELOWNA – A supportive housing complex proposed for Commerce Avenue in Kelowna is back before…
Cornerstone homeless shelter in Kelowna to remain open for another year
KELOWNA – The Cornerstone emergency shelter in downtown Kelowna will remain open for another year,…