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Housing crisis tearing Kelowna families apart
KELOWNA – The province’s watchdog for children and youth says the housing crisis in the…
Cornerstone emergency homeless shelter to stay open for two more months
KELOWNA – B.C. Housing has confirmed the Cornerstone emergency shelter in downtown Kelowna will remain…
Housing wait list shows depth of homelessness problem in Kelowna
KELOWNA – If you want to quantify the problem of homelessness in Kelowna, here is…
B.C. Housing says Kelowna emergency shelter could stay open
KELOWNA – B.C. Housing has confirmed it is looking at possibly extending the contract of…
Kamloops city council to vote on affordable housing project for Indigenous youth and elders
KAMLOOPS – Affordable housing for Indigenous youth and elders could be the next housing project…
Relief is on its way for Kamloops renters
KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops is hoping some new initiatives will help create more…
Modular housing for the homeless still on track in Kelowna
KELOWNA – It didn’t make it for this winter, but a modular housing project for…
Leon Avenue homeless shelter puts visible dent in Kelowna street scene
KELOWNA – Cornerstone on Leon Avenue in downtown Kelowna is halfway through its temporary mandate…
Kelowna modular housing project for the homeless delayed over visual concerns
KELOWNA – A decision on a controversial modular housing project for the homeless has been…
What will Vernon’s new modular housing look like and where will it go?
VERNON – A bit like Lego blocks, Vernon’s new modular housing will be pre-fabricated off-site…
Change of ownership causing problems for residents of Kiwanis Towers in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Provincial government officials met with tenants of a Kelowna senior housing building this…
‘It’s like a rebirth’: First tenants move in to new low-income housing in Vernon
VERNON – A lot of changes are taking place at an old motel downtown Vernon.…
Kelowna mayor feeling the heat from locals about rental housing crunch
HOMELESSNESS JUST ONE FACET OF RENTAL HOUSING CRISIS, SAYS MAYOR KELOWNA – Mayor Colin Basran…
Former Kelowna motel to be turned into low-income housing
KELOWNA – A motel on Gordon Drive in Kelowna will be turned into 44 low-income…
North end land better used for affordable housing, Kelowna councillor says
KELOWNA – City councillor Luke Stack is hoping to convince the provincial government to keep…
Vernon motel to become low-income housing complex
VERNON - The hunt for an affordable place to call home in Vernon just got a bit easier. The Journey Inn, the former Travelodge located behind the Fruit Union Plaza in downtown Vernon, was recently bought by B.C. Housing and will be operated as a low-income housing complex for people at risk of homelessness, the...
Social housing starting to rise on Central Green site
KELOWNA - Ground-breaking on one of the first phases of the long-awaited Central Green development should take place within a few months after city council approved a long-term lease with the Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society to develop affordable housing on the site. In a report to council, Graham Hood, strategic land development manager for the city,...
Premier breaks ground at affordable seniors’ housing development
KELOWNA – Premier Christy Clark was in Kelowna Monday to break ground on the redevelopment of an affordable senior's housing project. Located on the 600 block of Richter St., Pleasantvale will provide 50 units of seniors' housing and 20 townhomes for families with low to moderate incomes. "For over two decades, the Society of Hope has been making a difference in...
Cold weather shelter for Kamloops homeless up in air
KAMLOOPS - Homeless people in Kamloops will still have a place to go for a hot meal and a place to sleep on Wednesdays thanks to the Out of the Cold program, but it is unclear at this point if the shelter will be approved as an extreme weather shelter again this year. Extreme weather...
Incentives to build affordable housing
KAMLOOPS - Builders in Kamloops now have even more incentive to provide affordable housing thanks to a city initiative meant to help eliminate homelessness in our community. The city, in partnership with the Kamloops Homelessness Action Plan and HomeFree, is now offering packages for developers providing affordable housing. The package outlines all the current incentives...