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Kamloops non-profits selected to lead new mental health crisis response team
Two non-profit service providers have been chosen by the province to form and lead a…
Pop up homeless camp in Kelowna becoming a nuisance to nearby residents
Gordon Kaltenhauser says he is at his wits end and is running out of options in dealing…
Penticton councillors vent frustration with B.C. Housing
Penticton City councillors were united in their frustration with B.C. Housing on two separate items…
iN VIDEO: Controversial Kelowna supporting housing complex set to open
Starting next week, formerly homeless individuals in Kelowna will be moving into their new home,…
New shelter in Kamloops will aid vaccine distribution to homeless communities
The Kamloops branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association started transitioning their clients to their…
Kamloops homeless shelters shifting into a pandemic winter
With winter just around the corner and COVID-19 cases rising, the main priority for Kamloops…
Suicide prevention decals installed on Kamloops bridge
Suicide prevention decals have now been installed along the railings of a Kamloops bridge following…
Mental health should be a priority long before police wellness checks are required: CMHA
The roots of the recent ugly video of a wellness check gone wrong in Kelowna…
More than two dozen Kamloops shelter residents relocated due to fire
More than two dozen clients who were calling the Emerald Centre home have now been…
A statistical check up on Kelowna’s homeless strategy
As the photo above of Kelowna’s tent city shows, there is a huge and growing…
CMHA investigating Kamloops branch; manager placed on leave
An internal investigation has been launched and the executive director of the Canadian Mental Health…
Increase in calls to CMHA crisis line
VERNON – It was a busy year for the Canadian Mental Health Association in Vernon.…
Ride Don’t Hide to start the conversation about mental illness this weekend
The national cycling fundraiser Ride Don’t Hide is back again this year with events planned…
Turning to laughter for depression
KAMLOOPS – Mental health conditions aren’t generally a laughing matter, but having a few chuckles…
Temporary lifting of extreme weather response at Kamloops’ shelter
KAMLOOPS – The extreme weather alert issued last week, which had the shelter in the Kamloops pulling out all the stops to house homeless people due to the cold weather, has been temporarily cancelled. Canadian Mental Health Association executive director Christa Mullaly says she realizes with the winter storm in the forecast she will likely...
Fewer extreme weather shelter spaces for Kamloops this year
KAMLOOPS - For those living on the streets of Kamloops winter is tough but in the past many could find a warm place to sleep on the coldest of nights thanks to spaces opened under the extreme weather response program with B.C. Housing. This year only 10 extreme weather shelter spaces will be funded. Last...
City says low apartment availability no cause for alarm
“IT’S JUST THE MARKET DOING WHAT THE MARKET DOES.” KELOWNA – A recent survey on Canadian rental markets lists Kelowna as being among the worst for finding an apartment, but Kelowna’s long range planning department is not worried. Planning manager Gary Stephen says although there hasn’t been a lot of rentals built in the last...