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Vernon homeless couple get ready to move after eviction notice served
VERNON – As Michael Jacob stands by an endless piles of his possessions, he says…
iN PERSPECTIVE: Bonnie Watts explains her eviction from WFN in her own words
KELOWNA – Bonnie Watts, the woman who is being evicted from her home on Westbank…
‘I’m not a victim:’ Widow evicted from Westbank First Nation vows to keep fighting
WESTBANK FIRST NATION – Bonnie Watts has been through the ringer for the last year,…
MEMBERS ONLY: Widow evicted from Westbank First Nation home after husband dies
WESTBANK – Bonnie Watts married a Westbank First Nation man, adopted three children who are…
Police uncover stolen goods, drugs during Vernon eviction
VERNON – An eviction notice led to police uncovering a large stash of stolen items…
Rental housing ‘minimal to non-existent’ as Lumby residents face eviction from local campground
LUMBY – Those facing eviction from a campground in Lumby don’t have a lot of…
‘I got nowhere to go’: Lumby residents face eviction from local campground
“WE WOULDN’T BE HERE IF WE HAD SOMEWHERE ELSE TO GO” LUMBY – Virginia Meunier…
City, equestrian society have no plans to evict homeless from horse barns
VERNON – While Kin Race Track sits vacant amidst an ongoing legal dispute, the facility’s…
Plan in place to support people evicted from Vernon motel
VERNON - Local organizations have a plan in place to support people evicted from the Green Valley Motel. Tenants must be out of the building by the end of the day today, Aug. 31, and Annette Sharkey from the Social Planning Council for the North Okanagan says local organizations, primarily the John Howard Society, are...
$1,000 to cure headache from month-long party
KAMLOOPS – Two men who drowned out numerous noise complaints with loud music from a month-long eviction party narrowly avoided criminal records, but did earn fines. Last March, it took 15 neighbour complaints, three tickets for loud noise, one RCMP search warrant and a $4,000 stereo seizure before Rudy Marcel Raphael Marini, 22, and Alex...
Residents respond to Enderby eviction notice
"I AM EXTREMELY ANGRY WITH THE CITY AND HOW THEY'VE DEALT WITH THINGS." ENDERBY - Zhao Walker, a 25-year-old artist who hitchhiked to the area four years ago, is one of the people who lived in the back of the Gypsy Bazaar in Enderby before the city evicted them. For years, he helped run the...
Evicted trailer park tenants threatened with legal fees
KELOWNA – As the deadline to remove their home from Jubilee Mobile Home Park nears, evicted tenants Ross Arnott and Ed Schneider say they are now being threatened with legal fees incurred by the managers who want to use the spot as a maintenance facility. The manufactured home, where they have lived since 2007, is...