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Kamloops woman helping homeless people sees impact of extreme heat
An intense heat wave in the Thompson-Okanagan region is making life even more difficult for…
Kamloops man designs innovative, award-winning housing model for addiction recovery
A Kamloops man has designed a housing model geared at increasing the success rates of…
Closure of day spaces in Kamloops has homeless man organizing protest at city hall
Some members of Kamloops' homeless population are feeling fearful and angry after hearing about the…
Homeless Kamloops woman dies out in the cold
A middle-aged homeless woman died outside on Kamloops’ North Shore earlier this week but the…
Tent destroyed by fire at Kelowna homeless camp
A fire that destroyed one tent and damaged two others at Kelowna’s overnight tenting site…
Kamloops to tally ‘downloaded’ costs to municipal taxpayers by BC government
Kamloops council is tired of local taxpayers picking up the bill for what would otherwise…
Mayor of Kamloops: Yes to tiny houses, but not without wrap-around-services
The City of Kelowna is moving ahead with plans to build 120 tiny homes to…
Abandoned shopping cart woes addressed with new Penticton bylaw
After a polarizing debate, Penticton city council has moved to impose a new bylaw regarding…
Homeless count shows dramatic increases in homelessness in Thompson-Okanagan
The latest Point in Time count of people living without homes in BC shows the…
HOUSING CRISIS: Kamloops mom facing homelessness for second time this year
A single mother of two young children in Kamloops is facing homelessness for the second…
Kamloops mayor pulls controversial idea to transport unhoused out of town
The mayor of Kamloops rescinded his proposal to fund transportation for homeless people who want…
Unhoused in Kamloops already get bus fare to go home
The mayor of Kamloops wants to arrange transportation for homeless people looking to move to…
Two men going to jail for drunken attack on homeless man in Kelowna
CONTENT ADVISORY A Kelowna judge called an assault on a homeless man outside a Kelowna…
Car wash may replace Kamloops’ largest homeless shelter
An emergency shelter may be replaced with a car wash if Kamloops city council agrees…
Growing number of homeless seniors in Kamloops presents unexpected issues
Most people in Kamloops will never know them, but when people who are homeless and…
Don’t expect Vancouver’s eviction approach for Kamloops homeless encampments
Although it's a far cry from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Kamloops is no stranger to entrenched…
Okanagan society working to keep people out of shelters one landlord at a time
Helping people avoid homelessness in the Central and North Okanagan is a prime focus of…
Homeless Kamloops man found dead of suspected exposure at camp along river
A homeless man died outside in the cold in Kamloops last week, according to sources.…
Operation of emergency shelter in Kamloops extended
Operations of the Extreme Weather Response Shelter at Kamloops Alliance Church will be extended until…
Kamloops slaps The Loop with more fines
A volunteer-run service for the homeless was recently hit with its biggest fine yet from…
iN VIDEO: Homeless piano man lifting spirits in Kamloops
Bryan Rabie can often be found hunched over a piano at a local shelter. He's…
310 people used Kamloops church shelter so far
The Kamloops Alliance Church opened its doors for shelter space 13 times this winter, bringing…
Propane-fueled encampment fire a terror for Kamloops residents
A North Kamloops riverbank fire last week was fueled by propane tanks stashed at an…
Man sleeping in dumpster gets dumped into garbage truck in Kamloops
A homeless man in Kamloops was lucky to escape major injury or death when the…