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How the homeless community is faring after a Kamloops shelter closed
The Loop resource centre on Kamloops' North Shore served roughly 100 clients for several years,…
Penticton woman tasered by police after stabbing shelter worker
A staffer was stabbed at a Penticton shelter this past weekend and a 36-year-old woman…
Kamloops homeless shelter near busy roads causing safety concerns
Some Kamloops residents are concerned unsafe interactions between road traffic and foot traffic outside a…
Penticton chamber offers letter of support for mayor
Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce is lending its support to Penticton Mayor John…
Paramountcy should be a power of last resort, says UBCM president
The City of Penticton found support from sister municipalities across the province earlier this week…
Kelowna homeless shelter closes office after 20 years
KELOWNA – Inn from the Cold, a Kelowna-based not-for-profit society that offered emergency shelter, case…
Kelowna homeless shelter facing eviction gets one-month reprieve
KELOWNA – A local homeless shelter facing eviction at the end of September has been…
Kelowna homeless shelter getting desperate in search for new space
KELOWNA – Inn From The Cold Kelowna is getting desperate in its search for a…
Vernon business owner moving location due to homeless shelter, street issues
VERNON – A Vernon business owner is moving locations to escape escalating confrontations with patrons…
Other shelters step up to help homeless displaced by Inn From the Cold money woes
KELOWNA - It seemed as though lack of funding and subsequent closure of 35 beds at the Inn From the Cold overnight shelter program could mean the end of safe transitional accomodations for some of Kelowna's homeless, but two other charities are stepping forward to announce they have room and nobody will be turned away....