Homeless
Kamloops volunteer wants more discussion on temporary overnight shelters
KAMLOOPS – A group aimed to help fight homelessness in Kamloops will be offering an information…
Rising frustrations over homeless issues in Vernon’s downtown boil over with violent incident
VERNON – A Vernon businessman says he brandished a baton in self defence during a…
SLEEPING IN CARS: Kelowna’s hidden homeless shelter
KELOWNA – No accurate measure can be made of the number of men, women and…
McDONALD: Don’t want to watch the homeless live their lives on the sidewalk? Give them a place to live
It’s just before breakfast at the Kelowna Gospel Mission and there’s a man with dreadlock…
How a Vernon man survives by picking bottles
VERNON – The best thing Fred ever found in a dumpster was a live chicken.…
The length a Vernon family took to keep loved ones housed
VERNON – Vernon’s tight rental market has some families getting creative when it comes to…
Vernon to hold town hall meeting on impacts of street-entrenched population
VERNON – A public town hall meeting is being held in Vernon to discuss business…
Vernon bylaw swamped by complaints about homeless, transients over past year
VERNON – More than a quarter of all bylaw complaints in Vernon last year fell…
New panhandling bylaw could create no-go zones around banks, liquor stores in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Expect restrictions on panhandling near banks and liquor stores in Kelowna under a…
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…
Residents want more criminal charges against homeless, Kelowna mayor says
KELOWNA – Mayor Colin Basran is encouraging the Kelowna RCMP to pursue criminal charges amongst…
Alleged serial arsonist sentenced for single fire in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A homeless man with a history of mental illness who police said might…
North Okanagan group has plans to provide shopping carts to homeless people
VERNON – A non-profit group in the North Okanagan has come up with an idea…
‘This isn’t a proud situation for us’: Polson Park camper explains difficulties of new Vernon bylaw
“THE BYLAW MAKES COMPLETE SENSE TO PEOPLE WHO DON’T LIVE IN A PARK” VERNON –…
High profile Vernon homeless camp makes issues hard to ignore
"IT PUTS HOW BAD HOMELESSNESS IS RIGHT IN THE PUBLIC'S EYE" VERNON – It’s a…