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Wet weather causing trench foot in homeless people in Kamloops, Okanagan
Recent warmer winter temperatures and consequent snow melt have created sloppy, wet conditions in parts…
Province seeks order to keep repeat offender from West Kelowna social services office
B.C.’s Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction wants a restraining order against a prolific…
Homeless clients pool small donation for Kamloops volunteers
The Loop is preparing to serve holiday meals and pouring over what donations it might…
Insulated tents on the way for Kelowna’s homeless population
More than two dozen insulated tents are on their way to Kelowna to help shelter…
Pair of early morning fires reported beside The Loop in Kamloops
Kamloops Fire Rescue responded to two reports of small fires on the same morning beside…
Penticton woman continues feeding homeless despite threats
A woman in Penticton is handing out hot food to the homeless despite getting unsavoury…
Kamloops has half the needed shelter space: shelter provider
With colder weather coming down on the Kamloops area, two local shelter providers are expecting…
Coroner investigating after body found outside in Kamloops’s freezing weather
A body was found outside in Kamloops this past weekend and the person's death is…
Two emergency winter shelters finally open in Kamloops
A combined 43 beds are now open for people who need emergency shelter in Kamloops…
Homeless encampment fire smokes out Kamloops city hall yard
A fire at a homeless camp in front of Kamloops city hall nearly got out…
Grim winter ahead for those sleeping rough in Kelowna
As November arrives, accompanied by sub-zero overnight temperatures later this week, emergency winter shelters normally…
‘Shocking’: Kamloops non-profits blindsided by CMHA decision not to operate shelters
Out of the Cold Kamloops was blindsided by a shelter operator's decision not to run…
iN VIDEO: Flames fully engulf tent in Kelowna homeless camp
Members of the the Kelowna Fire Department and Kelowna RCMP saved the occupant of a…
‘Scared to death’: Some homeless Kelowna campers feeling unsafe after man run over
A Kelowna man currently living at a homeless camp along the Okanagan Rail Trail says…
Kamloops motel reopens as supportive housing with 12 fewer beds than planned
B.C. Housing has repurposed a former hotel in Kamloops as supportive housing. Canadian Mental Health…
Three times as many people sleeping rough in Kelowna as last year
A “conservative” count puts the average number of people currently sleeping rough in Kelowna at…
HOUSING CRISIS: Penticton man stuck between homelessness and housed
There’s a level of poverty between homeless and housed, and Mike Schreiber from Penticton can't…
Kelowna man delivering water, popsicles to homeless people as mercury soars
A Kelowna man has been busy helping street entrenched folks stay hydrated and cool as…
‘There’s some serenity to it’: Okanagan drug users on street life
On a rainy day earlier this week, a small group of people were staying dry…
Innovative homeless housing project almost filled to capacity on Kamloops’s North Shore
A controversial homeless shelter on Kamloops' North Shore is almost 80 per cent full after…
Penticton supportive housing review finds housing affordability a top issue
Rent is too expensive in Penticton for some of it residents to be able to…
Courtyard property next to Kelowna’s Gospel Mission with $2.95M asking price sold to city
An outdoor courtyard used by residents of the Gospel Mission homeless shelter in downtown Kelowna…
Shaken Kamloops driver raising awareness after near miss with homeless person
A Kamloops driver was rear-ended after slamming on her brakes when the truck in front…
Kamloops to consider pairing outreach workers with bylaw officers
City staff are proposing to pair outreach workers with community service officers in an effort…