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Penticton charity puts homeless man and his dog on the road
A Penticton homeless man and his dog are back on the road and in good…
Kelowna’s Water Street by the Park has 10 times more interest in suites than actual suites
It wasn’t that long ago that the 200 block of Leon Avenue in downtown Kelowna…
Penticton RCMP see jump in threat calls as pandemic wears on
Pandemic and homeless issues were implicated in increased crime stats in a quarterly crime report…
Penticton senior sleeping rough homeless no longer
What a difference a week can make. Wayne McFadden and his dog Singer went public…
Penticton council votes to close controversial homeless shelter
Penticton city council continued its dispute with the B.C. housing ministry over its desire to…
Majority of those surveyed back Penticton council’s controversial decision on homeless shelter
A majority of Penticton residents appear to back the mayor and council over recent controversial…
People sleeping rough in Kelowna getting new campsite
The City of Kelowna is going to open a new spot for homeless residents to…
Penticton’s emergency shelter surrounded by a fearful senior population
The verbal battle between Penticton City Council and the provincial housing authority over Penticton’s emergency…
Only one emergency winter shelter in Kamloops, Okanagan will close next week
March 31 is the traditional date for emergency winter shelters to close for homeless people…
Penticton council not backing down against province on emergency shelter
Penticton City Council continued to stand their ground in its dispute with the province over…
Penticton council meeting behind closed doors over shelter fight with province
A special meeting of Penticton city council has been called for noon tomorrow, March 23.…
Province will keep Penticton’s emergency shelter operational, housing minister says
The province intends to push forward with an extension of Penticton’s emergency winter shelter in…
Why is Penticton pushed to keep emergency shelter open while other shelters close?
Penticton city council is standing resolute on its decision to shutter the emergency winter shelter…
Accusations fly over Penticton council decision to shutter emergency shelter
The rhetoric regarding a Penticton council decision to not renew a Ministry of Housing temporary…
Cold weather fills Kamloops’s homeless shelters to capacity
The cold snap is squeezing capacity at Kamloops's homeless shelters which are all now full,…
Temporary emergency shelter opening in Kelowna
A new winter shelter will be opening in Kelowna soon and the province is also…
Kelowna’s Gospel Mission hits the streets to deliver annual Christmas dinner
Kelowna's Gospel Mission will still be hosting a Christmas dinner this year, but due to…
‘Unwanted guest’: Note from young homeless woman in Kamloops brings recipient to tears
When Kamloops resident Patti Phillips went to work yesterday morning, she found a young woman…
Free shelter spaces mean no homeless camps planned for Kamloops city parks
Although homeless people in Vancouver and Kelowna are able to set up camp in city…
Organizer behind unique meal train program for homeless hopes to make it a permanent Kamloops fixture
For more three months, an impromptu meal service for homeless people in Kamloops has relied…
B.C. plan to hold youth in hospital after overdose may have unforeseen consequences: Youth workers
The B.C. NDP's plan to involuntarily hold teens for up to one week following an…
Dozens of homeless people staying in hotels in Kamloops and the Okanagan due to COVID-19
There are almost 200 people in Kamloops and the Okanagan who are being put up…
IHA and local municipalities work to keep COVID-19 away from the street-entrenched
One of the most overlooked populations is now in focus as citizens and officials ask:…
How COVID-19 has helped hungry and homeless in Kamloops get new delivery and to-go food service
The homeless and hungry in Kamloops are now getting free meals delivered to them, wherever…