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Vernon’s Upper Room Mission shutters temporarily
Citing financial stress, the Upper Room Mission is closing its doors, laying off all its…
Come in from the cold: Okanagan and Kamloops people open homes to others in need
With the bitter cold that hit B.C. Interior cities, shelters amped up their services and…
Out of the Cold Kamloops unsure if shelter will open before next week’s cold snap
Although freezing temperatures are set to hit the double digits next week, Kamloops’s Out of…
New location for Out of the Cold may mean less beds, becoming ‘warming shelter’
A new location for a Kamloops homeless shelter could mean some big operational changes impacting…
Why some homeless campers in Kelowna want to be away from Recreation Avenue
Tom is one of a handful of homeless people taking advantage of the fact that…
Kelowna’s homeless tent camp could be gone by next week
Next Monday is the expected opening date for the Fuller Place shelter, which is part…
It’s not the homeless driving this restaurant from downtown Kelowna, it’s the taxes
La Petite Maison is a tiny restaurant operating just off the beat in downtown Kelowna.…
Homeless at great risk of hypothermia and other complications as temperatures plummet
The homeless people camped on a ball diamond in Kelowna are the people most at…
City of Kelowna doing what it can to keep homeless people warm
A warming shelter has been set up by the City in the ball diamond where…
No one is stepping up to offer shelter for the homeless in Kelowna
While many people are concerned about Kelowna’s homeless tent cities, no one seems willing or…
Rutland supportive housing project headed to Kelowna city council
KELOWNA – The next Rutland housing project for homeless people in Kelowna will likely only…
Kelowna’s homeless population struggling to beat the heat
KELOWNA – Leon Avenue has become busier with street people, increasing the pressure on one…
Lower Mainland non-profit society to expand haircuts for homeless program to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — The president and founder of a non-profit society from Langley says he will…
iN PHOTOS: Rutland protesters not backing down
KELOWNA – For the second straight weekend, protesters gathered in Rutland to show this displeasure…
Businesses not the only ones frightened by Cornerstone in downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA – Ron Sutcliffe presents a lone voice for downtown residents crying foul over the…
Youth homeless report highlights need for more housing
KAMLOOPS – A Way Home Kamloops says its 2018 youth homelessness report will help shed light…
UPDATE: Cornerstone shelter in downtown Kelowna to remain open indefinitely
KELOWNA – There were tears of relief from Cornerstone residents when they learned they will…
Mental institutions may be the only solution to the most ‘broken’ among homeless: Advocate
KELOWNA – Supportive housing may work for the vast majority of Kelowna’s homeless but getting…
‘People in places in time:’ A Vernon artist’s intimate portrayal of street life
VERNON – Peter doesn’t have much: a van, a plastic cooler, poster paper, pencils. The…
Homeless deaths spiked in Kelowna, Kamloops in 2016
KELOWNA – A new report from the B.C. Coroners Service shows homeless deaths in Kelowna…
How Mama Shannon Christensen is standing up for the ‘invisible homeless’
KELOWNA – A Kelowna mama hopes to catch the ear of the prime minister in…
Temporary Cornerstone shelter in Kelowna to remain open until June
KELOWNA – The province has announced a temporary emergency homeless shelter in downtown Kelowna will…
Taking the mystery out of who moves into supportive housing in your city
KELOWNA – Are all of the hundreds of homeless people hanging around Interior streets and…
Poverty is about more than homelessness in the Okanagan
KELOWNA – Through initiatives like Journey Home, there’s been a huge focus on homelessness in…