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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.…
iN VIDEO: Controversial Kelowna supporting housing complex set to open
Starting next week, formerly homeless individuals in Kelowna will be moving into their new home,…
Protesters call on Penticton council to ‘right the wrong’ and agree to keep homeless shelter open
Peaceful protesters gathered in front of Penticton’s Gyro Park bandshell to let city council know…
Lack of supports for Penticton’s supportive housing sparks war of words with province
Initiatives to help Penticton’s homeless took an unfortunate step backwards this week following several heated…
Kamloops council calls for review of outcomes at local supportive housing projects
Kamloops city council has decided to implement more local measures to address homelessness. In a…
New management position in Kamloops created to address housing, social services
The City of Kamloops is introducing a new management position to deal with social issues…
Formerly homeless Kelowna man doing well in supportive housing, says more needed
A formerly homeless man who has lived on and off Kelowna’s streets since 2012 has…
Kelowna’s Stride to End Homelessness set to go ahead
Kelowna's annual Stride to End Homelessness is set to take place today, but the fundraiser…
Kamloops councillor proposes downtown surveillance, security but it’s not enough
Mindy Sandhu didn't expect to end up in the hospital because of problems at her…
Cold weather plays role in Kamloops’s shrinking homeless shelter space
Available shelter space for the homeless in Kamloops continues to vanish as frigid weather plays…
Vernon fire crews douse tent fire in Polson Park
Vernon firefighters extinguished ablaze this morning in Polson Park, after a tent someone was living…
More affordable housing and CERB behind dramatic decline in Vernon crime rate
The number of RCMP files concerning Vernon's street entrenched population dropped by more than 50…
New shelter in Kamloops will aid vaccine distribution to homeless communities
The Kamloops branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association started transitioning their clients to their…
Temporary emergency shelter opening in Kelowna
A new winter shelter will be opening in Kelowna soon and the province is also…
Death in Kelowna homeless camp ruled an accidental overdose
Shane Alan Bourdin died of “mixed drug toxicity” at a Kelowna homeless camp run by…
Kamloops’s Camp Out to End Youth Homelessness raises more than $100K
An annual Kamloops fundraiser for homeless youth raised more than $100,000 this past weekend. A…
Kelowna homeless shelter is building community while hunkered down during pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected marginalized populations, but at Kelowna’s Gospel Mission there appears…
What a difference a year makes for the homeless in Kelowna
Since much of the news in 2020 has been about COVID-19, the plight of Kelowna’s…
Kamloops concerned Logan Lake rehab centre is discharging clients downtown
Kamloops City staff members met with representatives of a drug rehabilitation centre located near Logan…
Kamloops homeless shelters shifting into a pandemic winter
With winter just around the corner and COVID-19 cases rising, the main priority for Kamloops…
How you can help a family this Christmas in Kamloops, Okanagan
All Lorri Chamberlain wants for Christmas is community support as a single mother caring for…
Two emergency winter shelters opening in Kelowna as early as next week
There will be 79 more emergency winter shelter beds for the homeless in Kelowna this…
More than 80 people evacuated after fire at Vernon homeless shelter
Over 80 homeless people have been displaced after a suspected electrical fire caused damage to…
Hundreds of Kelowna residents could be homeless this fall when COVID-19 funding ends
There are about 400 “chronically” homeless people living in Kelowna right now but that number…