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Homelessness
Supportive housing brings crime? Not according to Kelowna’s data
For the first time in the history of controversial supportive housing complexes in Kelowna, the…
Kelowna’s newest supportive housing complex will open Aug. 17
Kelowna's newest supportive housing facility will be open for new residents later this month. Residents…
Province plans to build 100 new units of supportive housing in Vernon
The province is building new supportive housing in Vernon, including a new building on the…
Almost 300 people are homeless in Kelowna: Report
A March 10 “point in time” count found at least 297 people were homeless in…
Residents upset after learning West Kelowna motel to house homeless people all summer
Gail Hinter was never notified that the motel across the street from her West Kelowna…
Some Kelowna business owners feel unheard with no hearing on supportive housing project
A new homeless housing complex destined for Ellis Street in Kelowna’s North End is being…
New Kelowna supportive housing project announced for site near homeless campground
The provincial government is going to build 38 modular housing units for homeless people near…
‘Gypsy Wagon’ houses Kelowna man with no fixed address
The City of Kelowna has to provide a place for homeless people to camp if…
A luxury hotel would have been cheaper than West Kelowna’s homeless shelter
It cost taxpayers roughly $500,000 to operate a 32-bed homeless shelter on Stevens Road in…
More than half of all Vernon bylaw calls linked to homelessness
More than half of all calls received by Vernon bylaw officers in 2019 involved the…
Why sleeping rough may have some benefits in this age of COVID-19
An estimated 150 people are sleeping in tents or doorways in Kelowna this spring but…
As homeless shelters close in Kelowna, Recreation Avenue campground comes back to life
After being virtually deserted during the winter, people are setting up tents again at the…
Some Interior homeless shelters will stay open, others are closing
Three Central Okanagan emergency winter shelters are closing within the next few days while others…
COVID-19 a challenge for residents of homeless shelters in the Okanagan, Kamloops
How do you self-isolate if you show COVID-19 symptoms while living in a homeless dorm?…
Dozens of Kelowna residents preparing to move from homeless shelters into their own homes
Kelowna’s newest supportive housing project will welcome residents to start moving in during the week…
The Central Okanagan may join Kamloops by creating a rent bank to ease the risk of homelessness
The Central Okanagan may join Kamloops and Prince George in bringing in a new style…
New tool launched in effort to reach functional zero homelessness in Kelowna
The Journey Home Society has announced its participation in Built for Zero Canada, a national…
Kelowna residents won’t have a say on where housing for the homeless is built
Kelowna residents aren’t going to get any early consultation about government-funded housing for the homeless…
Kelowna has new strategy to win support from residents on homelessness issues
After massive public protests against various efforts to house the homeless – or find them…
Often the most vulnerable on Okanagan streets are women with no safe place to sleep
The face of the homeless in Kelowna over the past few months has most often…
Dozens still sleeping rough in Kelowna as emergency shelter mats get put away
Now that the bitterly cold weather has disappeared, at least for now, emergency shelter mats…
West Kelowna homeless shelter finally opens
A call that went out from the West Kelowna Shelter Society earlier this week has…
A ‘Fresh Start’ for those struggling through life has room to grow beyond its Kelowna roots
Michael Buffett walked away from his dream job running a Banff restaurant to live in…
Cold feet, not just cold weather delays opening of West Kelowna emergency shelter
As temperatures plummeted this week, the West Kelowna Shelter Society did its best to keep…