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Homelessness
Kelowna set to open first winter emergency shelter
All it took was one phone call from a concerned Kelowna resident to B.C. Housing…
Volunteers continue to challenge City of Kelowna in donating to homeless
A group calling itself “The Real Deal” is asking for donations for the homeless living…
Camp Out To End Youth Homelessness in Kamloops falling short of $50,000 goal
An annual fundraiser aimed to help house young people experiencing homelessness in Kamloops is looking…
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…
Why Kelowna remains without a winter shelter
As winter cold deepens around the province, Kelowna is one of the very few cities…
City of Kelowna wants to cut down on donations to its homeless campers
About 350 kilograms of food and other material are thrown out each day from the…
Journey Home is working to ensure homeless people won’t camp through winter again
While Kelowna remains the only major city in the province without an emergency winter shelter…
West Kelowna shelter opposed by community members
In the week since the province announced a homeless shelter was in the works for…
UPDATE: Kelowna bylaw officers videotaped dumping property of homeless population
A video of bylaw officers throwing out everything from tents to bedding and tools has…
North End Kelowna petition targets Knox Mountain homeless camp
A petition will be delivered to Kelowna City Hall on Friday by Dena Barabash asking…
New ‘bridge’ housing likely won’t ease frustrations at Kelowna’s homeless camp
Opening up 40 new indoor spaces for Kelowna’s homeless was not welcome news to some…
Randy Benson retiring after nearly two decades at Kelowna’s Gospel Mission
It may seem like the job of sheltering and caring for the homelss is a…
‘Bridge’ housing to be used in Kelowna to get homeless out of tents
A City-owned downtown building will be used to shift 40 people out of the Kelowna…
This neighbourhood has a different take on Kelowna’s homeless crisis
While some Kelowna residents are fighting against the placement of homeless and supportive housing in…
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…
Kelowna attempts to address concerns about homeless tent city relocation
The seemingly sudden relocation of Kelowna’s tent city has raised a lot of questions in…
Homeless Kelowna campers struggle in the freezing weather to pack up tents, possessions
CONTENT WARNING People who spent the night in tents near the Kelowna Curling Club struggled…
Why the City of Kelowna says you shouldn’t give donations directly to the homeless
If the sight of dozens of men and women weathering the cold in tents is…
Decision to relocate Kelowna tent city was made more than a week ago
Very little notice was given to everyone affected by yesterday’s eviction of the Leon Avenue…
Kelowna residents to rally against new tent city moving into the neighbourhood
Dena Barabash isn’t going to wait around and see how things pan out with the…
Shutdown of Kelowna homeless tent city catches campers by surprise
Many of the homeless people camped in the Leon Avenue tent city took their eviction…