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Homelessness
What will Vernon’s new modular housing look like and where will it go?
VERNON – A bit like Lego blocks, Vernon’s new modular housing will be pre-fabricated off-site…
Coming soon to a Kelowna neighbourhood? Modular housing for the homeless
KELOWNA – If Kelowna neighbourhoods react the same way residents in Vancouver have to the…
McDONALD: The people being trampled under policy in East Kelowna RV park
OPINION It’s around noon when I drive up to a ramshackle RV park in East…
Kamloops steps up effort to battle homelessness
KAMLOOPS – Turning Stuart Wood Elementary School into an extreme weather response shelter is one…
Task force to tackle problem of chronic homelessness in Kelowna
KELOWNA – By design, members of the Journey Home homelessness task force come from a…
Kelowna homeless lifestyle captured through art
KELOWNA – The realities of people experiencing homelessness has been captured in an art installation…
VIDEO: One woman’s effort to help Kelowna’s homeless
KELOWNA – The Gospel Mission is reaching out to the public for help with the…
Homeless man on the move again after eviction from vacant Vernon lot
VERNON – Maurice Samson has just been evicted from the vacant lot at the north…
Saturday BBQ held to raise awareness of homelessness struggles in the summer
KELOWNA – While people continue to enjoy summer activities, Kelowna’s Gospel Mission wants to remind…
$100 a month boost means the world to those on income assistance
KAMLOOPS – It may not seem like a lot, but to residents living on income…
Kelowna’s Journey Home homelessness strategy an evolving project
KELOWNA – Research to put together a strategy to tackle homelessness in Kelowna has been…
McDONALD: Kelowna is learning — again — that homelessness is not a simple problem
OPINION They came at dawn, as expected, but still to good effect. With flashlights drawn,…
A closer look at Vernon’s approach to homeless camps
VERNON – The topic of homeless individuals setting up shelters in parks has been a…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Where each party stands on the issue of affordable housing
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – If you bought or rented a home in the past year, there’s a…
Homeless survey finds 21 people sleeping outside in Vernon
VERNON – A homeless count this week in Vernon found shelters full and at least…
Survey finds almost 150 people homeless in Vernon
VERNON – Almost 150 people in Vernon consider themselves homeless, according to recent survey, and…
Councillors, MPs and MLAs respond to growing homelessness issues in Vernon
VERNON – Politicians from all levels of government seem to recognize homelessness is a big…
Councillor calls on MLA to address Vernon homelessness
VERNON – The provincial government says it’s doing its best to address issues of homelessness…
Vernon homeless camps bound to grow again
VERNON – The camps may be gone, but Vernon’s issues with homelessness aren’t going away.…
HELSTON: Why is no one fully tracking homeless deaths in B.C.?
OPINION We have stats to tell us about imports and exports, what the employment rate…
Homeless woman pleads guilty in Penticton court to resisting arrest, possession of knife
PENTICTON – A homeless woman from the Penticton area was released from jail today after…
A Vernon woman offered her yard to a homeless couple with a baby on the way
VERNON – Ryan opens his backpack and, excited to show his girlfriend Chantelle the surprise,…
Home sweet home in under 300-square-feet: Life-changing house takes shape in Vernon
VERNON – It’s a tiny prototype that could make a big difference with homelessness in…
Vernon councillor concerned city isn’t getting fair share of homelessness, addiction funding
"WE HAVE THE SAME ISSUES" VERNON – A Vernon councillor is concerned the city is…