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Homelessness
Interior Health defends its work in Southern Interior shelters
Interior Health is already at the table and doing everything it needs to support homeless…
Mother of man killed by train in Kamloops reflects on his life on the streets
CONTENT ADVISORY As Chandra Collins waits for the coroner's report for more information about the…
Pop up homeless camp in Kelowna becoming a nuisance to nearby residents
Gordon Kaltenhauser says he is at his wits end and is running out of options in dealing…
B.C. Housing buys another Kamloops motel
B.C. Housing bought the Lamplighter Motel in Kamloops, adding to its stock of housing in…
Shelter operators sick of Interior Health not doing its share
In cities throughout the Thompson-Okanagan region, there are dozens of people sleeping outdoors this winter.…
Kelowna council reverses snap decision to withhold funding to Journey Home
After preventing Journey Home from getting federal funding to help the homeless population last week,…
It was a very cold night for dozens living on Kelowna streets with no shelter
The City of Kelowna's announcement yesterday that a warming bus would begin operating immediately doesn’t go…
Journey Home’s efforts to fight homelessness in Kelowna at risk after snap council decision
It took less than a minute for new Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas to deliver what…
Warming bus new stop-gap measure to help homeless during Kelowna cold snap
A 24-passenger bus will be on duty tonight, Dec. 1, and through the weekend nights…
ASK Wellness wants Kamloops’s mayor to end ‘defamatory’ comments
A prominent social service agency is asking the new mayor of Kamloops to work together…
Penticton emergency cold weather shelter closes but no guarantee it’ll reopen
During the cold snap this past weekend, a temporary 30-bed overnight shelter was set up…
Decades of downloading on cities led to homelessness in Kamloops, Okanagan today: report
Downloading from senior governments is a major reason why there’s major homelessness problems in cities…
Interior Health responds to shelter crisis as Thompson Okanagan non-profits fed up with situation
The Interior Health Authority expects to see more winter shelters opening soon but challenges continue…
More shelter spaces needed as Kamloops, Kelowna deal with homeless fires
A Kamloops homeless shelter director says recent fires in outdoor homeless tents shows that more…
Homeless shelter operators in Okanagan, Kamloops tired of gov’t downloading, inaction
Homeless shelter operators in Kamloops and the Okanagan are frustrated by the wait for a…
iN VIDEO: Kamloops homeless advocate demands shelters at inaugural council meeting
A homeless advocate and service provider voiced his frustrations at the new Kamloops council's inaugural…
Inflation driving people out of their homes, on to Kelowna streets
The fact that about 150 people are sleeping rough in Kelowna these days is no…
Grim winter ahead for those sleeping rough in Kelowna
As November arrives, accompanied by sub-zero overnight temperatures later this week, emergency winter shelters normally…
iN VIDEO: Public safety top priority as new Kelowna homeless shelter prepares to open
One of the top concerns for Kelowna residents with the opening of a new homeless…
Record number of homeless people at Kelowna Rail Trail camp site
A record number of people are sleeping rough at Kelowna’s homeless camping site along the…
Homeless man wins appeal after dog seized by B.C. SPCA
A homeless B.C. man who put electrical tape around his dog's jaws as a makeshift…
Clean up crew with ‘lived experience’ to patrol North Kamloops
A Kamloops business association is partnering with other organizations to recruit a garbage and graffiti…
Ontario homeless man and dog walking across Canada make it to Okanagan
A well-known Ontario homeless man who has written multiple books about his journey across Canada…
Is Kelowna’s Gospel Mission finally going to move?
In 2005, the City of Kelowna and Kelowna's Gospel Mission launched a plan to relocate…