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UPDATE: Another supportive housing project planned for Kelowna
KELOWNA – A new supportive housing project announced for Rutland shortly after the Agassiz housing…
Kelowna’s Journey Home takes another step forward; strong homeless advocate coming on board
KELOWNA – Hiring Gaelene Askeland as Journey Home’s point person is one more milestone for…
Neighbours meeting to protest Kelowna housing project
KELOWNA – A Community Town Hall Meeting is scheduled for tomorrow in response to a…
Low-barrier housing project back before Kelowna council
KELOWNA – A supportive housing complex proposed for Commerce Avenue in Kelowna is back before…
Vernon shelter believes safe drug use area would reduce overdoses, discarded needles
VERNON – With no supervised drug consumption site currently available in Vernon, one local agency…
Public warned of possible presence of powerful opioid carfentanil in Vernon
VERNON – Drug users are being warned about the possible presence of the potent opioid…
Leon Avenue homeless shelter puts visible dent in Kelowna street scene
KELOWNA – Cornerstone on Leon Avenue in downtown Kelowna is halfway through its temporary mandate…
North Okanagan men share how they kicked their addictions
"I WAS OUT THERE DYING ON THE STREETS OF KELOWNA" VERNON – Jacob Philp knows…
Vernon shelters scrambling to keep up with unprecedented demand
VERNON – Shelters in Vernon have asked the province for more sleeping mats to help accommodate…
New sober living suites open in Vernon thanks to family’s $220,000 donation
VERNON – Natural light pours into the spacious, refinished kitchen, a reflection of the brighter…
Homeless ask for socks, phone cards as part of anonymous wish list project in Vernon, Salmon Arm
VERNON – The communities of Vernon and Salmon Arm are spreading kindness this holiday season…
Note from ‘yesterday’s child’ in Vernon shows shame and heartbreak of addiction
VERNON – It’s only three sentences long, but it sums up well the anguish of…
Worker shortage being felt at Vernon shelter
VERNON – Local shelters are feeling the impacts of a worker shortage in the North…
Homeless survey finds 21 people sleeping outside in Vernon
VERNON – A homeless count this week in Vernon found shelters full and at least…
Free domestic violence prevention program offered in North Okanagan
VERNON – A community outreach group in Vernon is offering a domestic violence prevention program…