Kelowna Homeless
Few options for homeless man barred from Kelowna shelter
KELOWNA – It’s a Friday afternoon and Tex Weatherbee has a problem: It’s -7 C…
Kelowna’s on its own with sidewalk sleeping bylaw; other Interior cities don’t come close
"IT'S TALKING TO PEOPLE, GETTING THEM ASSISTANCE AND JUST RESPONDING TO THE PUBLIC'S CONCERNS AND…
Homeless man arrested for refusing to leave downtown Kelowna sidewalk
KELOWNA – A man living on the streets in downtown Kelowna says he was arrested…
Sidewalk bylaw making life even harder for Kelowna’s homeless
"GET UP, GOTTA GO, MOVE ON OR WE'RE GOING TO ARREST YOU." KELOWNA – Cheralyn…
Protest planned against Kelowna bylaw change banning sleeping on sidewalks at night
KELOWNA – A group of residents are planning to rally outside Kelowna City Hall next…
Advocates say proposed new Kelowna sidewalk bylaw will only make life harder for the homeless
KELOWNA – If Kelowna city council passes a final reading of a new bylaw, sleeping…
Former Kelowna motel to be turned into low-income housing
KELOWNA – A motel on Gordon Drive in Kelowna will be turned into 44 low-income…
No surprises in Kelowna homeless count
KELOWNA – The first statistical snapshot of the homeless in Kelowna has revealed few surprises…
Kelowna homeless head count results out soon
COUNT CONDUCTED WITHOUT NOTICE SO AS NOT TO SKEW RESULTS KELOWNA – A count of…
Homeless count in Kelowna to provide fresh numbers
KELOWNA – Kelowna will conduct its first homeless count in several years and Randy Benson,…
New homelessness coordinator will face big challenge in Kelowna
KELOWNA - When Kelowna’s new homeless coordinator is hired sometime this spring, they will find themselves working with a system that local service providers say is bursting at the seams. NOW Canada’s executive director Liz Talbot says the non-profit society’s 20-bed womens shelter has been running well over capacity for months now, even before the...
Kelowna homeless sheltering from wildfire smoke at Gospel Mission
KELOWNA – The Kelowna Gospel Mission has decided to keep its doors open 24 hours a day until the smoky conditions clear up. Forest fire smoke from a pair of huge blazes in Washington State has created extremely smoky air in the Okanagan and prompted a special air quality statement from Environment Canada and Interior...
Gospel Mission extends its reach to courtyard
KELOWNA - The Gospel Mission, Kelowna’s single mens shelter, has announced it will build a courtyard next to its Leon Ave. building, with the aim of giving downtown homeless somewhere to go during the day. “Too often during the day the homeless, due to lack of options, are staying in places that put them at...
Inn from the Cold won’t have to close early
KELOWNA – Inn from the Cold will not have to close early, thanks to a funding boost from the province. The temporary winter shelter recently announced it would be closing due to a lack of operating funds. On Friday the provincial government stepped up with a one-time funding of $22,000, which will allow the shelter...
Other shelters step up to help homeless displaced by Inn From the Cold money woes
KELOWNA - It seemed as though lack of funding and subsequent closure of 35 beds at the Inn From the Cold overnight shelter program could mean the end of safe transitional accomodations for some of Kelowna's homeless, but two other charities are stepping forward to announce they have room and nobody will be turned away....