Kelowna Homelessness
Kelowna homeless count shows big increase from 2016
KELOWNA – To no surprise, a head count of the homeless in Kelowna is showing…
Street angel has high hopes for Kelowna’s homelessness plan
KELOWNA – When I first meet JoAnne McKenzie, she’s smiling broadly walking down the freshly-scrubbed…
Journey Home task force says new group needed to manage homelessness program
KELOWNA – Ending functional homelessness in Kelowna is going to require an ongoing organizational effort…
It’s going to take $47 million, six years to end homelessness in Kelowna: Journey Home task force
KELOWNA – It’s going to take six years and $47 million dollars to take control…
SLEEPING IN CARS: Kelowna’s hidden homeless shelter
KELOWNA – No accurate measure can be made of the number of men, women and…
Kelowna mayor says speculation tax on empty homes isn’t going to help rental crisis
KELOWNA – Mayor Colin Basran says people who think council’s concern with the provincial speculation…
Fighting homelessness to continue as a top Kelowna council priority
KELOWNA – Kelowna city council has reaffirmed its top priorities for 2018 and to no…
Housing wait list shows depth of homelessness problem in Kelowna
KELOWNA – If you want to quantify the problem of homelessness in Kelowna, here is…
B.C. Housing says Kelowna emergency shelter could stay open
KELOWNA – B.C. Housing has confirmed it is looking at possibly extending the contract of…
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…
‘Functional zero’ the goal of Kelowna’s homelessness strategy
KELOWNA – There has always been a tendency amongst Kelowna politicians to try and hang…
Indigenous groups added to Kelowna homelessness task force
KELOWNA – Didn’t anybody look at the homeless count numbers? Kelowna’s Journey Home initiative is…
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…
Kelowna modular housing project for the homeless delayed over visual concerns
KELOWNA – A decision on a controversial modular housing project for the homeless has been…
Residents of low-income RV park in limbo as eviction looms
KELOWNA – A swirl of uncertainty surrounds the future for the eight residents of an…