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Supporters of the Okanagan Rail Trail want your input
The Okanagan Rail Trail may already be a hit with tens of thousands of users…
UPDATE: Missing Sicamous man found safe
A 33-year-old Sicamous man reported missing today has been found safe and sound. All personal…
Why some of Kelowna’s homeless won’t be sleeping indoors this Christmas
As beds and mats open in Kelowna’s homeless shelters there will still be some people…
Great brewing minds think alike in Kelowna’s North End brewery district
When Chris Dedinsky and Russ Burmell-Higgs decided to open a craft brewery in the industrial…
Moving people indoors from Kelowna-sanctioned campsites won’t put an end to sleeping rough
After months of camping in sometimes very cold and wet weather, enough spaces are opening…
Running homeless campsites for a month cost the City of Kelowna more than $100,000
As some of the key pieces of the Recreation Avenue homeless campsite are removed, the…
Feds need to step up game in fight against invasive mussels in Okanagan, Shuswap: letter
Two water protection agencies in the Okanagan and Shuswap have joined forces to urge the…
Provincial spending on housing to fight homelessness in Kamloops, Okanagan tripled last year
While the number of homeless people across the Interior, province and country continues to grow,…
Homeless campsite on Recreation Avenue in Kelowna to be partially decommissioned
The security company working at the Recreation Avenue homeless camp is not renewing its contract…
Christmas dinner for 800 to be served at Kelowna’s Gospel Mission
Kelowna's Gospel Mission will serve its annual Christmas dinner tomorrow. It will also mark the…
Who is responsible for providing winter shelter?
When winter weather hit Kelowna near the beginning of December, it became clear there was…
Why some homeless campers in Kelowna want to be away from Recreation Avenue
Tom is one of a handful of homeless people taking advantage of the fact that…
Petition prods Peachland to plant peach trees
An online petition calling on Peachland to bring back peaches is building momentum as its…
Welcome Inn aiming to open Jan. 1 but needs professional help
The Welcome Inn emergency winter shelter is rushing to a Jan. 1 opening date but…
The homeless man who died in Kelowna this week was loved by many
"His name was Shane." As recent friends who knew him from his time in Kelowna…
Average rental rates continue to rise in Kelowna
Kelowna was the 16th most expensive city for rentals in Canada in November according to…
Court rules Kelowna man must remove illegal and expensive dock from Okanagan Lake
A Kelowna man has been ordered to remove a $173,000 dock that has been in…
As one sanctioned homeless camp in Kelowna shrinks, the other is no longer empty
Just as shelter spaces are opening for Kelowna’s homeless population and the Recreation Avenue tent…
Southern Interior RCMP officer charged with sexual assault
Chad Lincoln Vance, an officer in the B.C. RCMP's Southeast District, has been charged with…
UPDATE: Safe injection tent erected at shrinking homeless camp in Kelowna
In the wake of the apparent overdose death of one of the homeless campers at…
Some homeless Kelowna campers begin the move into shelters
By the end of the day, more than two dozen homeless residents at the Cornerstone…
Boil water notice issued in West Kelowna
Residents using the Lakeview water system in West Kelowna have been issued a boil water…
Acclaimed Canadian spoken word artist Shane Koyczan coming to Okanagan
Award-winning spoken word artist Shane Koyczan will perform at the Creekside Theatre in Lake Country…
Police looking for this man in suspected West Kelowna child luring case
West Kelowna police have released this composite photo of a man suspected of trying to…