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‘Inhumane’: Dangerous cold required before Interior emergency homeless shelters open
Emergency shelter beds are expected to open today as temperatures are expected to plummet but…
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…
B.C. Housing, Kamloops sign agreement to build more housing in city
B.C. Housing and the City of Kamloops have signed an agreement to work together on…
Two Kelowna homeless shelters set to close will stay open
Two homeless shelters in downtown Kelowna that were scheduled to close at the end of…
Kelowna can’t keep up with growing demand for shelter spaces for the homeless
When Les Bellamy heard an explosion late Sunday evening he looked out the window of…
More winter shelter beds coming to North and Central Okanagan
Vernon-based Turning Points Collaborative is going to provide shelter for dozens more people in Vernon,…
$3.2M to be spent on improving outdoor sheltering spaces for Kelowna’s homeless
A $3.2 million grant will be used to add personal storage space to the City…
Only one emergency winter shelter in Kamloops, Okanagan will close next week
March 31 is the traditional date for emergency winter shelters to close for homeless people…
Free shelter spaces mean no homeless camps planned for Kamloops city parks
Although homeless people in Vancouver and Kelowna are able to set up camp in city…
Dozens still sleeping rough in Kelowna as emergency shelter mats get put away
Now that the bitterly cold weather has disappeared, at least for now, emergency shelter mats…
No one is stepping up to offer shelter for the homeless in Kelowna
While many people are concerned about Kelowna’s homeless tent cities, no one seems willing or…
Mental institutions may be the only solution to the most ‘broken’ among homeless: Advocate
KELOWNA – Supportive housing may work for the vast majority of Kelowna’s homeless but getting…
Temporary emergency shelter spaces opening in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The struggles of homelessness are rarely more stark than in the harsh winter…
Kelowna survey explores homeless shelter culture
KELOWNA – A university assistant professor's recent survey paints a more nuanced portrait of shelters…
How the low vacancy rate in Kamloops has left this family homeless
KAMLOOPS – It’s been almost two months since Kamloops resident Sheena-Lynn Peacock, her boyfriend and…