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Province will keep Penticton’s emergency shelter operational, housing minister says
The province intends to push forward with an extension of Penticton’s emergency winter shelter in…
Penticton council meeting behind closed doors over shelter fight with province
A special meeting of Penticton city council has been called for noon tomorrow, March 23.…
Penticton council not backing down against province on emergency shelter
Penticton City Council continued to stand their ground in its dispute with the province over…
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…
Penticton’s emergency shelter surrounded by a fearful senior population
The verbal battle between Penticton City Council and the provincial housing authority over Penticton’s emergency…
People sleeping rough in Kelowna getting new campsite
The City of Kelowna is going to open a new spot for homeless residents to…
Majority of those surveyed back Penticton council’s controversial decision on homeless shelter
A majority of Penticton residents appear to back the mayor and council over recent controversial…
Penticton council votes to close controversial homeless shelter
Penticton city council continued its dispute with the B.C. housing ministry over its desire to…
Penticton senior sleeping rough homeless no longer
What a difference a week can make. Wayne McFadden and his dog Singer went public…
Penticton RCMP see jump in threat calls as pandemic wears on
Pandemic and homeless issues were implicated in increased crime stats in a quarterly crime report…
Kelowna’s Water Street by the Park has 10 times more interest in suites than actual suites
It wasn’t that long ago that the 200 block of Leon Avenue in downtown Kelowna…
Penticton charity puts homeless man and his dog on the road
A Penticton homeless man and his dog are back on the road and in good…
Paramountcy should be a power of last resort, says UBCM president
The City of Penticton found support from sister municipalities across the province earlier this week…
Growing piles of roadside garbage in Penticton linked to overnight campers
Increasing amounts of highway garbage could be a growing secondary issue rising from homeless campers…
Vans, libraries, and bottled water will help homeless in the Okanagan and Kamloops fight the heat
Agencies throughout the Thompson and Okanagan regions are finding innovative ways to help the homeless…