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B.C. housing minister to meet with Kamloops city council
Kamloops city council will get a virtual visit from the provincial minister for housing next…
New Kamloops shelters to be ready in time for ‘dry floor season’ at Memorial Arena
There are two new shelter locations planned in Kamloops, each expected to be ready for…
Penticton youth resort to desperate measures to avoid homelessness
Penticton council got an eye-opening glimpse at how many young people in their city struggle…
The end is near for Penticton’s controversial homeless shelter
The emergency shelter at Victory Church in downtown Penticton will be closing this week to…
Man crushed in recycling truck in Penticton has died
The 52-year-old man who was crushed by a recycling truck in Penticton has succumbed to…
Kamloops to consider pairing outreach workers with bylaw officers
City staff are proposing to pair outreach workers with community service officers in an effort…
Courtyard property next to Kelowna’s Gospel Mission with $2.95M asking price sold to city
An outdoor courtyard used by residents of the Gospel Mission homeless shelter in downtown Kelowna…
Shaken Kamloops driver raising awareness after near miss with homeless person
A Kamloops driver was rear-ended after slamming on her brakes when the truck in front…
B.C. Housing minister says Penticton dumpster death adds urgency to fix housing issues
B.C.'s Housing Minister says the death of a homeless man who was crushed in a…
Penticton supportive housing review finds housing affordability a top issue
Rent is too expensive in Penticton for some of it residents to be able to…
Innovative homeless housing project almost filled to capacity on Kamloops’s North Shore
A controversial homeless shelter on Kamloops' North Shore is almost 80 per cent full after…
‘There’s some serenity to it’: Okanagan drug users on street life
On a rainy day earlier this week, a small group of people were staying dry…
Kelowna man delivering water, popsicles to homeless people as mercury soars
A Kelowna man has been busy helping street entrenched folks stay hydrated and cool as…
HOUSING CRISIS: Penticton man stuck between homelessness and housed
There’s a level of poverty between homeless and housed, and Mike Schreiber from Penticton can't…
Three times as many people sleeping rough in Kelowna as last year
A “conservative” count puts the average number of people currently sleeping rough in Kelowna at…