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Kamloops motel reopens as supportive housing with 12 fewer beds than planned
B.C. Housing has repurposed a former hotel in Kamloops as supportive housing. Canadian Mental Health…
‘Scared to death’: Some homeless Kelowna campers feeling unsafe after man run over
A Kelowna man currently living at a homeless camp along the Okanagan Rail Trail says…
iN VIDEO: Flames fully engulf tent in Kelowna homeless camp
Members of the the Kelowna Fire Department and Kelowna RCMP saved the occupant of a…
‘Shocking’: Kamloops non-profits blindsided by CMHA decision not to operate shelters
Out of the Cold Kamloops was blindsided by a shelter operator's decision not to run…
Homeless encampment fire smokes out Kamloops city hall yard
A fire at a homeless camp in front of Kamloops city hall nearly got out…
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…
Two emergency winter shelters finally open in Kamloops
A combined 43 beds are now open for people who need emergency shelter in Kamloops…
Coroner investigating after body found outside in Kamloops’s freezing weather
A body was found outside in Kamloops this past weekend and the person's death is…
Kamloops has half the needed shelter space: shelter provider
With colder weather coming down on the Kamloops area, two local shelter providers are expecting…
Penticton woman continues feeding homeless despite threats
A woman in Penticton is handing out hot food to the homeless despite getting unsavoury…
Pair of early morning fires reported beside The Loop in Kamloops
Kamloops Fire Rescue responded to two reports of small fires on the same morning beside…
Insulated tents on the way for Kelowna’s homeless population
More than two dozen insulated tents are on their way to Kelowna to help shelter…
Homeless clients pool small donation for Kamloops volunteers
The Loop is preparing to serve holiday meals and pouring over what donations it might…
Province seeks order to keep repeat offender from West Kelowna social services office
B.C.’s Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction wants a restraining order against a prolific…
Wet weather causing trench foot in homeless people in Kamloops, Okanagan
Recent warmer winter temperatures and consequent snow melt have created sloppy, wet conditions in parts…