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Abandoned shopping cart woes addressed with new Penticton bylaw
After a polarizing debate, Penticton city council has moved to impose a new bylaw regarding…
Mayor of Kamloops: Yes to tiny houses, but not without wrap-around-services
The City of Kelowna is moving ahead with plans to build 120 tiny homes to…
Kamloops to tally ‘downloaded’ costs to municipal taxpayers by BC government
Kamloops council is tired of local taxpayers picking up the bill for what would otherwise…
Tent destroyed by fire at Kelowna homeless camp
A fire that destroyed one tent and damaged two others at Kelowna’s overnight tenting site…
Homeless Kamloops woman dies out in the cold
A middle-aged homeless woman died outside on Kamloops’ North Shore earlier this week but the…
Closure of day spaces in Kamloops has homeless man organizing protest at city hall
Some members of Kamloops' homeless population are feeling fearful and angry after hearing about the…
Kamloops man designs innovative, award-winning housing model for addiction recovery
A Kamloops man has designed a housing model geared at increasing the success rates of…
Kamloops woman helping homeless people sees impact of extreme heat
An intense heat wave in the Thompson-Okanagan region is making life even more difficult for…
Rutland supportive housing project headed to Kelowna city council
KELOWNA – The next Rutland housing project for homeless people in Kelowna will likely only…
Kelowna’s homeless population struggling to beat the heat
KELOWNA – Leon Avenue has become busier with street people, increasing the pressure on one…
iN PHOTOS: Rutland protesters not backing down
KELOWNA – For the second straight weekend, protesters gathered in Rutland to show this displeasure…
Businesses not the only ones frightened by Cornerstone in downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA – Ron Sutcliffe presents a lone voice for downtown residents crying foul over the…
UPDATE: Cornerstone shelter in downtown Kelowna to remain open indefinitely
KELOWNA – There were tears of relief from Cornerstone residents when they learned they will…
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…
‘People in places in time:’ A Vernon artist’s intimate portrayal of street life
VERNON – Peter doesn’t have much: a van, a plastic cooler, poster paper, pencils. The…
Homeless deaths spiked in Kelowna, Kamloops in 2016
KELOWNA – A new report from the B.C. Coroners Service shows homeless deaths in Kelowna…
How Mama Shannon Christensen is standing up for the ‘invisible homeless’
KELOWNA – A Kelowna mama hopes to catch the ear of the prime minister in…
Temporary Cornerstone shelter in Kelowna to remain open until June
KELOWNA – The province has announced a temporary emergency homeless shelter in downtown Kelowna will…
Taking the mystery out of who moves into supportive housing in your city
KELOWNA – Are all of the hundreds of homeless people hanging around Interior streets and…
Poverty is about more than homelessness in the Okanagan
KELOWNA – Through initiatives like Journey Home, there’s been a huge focus on homelessness in…
All systems go for Kelowna’s Journey Home
KELOWNA – Mayor Colin Basran’s agreement to be the liaison between Kelowna City Council and…
Temporary emergency shelter spaces opening in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The struggles of homelessness are rarely more stark than in the harsh winter…
UPDATE: Another supportive housing project planned for Kelowna
KELOWNA – A new supportive housing project announced for Rutland shortly after the Agassiz housing…
Despite fierce opposition, Kelowna council strongly supports housing project for homeless
KELOWNA – The Agassiz project is either “unconscionable” or the “difference between life and death.”…