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Out of the Cold Kamloops unsure if shelter will open before next week’s cold snap
Although freezing temperatures are set to hit the double digits next week, Kamloops’s Out of…
Come in from the cold: Okanagan and Kamloops people open homes to others in need
With the bitter cold that hit B.C. Interior cities, shelters amped up their services and…
Vernon’s Upper Room Mission shutters temporarily
Citing financial stress, the Upper Room Mission is closing its doors, laying off all its…
How COVID-19 has helped hungry and homeless in Kamloops get new delivery and to-go food service
The homeless and hungry in Kamloops are now getting free meals delivered to them, wherever…
IHA and local municipalities work to keep COVID-19 away from the street-entrenched
One of the most overlooked populations is now in focus as citizens and officials ask:…
Dozens of homeless people staying in hotels in Kamloops and the Okanagan due to COVID-19
There are almost 200 people in Kamloops and the Okanagan who are being put up…
B.C. plan to hold youth in hospital after overdose may have unforeseen consequences: Youth workers
The B.C. NDP's plan to involuntarily hold teens for up to one week following an…
Organizer behind unique meal train program for homeless hopes to make it a permanent Kamloops fixture
For more three months, an impromptu meal service for homeless people in Kamloops has relied…
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…
‘Unwanted guest’: Note from young homeless woman in Kamloops brings recipient to tears
When Kamloops resident Patti Phillips went to work yesterday morning, she found a young woman…
Kelowna’s Gospel Mission hits the streets to deliver annual Christmas dinner
Kelowna's Gospel Mission will still be hosting a Christmas dinner this year, but due to…
Temporary emergency shelter opening in Kelowna
A new winter shelter will be opening in Kelowna soon and the province is also…
Cold weather fills Kamloops’s homeless shelters to capacity
The cold snap is squeezing capacity at Kamloops's homeless shelters which are all now full,…
Accusations fly over Penticton council decision to shutter emergency shelter
The rhetoric regarding a Penticton council decision to not renew a Ministry of Housing temporary…
Why is Penticton pushed to keep emergency shelter open while other shelters close?
Penticton city council is standing resolute on its decision to shutter the emergency winter shelter…