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Homelessness
Here’s what it costs to house the homeless
The City of Kelowna can’t say, or won’t say, how much it spends each year…
Okanagan society working to keep people out of shelters one landlord at a time
Helping people avoid homelessness in the Central and North Okanagan is a prime focus of…
Overcrowding making tent city part of Kelowna’s Rail Trail experience
There’s nothing much more beautiful than a walk or cycle down the Okanagan Rail Trail…
Why homelessness will only get worse in the Okanagan, Kamloops
It’s no surprise to Stephanie Gauthier that there’s an ever-increasing number of people living on…
Winter isn’t the only thing killing homeless people in Kamloops, Okanagan
For those in Kamloops who knew Rick Greenstone it was tragic to hear earlier this…
Leases extended for two Kamloops shelters
Two Kamloops emergency shelters will stay open for now after they were originally set to…
Kelowna study looks behind closed doors of new supportive housing
A new study shows that the vast majority of residents in supportive housing complexes are…
Most B.C. residents happy to spend tax dollars on homeless: poll
More than two-thirds of B.C. residents would be happy for the government to spend tax…
Poilievre’s negative comments about Kelowna ‘poverty porn’: homelessness expert
The head of the organization trying to reduce homelessness in Kelowna doesn’t take kindly to…
Kamloops bylaw calls to homeless camps quadrupled so far this year
Kamloops bylaw officers have been called to homeless camps more than 1,200 times within the…
Rutland residents fear downtown Kelowna’s problems are being dumped on them
There’s a string of tents next to the Okanagan Rail Trail in downtown Kelowna where…
Thousands of Thompson-Okanagan renters at severe risk of homelessness
More than 9,000 renter households in the Thompson-Okanagan regions pay more than 50% of their…
Disabled Kelowna couple desperately trying to fight off homelessness
Time is rapidly running out for Lindy Bilow and her partner Jim Willoughby. The disabled…
iN PHOTOS: This is what moving day looks like at Kelowna’s tent city
How would you like it if you were told to pack up all your worldly…
Homeless following ‘welfare’ office to Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood?
There’s been a visible increase of suspected homeless people hanging around the streets of Rutland…
Relocated welfare office sparking town hall meeting with MLAs in Kelowna’s Rutland
Two Kelowna BC United MLAs have called a town hall meeting for Rutland next week…
Affordability log jam barring people from moving off the streets of Kelowna
There are about 500 supportive housing units in Kelowna, many of them occupied by people…
Kelowna won’t renew agreement with society tasked with fighting homelessness
When the Journey Home Society started working five years ago it aimed to bring Kelowna…
Why Journey Home has run its course in Kelowna
In 2018 the City of Kelowna created a task force on homelessness then helped fund…
Penticton looking at ways to get shopping cart off city streets
Everyone has seen shopping carts cluttering the streets, and Penticton city council wants stores to…
Homeless campers and children’s parks don’t mix in Vernon
With more than 200 people sleeping rough in Vernon, city councillor Kari Gares would like…
Kelowna Rail Trail forebodes a growing housing and drug crisis
The Kelowna Rail Trail is the City’s designated campground for Kelowna’s homeless population. If you…
Unhoused in Kamloops already get bus fare to go home
The mayor of Kamloops wants to arrange transportation for homeless people looking to move to…
Cleanup of rail trail homeless camp in Kelowna has residents scrambling
A cleanup and reorganization is underway at the homeless camp along a section of the…