Homelessness
Bureaucracy won’t delay search for new home for Cornerstone emergency shelter in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Even though former Kelowna RCMP Supt. Bill McKinnon’s report to council on crime…
iN VIDEO: High praise for bylaw officers after man refuses to leave Penticton beauty school
PENTICTON – A Penticton business is praising the efforts of the city's bylaw officers for…
Former Kelowna top cop’s public safety report zeros in on housing, RCMP staffing
KELOWNA – Bill McKinnon’s message of getting help for the homeless didn’t resonate with at…
iN VIDEO: Vernon poets present homelessness in a new light
KELOWNA – Here's your chance to see the literary stylings of two Vernon poets who…
Temporary shelter spaces opening up in Kamloops, Okanagan
The B.C. government is opening additional shelter spaces for homeless people as colder weather begins…
Homelessness emerging as election issue in Kelowna despite Journey Home housing strategy
KELOWNA – A consultant to the Journey Home task force on homelessness in Kelowna cost…
Four candidates who say the best way to help Vernon street issues is to help the homeless
VERNON – Issues with homeless and street crime pushed its way to the top of…
West Kelowna homeless count shows significant problem
WEST KELOWNA – A first-ever point-in-time homeless count conducted this summer dispels the myth there…
Old Stuart Wood school won’t be used as a temporary shelter this winter
KAMLOOPS – The old Stuart Wood elementary school location will likely not resume as a…
Controversial Kelowna bottle depot finds a new home
KELOWNA – The bottle depot on Kirschner Road that drew numerous bylaw complaints is relocating…
Penticton’s top bureaucrat says city targeting ‘behaviour not people’ in security crackdown
PENTICTON – Homelessness has become a major problem in Penticton as people with nowhere to…
Why a Kamloops advocate says there’s far more homeless people than we think
KAMLOOPS – It was less than a year ago Cynthia Travers was pitching a tent…
Kelowna adopts ambitious Journey Home strategy to end homelessness
KELOWNA – If all goes according to plan, Kelowna will reach functional zero homelessness by…
Pair of heavyweight homeless and affordable housing plans land before Kelowna council
KELOWNA – Not much opposition is expected to a pair of heavyweight housing strategies coming…
New shelter for homeless escaping the heat this summer in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The Out of the Cold Shelter which operates from November to March out…