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Homelessness
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…
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…
Temporary shelter spaces opening up in Kamloops, Okanagan
The B.C. government is opening additional shelter spaces for homeless people as colder weather begins…
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…
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: 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…
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…
Date set for public hearing on controversial Kelowna housing project
KELOWNA – A special public hearing will be held just for the controversial Agassiz supportive…
Relief on the way for West Kelowna homeless population
KELOWNA – The First United Church in West Kelowna will open a 40-bed homeless shelter…
Kelowna’s Journey Home takes another step forward; strong homeless advocate coming on board
KELOWNA – Hiring Gaelene Askeland as Journey Home’s point person is one more milestone for…
Community Court poised to return to Kelowna after six-year absence
KELOWNA – The next step in a two-year effort to re-establish a Community Court in…
Inn From the Cold site in Kelowna to be redeveloped
KELOWNA – Just because Inn From the Cold emergency shelter will finally close by the…
Helping homeless people in Kelowna is about overcoming the “fear factor”
KELOWNA – To hear some people speak, it was all Kelowna City Council’s fault that…
Vernon council debates role of Downtown Association
VERNON – A letter from the Downtown Vernon Association submitted to City Council sparked yet…
Developers eyeing old Vernon Legion as potential pot shop
VERNON – The former Vernon Legion building downtown could be a going green. An administrative…