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Kelowna Homelessness
Kelowna woman organizing peaceful rally for affordable housing
A Kelowna woman who has first-hand experience with homelessness is hosting a peaceful protest for…
Homeless shelter operators in Okanagan, Kamloops tired of gov’t downloading, inaction
Homeless shelter operators in Kamloops and the Okanagan are frustrated by the wait for a…
Homeless women in the Okanagan need specific care
Unhoused women deal with a number of specific and often silent issues and needs while…
Kelowna’s homeless fighting cold, mould and stigma at rail trail encampment
Being unhoused and living in a tent is an everyday challenge, but it gets harder…
Kelowna homeless non-profit bouncing back after government grant expired
A Kelowna non-profit group that works with homeless people in the community is one of…
Homeless deaths spiked in Kelowna, Kamloops in 2016
KELOWNA – A new report from the B.C. Coroners Service shows homeless deaths in Kelowna…
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…
Temporary emergency shelter spaces opening in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The struggles of homelessness are rarely more stark than in the harsh winter…
Inn From the Cold site in Kelowna to be redeveloped
KELOWNA – Just because Inn From the Cold emergency shelter will finally close by the…
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…
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…
Controversial Kelowna bottle depot finds a new home
KELOWNA – The bottle depot on Kirschner Road that drew numerous bylaw complaints is relocating…
Kelowna homeless shelter soon to be homeless itself; asks for help finding new space
KELOWNA – Inn from the Cold, a 40-bed homeless shelter in downtown Kelowna, is taking…
Kelowna adopts ambitious Journey Home strategy to end homelessness
KELOWNA – If all goes according to plan, Kelowna will reach functional zero homelessness by…
Kelowna homeless count shows big increase from 2016
KELOWNA – To no surprise, a head count of the homeless in Kelowna is showing…
Street angel has high hopes for Kelowna’s homelessness plan
KELOWNA – When I first meet JoAnne McKenzie, she’s smiling broadly walking down the freshly-scrubbed…
Journey Home task force says new group needed to manage homelessness program
KELOWNA – Ending functional homelessness in Kelowna is going to require an ongoing organizational effort…
It’s going to take $47 million, six years to end homelessness in Kelowna: Journey Home task force
KELOWNA – It’s going to take six years and $47 million dollars to take control…
SLEEPING IN CARS: Kelowna’s hidden homeless shelter
KELOWNA – No accurate measure can be made of the number of men, women and…
Kelowna mayor says speculation tax on empty homes isn’t going to help rental crisis
KELOWNA – Mayor Colin Basran says people who think council’s concern with the provincial speculation…
Fighting homelessness to continue as a top Kelowna council priority
KELOWNA – Kelowna city council has reaffirmed its top priorities for 2018 and to no…
Housing wait list shows depth of homelessness problem in Kelowna
KELOWNA – If you want to quantify the problem of homelessness in Kelowna, here is…
B.C. Housing says Kelowna emergency shelter could stay open
KELOWNA – B.C. Housing has confirmed it is looking at possibly extending the contract of…
Leon Avenue homeless shelter puts visible dent in Kelowna street scene
KELOWNA – Cornerstone on Leon Avenue in downtown Kelowna is halfway through its temporary mandate…