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Young people are struggling to afford to live in Kelowna
The average young person in Kelowna runs a $475 deficit each month just trying to…
Survey says inflation, rising interest rates have B.C. residents cutting back on essentials
One-quarter of B.C. residents say rising interest rates and inflation means they are cutting back…
Kamloops woman relies on community, art sales to survive on disability income
Karla Pearce sits on a chair in her small apartment suite surrounded by cupboards stuffed…
Kamloops mayor pulls controversial idea to transport unhoused out of town
The mayor of Kamloops rescinded his proposal to fund transportation for homeless people who want…
Mamas for Mamas charity closes Penticton office
A non-profit supporting families with poverty-related challenges will no longer be operating out of its…
More than 1,000 Central Okanagan seniors relying on food bank this Christmas
The Central Okanagan Food Bank will serve more people this Christmas than it did during…
‘Enough is enough’: Kamloops senior to lead rallies demanding federal pension reform
Many seniors are living below the poverty line in BC and a Kamloops woman wants…
SUPER LOW INCOME: What families on the financial brink are up against in Kamloops
Kamloops resident Jennifer Adams is a long-time advocate for her community and those who are…
Food bank in Kamloops cuts back on distribution of perishables
The Kamloops Food Bank is reducing supplies of perishable food to clients next month leaving…
BC’s minimum wage set to increase June 1
BC's minimum wage is set to increase to $17.40 from $16.75 on June 1. The…
Kamloops seniors have a new gathering place to help stave off poverty
Not only are seniors in B.C. the fastest growing cohort, the risk of homelessness among…
Two panhandlers get off with community service
PENTICTON - Two Penticton men charged for panhandling were each sentenced to an absolute discharge after completing community service. Jordan B. Ricketts and Erwin A. Sedlmeier were both charged with one count of soliciting a person in a vehicle after panhandling at an intersection in Penticton earlier this year. Both men completed 15 hours of...
Dental clinic brings more services to those in need
KELOWNA - Poverty can limit access to services many take for granted, but with the help of the Gospel Mission Dental Clinic, there's three new reasons to smile in Kelowna. The dental clinic is expanding from their current two chairs to five so more patients who would typically be excluded from care because of hardship...