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Merritt animal shelter says pandemic puppies being returned post-COVID
When the the pandemic started and people were suddenly home with nothing to do, getting…
Two new shelters about to be announced for Kamloops
As the City of Kamloops faces criticism for the continued use of the Memorial Arena…
B.C. Attorney General pens letter to Kamloops assault victim
The Attorney General of B.C. penned a letter of support to the victim of an…
Province to build new homeless shelter for Penticton to replace controversial one
After Penticton city council got into a fight with B.C.’s Attorney General earlier this year…
Senior dies amid homeless shelter shortage in Kamloops
A senior who regularly used Kamloops shelters died in the cold before the December dip…
Betty White’s birthday may be fundraising boost for Okanagan, Kamloops animal shelters
Animal shelters in Kamloops and the Okanagan are hoping the international Betty White Challenge will…
New Kamloops shelters to be ready in time for ‘dry floor season’ at Memorial Arena
There are two new shelter locations planned in Kamloops, each expected to be ready for…
Reno costs too high to use provincially-owned property for shelter in Kamloops
B.C. Housing could not use a property owned by the province in Kamloops for an…
The end is near for Penticton’s controversial homeless shelter
The emergency shelter at Victory Church in downtown Penticton will be closing this week to…
Kelowna’s Gospel Mission feeds 400 people for annual Easter dinner
Kelowna’s Gospel Mission annual Easter dinner was smaller this year as the shelter is no…
iN PHOTOS: A tour through Kamloops’s newest homeless shelter
A new Kamloops shelter for homeless people with substance-use disorders and mental health issues will…
$24 million building in Kelowna being converted to homeless shelter
The 89,000 square foot former B.C. Tree Fruits building, next to the Tolko Mill site…
Is Kelowna’s Gospel Mission finally going to move?
In 2005, the City of Kelowna and Kelowna's Gospel Mission launched a plan to relocate…
‘Shocking’: Kamloops non-profits blindsided by CMHA decision not to operate shelters
Out of the Cold Kamloops was blindsided by a shelter operator's decision not to run…
iN VIDEO: Kamloops homeless advocate demands shelters at inaugural council meeting
A homeless advocate and service provider voiced his frustrations at the new Kamloops council's inaugural…