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Vernon homeless camps bound to grow again
VERNON – The camps may be gone, but Vernon’s issues with homelessness aren’t going away.…
Kamloops’ only food bank for pets needs your help
KAMLOOPS – On any Tuesday night, you can find a food bank set up next…
How the City of Vernon plans to regulate camping in parks
VERNON – The City of Vernon is proposing penalties of up to $200 for those…
People sleeping in cars outside Emerald Centre in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – With the closure of the Stuart Wood winter shelter last month, Emerald Centre…
How the low vacancy rate in Kamloops has left this family homeless
KAMLOOPS – It’s been almost two months since Kamloops resident Sheena-Lynn Peacock, her boyfriend and…
Kelowna survey explores homeless shelter culture
KELOWNA – A university assistant professor's recent survey paints a more nuanced portrait of shelters…
Temporary emergency shelter spaces opening in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The struggles of homelessness are rarely more stark than in the harsh winter…
Mental institutions may be the only solution to the most ‘broken’ among homeless: Advocate
KELOWNA – Supportive housing may work for the vast majority of Kelowna’s homeless but getting…
No one is stepping up to offer shelter for the homeless in Kelowna
While many people are concerned about Kelowna’s homeless tent cities, no one seems willing or…
Dozens still sleeping rough in Kelowna as emergency shelter mats get put away
Now that the bitterly cold weather has disappeared, at least for now, emergency shelter mats…
Free shelter spaces mean no homeless camps planned for Kamloops city parks
Although homeless people in Vancouver and Kelowna are able to set up camp in city…
Only one emergency winter shelter in Kamloops, Okanagan will close next week
March 31 is the traditional date for emergency winter shelters to close for homeless people…
$3.2M to be spent on improving outdoor sheltering spaces for Kelowna’s homeless
A $3.2 million grant will be used to add personal storage space to the City…
More winter shelter beds coming to North and Central Okanagan
Vernon-based Turning Points Collaborative is going to provide shelter for dozens more people in Vernon,…
Kelowna can’t keep up with growing demand for shelter spaces for the homeless
When Les Bellamy heard an explosion late Sunday evening he looked out the window of…