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News Items tag as: Kamloops homelessness
Not enough beds: Cold and chaotic night for shelter operators in Kamloops
January 12, 2024 - 1:14 PM
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Glenn Hilke is resting at home today after spending the night collecting the homeless off Kamloops and helping them find shelter overnight when temperatures were at -36 Celsius with the windchill.
Mayor of Kamloops: Yes to tiny houses, but not without wrap-around-services
November 05, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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The City of Kelowna is moving ahead with plans to build 120 tiny homes to help address the growing homeless crisis in their streets, and Kamloops residents may wonder if the model could be a possibility for the tournament capital.
Homelessness in Kamloops up 50% in two years
October 28, 2023 - 6:00 PM
A survey counted 312 people without their own homes in Kamloops earlier this year, up 51% from the same count two years earlier and more than triple the Point in Time count in 2014, according to the survey.
Don't expect Vancouver's eviction approach for Kamloops homeless encampments
April 07, 2023 - 3:30 PM
Although it's a far cry from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Kamloops is no stranger to entrenched encampments in the city.
Assault, stabbing of Kamloops homeless advocate won't shake his resolve
March 08, 2022 - 6:30 AM
There's more to the story of a violent assault on Tranquille Road last month than Kamloops RCMP revealed, and the victim says it shows a need for more mental health services.
Kamloops councillor says ‘we failed’ homeless resident who died of hypothermia
January 04, 2022 - 12:52 PM
A homeless senior died in the cold earlier this winter and a city councillor is calling for more action to be taken to provide adequate shelter.
Controversial Kamloops warming shelter now offering 24 hour service
December 29, 2021 - 12:00 PM
As temperatures stay below freezing in Kamloops and emergency shelters meet capacity, a local outreach organization has stepped up and brought in mats for people to sleep on overnight.
Senior dies amid homeless shelter shortage in Kamloops
December 28, 2021 - 7:31 AM
A senior who regularly used Kamloops shelters died in the cold before the December dip in temperatures.
No warming centre for Kamloops homeless as cold snap approaches
December 22, 2021 - 6:00 PM
Emergency shelter space available in Kamloops won't meet the need this Christmas as colder weather comes to Kamloops.
Mayor, attorney general 'shocked' by assault near proposed Kamloops homeless shelter
December 03, 2021 - 9:25 AM
The mayor of Kamloops and the attorney general of B.C. say violence to protest a homeless shelter is counterproductive and unacceptable.
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Kelowna winery says accountant took almost a half-million dollars
The owners of a Kelowna winery and golf course allege their former controller took nearly $450,000 in just 30 months on the job. The Turton Group, which owns The View winery as well as Orchard Greens golf course and a rental business, is su
No weed, just beer: Bavaria bans smoking cannabis at Oktoberfest and beer gardens
BERLIN (AP) — You can get drunk at Bavaria's world-famous Oktoberfest, but don't get high. The southern German state will ban smoking cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens, and even at the Oktoberfest, the world
B.C. home sales slide almost 10 per cent in March despite mortgage rate drop
VANCOUVER - Home sales in British Columbia fell by almost 10 per cent in March compared with the same period last year, in a slowdown an analyst says could be buyers waiting for lower interest rates. The B.C. Real Estate Association says th
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10 years in U.S. prison for Canadian man who stole millions with fake psychic fraud
MONTREAL - A former Montreal resident has been sentenced to 10 years in a United States federal prison for a multi-d
April 17, 2024 12:04 PM
The Latest | Iran president warns of 'massive' response if Israel launches 'tiniest invasion'
Iran’s president has warned that the “tiniest invasion” by Israel would bring a “massive and harsh” response, as the re
April 17, 2024 11:52 AM
BC Green Party announces Kamloops Centre candidate
The BC Green Party has announced the candidates selected to run in four ridings for the upcoming election inclu
April 17, 2024 11:30 AM
Missing Kamloops man's body found in Thompson River
The body of a missing Kamloops man has been recovered from the Thompson River. Kyle Ferg, 32, was reported mi
April 17, 2024 11:08 AM
Trio found guilty of mischief for roles in COVID protest border blockade at Coutts, Alta.
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Three men accused by the Crown of helping lead and coordinate the COVID-19 protest blockade at C
April 17, 2024 10:30 AM
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