News Items tag as: City of Kelowna 2019

OOPS: City of Kelowna accidentally published wrong tender information
November 02, 2020 - 6:00 PM

Well, this is embarrassing.
Expanded drug and alcohol rehab centre proposed for Kelowna
December 30, 2019 - 2:16 PM

One of two private drug and alcohol rehabilitation companies in Kelowna wants to add a second building in order to almost double its operations.
Why some of Kelowna's homeless won't be sleeping indoors this Christmas
December 24, 2019 - 11:00 AM

As beds and mats open in Kelowna’s homeless shelters there will still be some people who either can’t find beds or who refuse to access them.
Running homeless campsites for a month cost the City of Kelowna more than $100,000
December 23, 2019 - 3:30 PM

As some of the key pieces of the Recreation Avenue homeless campsite are removed, the City of Kelowna has provided iNFOnews.ca with a rough tally of the costs.
Who is responsible for providing winter shelter?
December 20, 2019 - 7:00 AM

When winter weather hit Kelowna near the beginning of December, it became clear there was a problem — the city had no winter emergency shelter for its homeless population.
Why some homeless campers in Kelowna want to be away from Recreation Avenue
December 19, 2019 - 5:30 PM

Tom is one of a handful of homeless people taking advantage of the fact that the City of Kelowna actually designated two camping spots for those who could not find room in shelters for the winter.
As one sanctioned homeless camp in Kelowna shrinks, the other is no longer empty
December 18, 2019 - 4:12 PM

Just as shelter spaces are opening for Kelowna’s homeless population and the Recreation Avenue tent camp is shrinking, tents are being put up at the foot of Knox Mountain.
Small group of volunteers working day and night to help the homeless in Kelowna
December 14, 2019 - 7:00 AM

When temperatures plunged below zero in Kelowna earlier this month, concerns about the people tenting at Recreation Avenue were heightened.
Making Kelowna’s homeless camp more liveable
December 10, 2019 - 4:00 PM

As the group of homeless people sleeping in tents in Kelowna’s North End enter their second week in the cold, they welcome the support of the volunteers helping them cope with a rather unpleasant 'home' life.
Volunteers continue to challenge City of Kelowna in donating to homeless
December 09, 2019 - 7:22 PM

A group calling itself “The Real Deal” is asking for donations for the homeless living in the Recreation Avenue tent site in direct contradiction to what the City of Kelowna is asking caring citizens to do.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 12. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres of it growing in the Okanagan. Kelowna resident Domenic Rampone’s family immigrated from northern Italy to Kelowna in 1893 where they grew

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

News Items tag as: City of Kelowna 2019

OOPS: City of Kelowna accidentally published wrong tender information

Expanded drug and alcohol rehab centre proposed for Kelowna

Why some of Kelowna's homeless won't be sleeping indoors this Christmas

Running homeless campsites for a month cost the City of Kelowna more than $100,000

Who is responsible for providing winter shelter?

Why some homeless campers in Kelowna want to be away from Recreation Avenue

As one sanctioned homeless camp in Kelowna shrinks, the other is no longer empty

Small group of volunteers working day and night to help the homeless in Kelowna

Making Kelowna’s homeless camp more liveable

Volunteers continue to challenge City of Kelowna in donating to homeless

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