News Items tag as: Compass House Penticton

Penticton man says camping rough is better than homeless shelter
April 22, 2021 - 7:00 AM

Wayne McFadden spends his days with his dog Singer sitting in a Penticton parking lot in front of a hand-made billboard made of cardboard and packing pallets.
Neighbouring businesses losing patience with supportive housing project in Penticton
July 09, 2020 - 2:29 PM

Poor behaviour by residents has raised the ire of neighbouring businesses following the conversion of the former Super 8 Motel in Penticton to a supportive housing project last year.
Penticton shelters working overtime this week
January 14, 2020 - 6:30 PM

Penticton’s homeless are finding shelter this week as the province and city non-profits deal with the coldest weather of the season so far.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

Penticton man says camping rough is better than homeless shelter