News Items tag as: homeless

Tent destroyed by fire at Kelowna homeless camp
January 11, 2024 - 7:30 AM

A fire that destroyed one tent and damaged two others at Kelowna’s overnight tenting site is deemed suspicious.
Unhoused in Kamloops already get bus fare to go home
September 11, 2023 - 6:00 PM

The mayor of Kamloops wants to arrange transportation for homeless people looking to move to other cities, but non-profits are already doing that work.
Three times as many people sleeping rough in Kelowna as last year
August 15, 2022 - 6:00 PM
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A “conservative” count puts the average number of people currently sleeping rough in Kelowna at 120.
How Penticton's homeless people cope at -20 C at night
January 02, 2022 - 6:00 AM

When temperatures reach extreme lows in the City of Penticton, 16 extra cots become available to homeless people, but they reached capacity during this week’s cold spell.
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.
Kamloops man assaulted for removing anti-homeless sign
November 30, 2021 - 4:00 PM

Nate Moats returned to his Westmount home bloodied after he was assaulted for tearing down a protest sign at a proposed shelter location in Kamloops Monday afternoon.
Temporary emergency shelter opening in Kelowna
January 22, 2021 - 9:54 AM

A new winter shelter will be opening in Kelowna soon and the province is also working on a hygiene station for the community.
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.
Mental institutions may be the only solution to the most 'broken' among homeless: Advocate
April 15, 2019 - 5:30 PM

KELOWNA - Supportive housing may work for the vast majority of Kelowna’s homeless but getting the most severely “broken” people off the streets and out of shelters may require the extreme measure of creating a new kind of mental institution.
Poverty is about more than homelessness in the Okanagan
February 28, 2019 - 5:30 PM

KELOWNA - Through initiatives like Journey Home, there’s been a huge focus on homelessness in the Okanagan over the past few months but Christine Mettler says there is much more to poverty than not having a home.
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