News Items tag as: Homelessness

Controversial Kamloops homeless drop-in centre sold
April 16, 2024 - 10:44 AM

A Kamloops realtor has bought a controversial property that is home to a drop-in centre for homeless people in the community.
HEALING FROM TRAUMA: Kamloops foster care survivor breaks cycle of abuse
April 03, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A Kamloops man in who survived five years in the foster care system in the late 1980s is working through the trauma to become the best father he can be to his little girl.
Why foster parenting is no easy task, a Kamloops foster parent's account
March 31, 2024 - 7:00 AM

With roughly 5,000 children and youth in the foster care system in BC there's a need for more foster care homes, but the role of foster parent can be confusing, difficult and stressful.
HIGHWAY TO HOMELESSNESS: A Kamloops foster care survivor’s account
March 23, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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A woman who grew up in the foster care system in Kamloops has spent most of her life on and off of the streets, moving from placement to placement, and self-medicating with drugs and alcohol.
Kamloops volunteer in her 90s known as 'Grandma' among city's homeless
March 15, 2024 - 7:00 AM

The people shuffling through the doors of a homeless shelter in Kamloops in the morning look sleepy-eyed and bedraggled after a rough night on the streets.
'Enough is enough': Kamloops senior to lead rallies demanding federal pension reform
March 04, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Many seniors are living below the poverty line in BC and a Kamloops woman wants to change that.
Community members gather in Kamloops to talk crime and social disorder
February 26, 2024 - 3:30 PM

More than 100 members of the Kamloops community gathered at a church this past weekend to collaborate on finding solutions for the ongoing social disorder in the city.
Lack of housing main driver of homelessness in Kamloops, Okanagan and U.S.A.
February 20, 2024 - 7:00 AM

It’s easy to point to drug policies, addiction and mental health as the main drivers of homelessness, but a Seattle researcher has shown that’s just not the case.
Kamloops trauma councillor shares insights into city's social disorder
February 19, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A production company in Kamloops is continuing a collaborative approach to finding solutions for communities impacted by social disorder through a video podcast called Crisis Storm.
Kelowna’s new tiny homes for homeless people unveiled
February 16, 2024 - 2:12 PM

Sixty tiny homes for homeless people were unveiled on Crowley Avenue today, nearby Kelowna’s Rail Trail tent city.
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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
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Tranquille developer blames province after multiple ALC denials
The province's Agricultural Land Commission has heard multiple pleas from the owner of a historic Kamloops property who wants to build an agricultural suburb on the massive site. Each time Ignition Developments goes to the commission, i

News Items tag as: Homelessness

Controversial Kamloops homeless drop-in centre sold

HEALING FROM TRAUMA: Kamloops foster care survivor breaks cycle of abuse

Why foster parenting is no easy task, a Kamloops foster parent's account

HIGHWAY TO HOMELESSNESS: A Kamloops foster care survivor’s account

Kamloops volunteer in her 90s known as 'Grandma' among city's homeless

'Enough is enough': Kamloops senior to lead rallies demanding federal pension reform

Community members gather in Kamloops to talk crime and social disorder

Lack of housing main driver of homelessness in Kamloops, Okanagan and U.S.A.

Kamloops trauma councillor shares insights into city's social disorder

Kelowna’s new tiny homes for homeless people unveiled

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