News Items tag as: Homelessness and drug addiction in the Okanagan

iN PHOTOS: Rutland protesters not backing down
June 30, 2019 - 4:59 PM

KELOWNA - For the second straight weekend, protesters gathered in Rutland to show this displeasure over a proposed supportive housing complex. Organizer Christopher Bocskei said they'll protest every weekend if they have to.
Homeless former lawyer asks for 'motel arrest' after latest drug charge
February 08, 2017 - 8:00 PM

"HOMELESSNESS AND ADDICTION OFTEN GO HAND IN HAND."
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JONESIE: Why Reid Hamer-Jackson can't fight city hall
OPINION I don’t live in Kamloops. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s antics have no effect on me personally, so allow me to be a bit more philosophical about it. I want to like the guy, more for what he could represent than wh

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

Penticton business set to launch cannabis consumption patio on 4/20
A Penticton cannabis retailer will be opening its consumption patio this weekend and the owner says it'll be the perfect spot for customers to safely enjoy a toke. Cannabis Cottage is hosting a launch party for its all-new designat

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th

iN PHOTOS: Rutland protesters not backing down