News Items tag as: Kamloops homelessness

Kamloops praised for homelessness approach at national convention: councillor
December 07, 2024 - 4:00 PM

A Kamloops city councillor heard praise from leaders across the country for the city's efforts toward homelessness.
$6 million bill for new Kamloops homeless shelter
November 29, 2024 - 6:00 PM
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A former Kamloops RV dealership on the North Shore is poised to spend the next two years as a homeless shelter, coming with a $6 million bill for BC Housing.
Full house at BC Housing open house for proposed North Shore homeless shelter
November 22, 2024 - 1:40 PM

It was a full house at the information session arranged for a proposed Kamloops homeless shelter.
North Kamloops shelter would be a first in six years
November 09, 2024 - 1:00 PM

A proposed North Kamloops shelter would add 44 beds to a homeless support network squeezed for space, but it's getting pushback ahead of its approval.
iN VIDEO: Mayor abruptly leaves council meeting over proposed Kamloops shelter
November 05, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson was reluctant to accept that he has a conflict of interest with a planned homeless shelter in Kamloops.
DFO concerns about impacts on fish habitat delay Kamloops riverbank cleanups
September 17, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Kamloops riverbanks are the last resort for those without shelter in the city. They're places where it's easy to hide, easy to make a shelter and easy for fires to grow out of control, according to the city's fire chief Ken Uzeloc.
Increased 'defiance' among young males has Kamloops security guards wearing body cams
August 26, 2024 - 7:00 AM

If you think a rise in incidents in Kamloops city parks between security guards and the public is because of the homeless population, you'd be wrong.
How the homeless community is faring after a Kamloops shelter closed
August 11, 2024 - 7:00 AM

The Loop resource centre on Kamloops' North Shore served roughly 100 clients for several years, providing twice daily meals, a cooling centre to rest in and transportation to medical appointments among other services, but those clients are going with far less after the shelter was shut down last week.
Kamloops man takes back riverbank from homeless encampments
August 08, 2024 - 6:00 AM

If it's not a manicured park, Kamloops riverbanks often seem like they are given over to people who don't have permanent housing.
UPDATE: Building repossessed, locks changed at The Loop in Kamloops
August 03, 2024 - 9:00 AM

Fences were taken down and locks were changed on Saturday morning as The Loop was evicted from its North Kamloops building.
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News Items tag as: Kamloops homelessness

Kamloops praised for homelessness approach at national convention: councillor

$6 million bill for new Kamloops homeless shelter

Full house at BC Housing open house for proposed North Shore homeless shelter

North Kamloops shelter would be a first in six years

iN VIDEO: Mayor abruptly leaves council meeting over proposed Kamloops shelter

DFO concerns about impacts on fish habitat delay Kamloops riverbank cleanups

Increased 'defiance' among young males has Kamloops security guards wearing body cams

How the homeless community is faring after a Kamloops shelter closed

Kamloops man takes back riverbank from homeless encampments

UPDATE: Building repossessed, locks changed at The Loop in Kamloops

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