News Items tag as: Kamloops homelessness

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.
Why the cooling centre in downtown Kamloops isn't getting much traffic
July 19, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A cooling centre in downtown Kamloops was empty in the early afternoon on a blazing hot day earlier this week.
Closure of day spaces in Kamloops has homeless man organizing protest at city hall
May 10, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Some members of Kamloops' homeless population are feeling fearful and angry after hearing about the closure of two day spaces that provide meals and other basic supports, and they’re planning to doing something about it.
Not enough beds: Cold and chaotic night for shelter operators in Kamloops
January 12, 2024 - 1:14 PM
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Glenn Hilke is resting at home today after spending the night collecting the homeless off Kamloops and helping them find shelter overnight when temperatures were at -36 Celsius with the windchill.
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