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News Items tag as: Kamloops homelessness
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.
Mayor of Kamloops: Yes to tiny houses, but not without wrap-around-services
November 05, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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The City of Kelowna is moving ahead with plans to build 120 tiny homes to help address the growing homeless crisis in their streets, and Kamloops residents may wonder if the model could be a possibility for the tournament capital.
Homelessness in Kamloops up 50% in two years
October 28, 2023 - 6:00 PM
A survey counted 312 people without their own homes in Kamloops earlier this year, up 51% from the same count two years earlier and more than triple the Point in Time count in 2014, according to the survey.
Don't expect Vancouver's eviction approach for Kamloops homeless encampments
April 07, 2023 - 3:30 PM
Although it's a far cry from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Kamloops is no stranger to entrenched encampments in the city.
Assault, stabbing of Kamloops homeless advocate won't shake his resolve
March 08, 2022 - 6:30 AM
There's more to the story of a violent assault on Tranquille Road last month than Kamloops RCMP revealed, and the victim says it shows a need for more mental health services.
Kamloops councillor says ‘we failed’ homeless resident who died of hypothermia
January 04, 2022 - 12:52 PM
A homeless senior died in the cold earlier this winter and a city councillor is calling for more action to be taken to provide adequate shelter.
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.
Senior dies amid homeless shelter shortage in Kamloops
December 28, 2021 - 7:31 AM
A senior who regularly used Kamloops shelters died in the cold before the December dip in temperatures.
No warming centre for Kamloops homeless as cold snap approaches
December 22, 2021 - 6:00 PM
Emergency shelter space available in Kamloops won't meet the need this Christmas as colder weather comes to Kamloops.
Mayor, attorney general 'shocked' by assault near proposed Kamloops homeless shelter
December 03, 2021 - 9:25 AM
The mayor of Kamloops and the attorney general of B.C. say violence to protest a homeless shelter is counterproductive and unacceptable.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories for the last week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjones@infonews.ca .
Okanagan summer concert series features Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies
A star-studded lineup is coming to a concert series in the Okanagan this summer. The Mission Hill Family Estate Winery has announced the performers coming to West Kelowna in July. Award winning artists Barenaked Ladies are playing Jul
RCMP raid illegal cannabis concentrate lab in Boundary region
Midway RCMP raided a clandestine laboratory for producing a cannabis concentrate in Beaverdell this week. The lab made a cannabis concentrate known as shatter, which can be made using butane creating a dangerous situation when done improper
Manhattan Point homeowners vow to fight Kelowna in court over future parks designation
Property owners on what amounts to a private beach on Okanagan Lake say it’s illegal for the city to designate their properties for future parks and they will take all legal steps possible to stop them. The city wants to designate 10
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Kelowna could face shortages of gas for new housing within three years
While City of Kelowna staff say its utilities are in good shape to handle the rapid growth expected to continue in t
March 28, 2024 2:30 PM
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In a legally binding order, the top United Nations court says Israel must open more land crossings into Gaza for food,
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Bigger houses, driveways in Kelowna may trigger increased stormwater costs
The City of Kelowna is looking at changing the way it charges homeowners for the rain and melted snow that runs off
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Kamloops mayor points to botched presentation for attempt to oust acting CAO
Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's state of the city speech would have been much different if not for last-minute interf
March 28, 2024 12:00 PM
RCMP raid illegal cannabis concentrate lab in Boundary region
Midway RCMP raided a clandestine laboratory for producing a cannabis concentrate in Beaverdell this week. The
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