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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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New Kelowna bakery serving authentic European bread
Alchemy Bread Company is a locally owned bakery with a mission to bring authentic European bread to Kelowna. And their new permanent location at Polene Bakery & Bistro is doing just that from Bernard Avenue. Owner Myroslav Pomazan
Kelowna cannabis dispensary's licence suspended for selling edibles to minor
A Kelowna dispensary has been caught selling cannabis products to a minor. Prime Cannabis on Pandosy Street in Kelowna will serve a seven-day licence suspension after failing an undercover inspection by the BC Liquor and Cannabis Branch.
HOUSING CRISIS: Kamloops senior loses battle against city housing regulations
A Kamloops homeowner is living on the financial brink after losing a battle to live in a suite he built in a garage on his property. Robert DeNeefe moved into the suite he built in his garage in 2018 and moved a tenant into his main h
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Transgender people bear brunt of misinformation about gender identity, experts say
MONTREAL - Misinformation surrounding gender identity is pervasive and it has a profound impact on the mental health
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$51M of Kamloops cancer clinic price tag to come from property taxes
Building the new Kamloops cancer clinic will include a 25-year loan from the Thompson Regional Hospital District.
March 18, 2024 6:00 PM
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