News Items tag as: Kamloops homelessness

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.
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.
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Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

News Items tag as: Kamloops homelessness

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

Why the cooling centre in downtown Kamloops isn't getting much traffic

Closure of day spaces in Kamloops has homeless man organizing protest at city hall

Not enough beds: Cold and chaotic night for shelter operators in Kamloops

Mayor of Kamloops: Yes to tiny houses, but not without wrap-around-services

Homelessness in Kamloops up 50% in two years

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