News Items tag as: Penticton homeless shelter

'Very, very disappointed:' Mayor reacts to province's decision to override Penticton on shelter closure
March 18, 2021 - 12:08 PM

The rhetoric continues in the fight between the province and Penticton city council over the decision to close an emergency winter shelter at the end of the month.
Efforts to create Penticton homeless shelter continue
February 04, 2016 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - Mike Forster says it’s been a long, trying winter for his group Keep the Cold Off Penticton but he remains optimistic the goal of establishing a low barrier shelter for the homeless in the city will be achieved.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

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

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

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

'Very, very disappointed:' Mayor reacts to province's decision to override Penticton on shelter closure