News Items tag as: tent

Why some of Kelowna's homeless won't be sleeping indoors this Christmas
December 24, 2019 - 11:00 AM

As beds and mats open in Kelowna’s homeless shelters there will still be some people who either can’t find beds or who refuse to access them.
Running homeless campsites for a month cost the City of Kelowna more than $100,000
December 23, 2019 - 3:30 PM

As some of the key pieces of the Recreation Avenue homeless campsite are removed, the City of Kelowna has provided iNFOnews.ca with a rough tally of the costs.
Homeless campsite on Recreation Avenue in Kelowna to be partially decommissioned
December 20, 2019 - 3:38 PM

The security company working at the Recreation Avenue homeless camp is not renewing its contract citing "unacceptable liability" so many of the facilities provided for the homeless are being removed.
The homeless man who died in Kelowna this week was loved by many
December 19, 2019 - 12:25 PM

"His name was Shane."
As one sanctioned homeless camp in Kelowna shrinks, the other is no longer empty
December 18, 2019 - 4:12 PM

Just as shelter spaces are opening for Kelowna’s homeless population and the Recreation Avenue tent camp is shrinking, tents are being put up at the foot of Knox Mountain.
SLEEPING ROUGH: Kelowna cleaning up after more than 50 homeless campers
July 15, 2019 - 6:00 PM

KELOWNA - Dan Maja has been chasing illegal campers out of Kelowna parks for 15 years.
Homeless man's tent goes up in flames on North Shore
November 28, 2014 - 4:57 PM

KAMLOOPS – Firefighters quickly knocked down a tent fire on the beach behind the Riverside Gardens apartment building on the North Shore.
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News Items tag as: tent

Why some of Kelowna's homeless won't be sleeping indoors this Christmas

Running homeless campsites for a month cost the City of Kelowna more than $100,000

Homeless campsite on Recreation Avenue in Kelowna to be partially decommissioned

The homeless man who died in Kelowna this week was loved by many

As one sanctioned homeless camp in Kelowna shrinks, the other is no longer empty

SLEEPING ROUGH: Kelowna cleaning up after more than 50 homeless campers

Homeless man's tent goes up in flames on North Shore

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