News Items tag as: Vernon Homeless

Private security is adding to the cost of doing business in Vernon
November 28, 2018 - 11:02 AM

VERNON - Ed Kendall had hoped to retire with his business on 33 Street in Vernon. The manager and co-owner of Enlighten Hair and Tanning Salon said the business had occupied the same spot for years. But he claims that due to high levels of crime and transients in his neighbourhood affecting customer turnout, he had to move his business to 35 Street last September.
High-profile Vernon homeless camp torn down over safety concerns, province says
January 19, 2018 - 12:17 PM

VERNON – Safety concerns prompted the province to dismantle a homeless camp in Vernon's north end yesterday.
YEAR IN REVIEW: Homelessness in the Interior
January 01, 2017 - 1:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – One of the hottest topics across the Interior this past year has been homelessness and how various municipalities have chosen to address it.
Homeless camp at Kin Race Track in Vernon closed down
May 05, 2016 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - After first saying it wouldn’t touch a homeless camp at the vacant Kin Race Track barns, the City of Vernon has now taken steps to close it down due to safety concerns.
Vernon organization wants to combat homelessness with tiny home project
March 09, 2016 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - A Vernon organization is looking to solve a big problem with a tiny concept.
City, equestrian society have no plans to evict homeless from horse barns
January 21, 2016 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - While Kin Race Track sits vacant amidst an ongoing legal dispute, the facility’s empty horse barns appear to have attracted a number of homeless people.
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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

News Items tag as: Vernon Homeless

Private security is adding to the cost of doing business in Vernon

High-profile Vernon homeless camp torn down over safety concerns, province says

YEAR IN REVIEW: Homelessness in the Interior

Homeless camp at Kin Race Track in Vernon closed down

Vernon organization wants to combat homelessness with tiny home project

City, equestrian society have no plans to evict homeless from horse barns

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