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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News Items tag as: Kamloops homelessness

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

Don't expect Vancouver's eviction approach for Kamloops homeless encampments

Assault, stabbing of Kamloops homeless advocate won't shake his resolve

Kamloops councillor says ‘we failed’ homeless resident who died of hypothermia

Controversial Kamloops warming shelter now offering 24 hour service

Senior dies amid homeless shelter shortage in Kamloops

No warming centre for Kamloops homeless as cold snap approaches

Mayor, attorney general 'shocked' by assault near proposed Kamloops homeless shelter

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