Vancouver Fire and Rescue received 27 fewer overdose-related calls during the week of the sweep
‘You need to have enough spots for people to go to and there are not enough spots’
A full turkey dinner was cooked and served by volunteers
Anti-homeless architecture prevents people from laying down and adds ‘insult to injury’
Woman appears to have died before the fire started
Polson Park blaze spread to wooded area overnight
11 municipalities across the Lower Mainland are taking part in the 24-hour, point-in-time count
Review takes place against the backdrop of a visible rise in homeless encampments since the start of COVID-19
‘A community is only as resilient as its most vulnerable people’
Kelowna’s Gospel Mission is making ‘Strides’ towards providing necessary resources to our…
‘It is rare for this type of sentence to be delivered so swiftly’
Three women who have tasked themselves with helping others share their stories
Residents tired of homeless lighting fires, doing drugs, leaving garbage
‘I spent time with him, and that has to be enough’
The 20 one-person and seven two-person shelters will provide warmth to 34 Kelowna residents
No one was injured in the blaze
Approximately 77 per cent of respondents said they accessed services for shelter, food, and clothing