Many residents had made complaints about the camp before it was torn down
Residents staying at Salvation Army’s Lighthouse Shelter get vaccinated
‘This building has helped us become stable and without it we’d probably still be out in the streets’
After 52 incidents of vandalism and 85 bylaw visits, council agrees to close two of three overnight
City of Chilliwack received several calls this week from people concerned about James’ safety
Temperatures during the next week are expected to drop as low as -21 C
David Short spent over a year on the street after suffering a seizure
BC Housing recently announced plans to construct a new supportive housing unit in the city
Public washrooms with on-site support staff have been operating in Kelowna since April
Gospel Mission staff took to the streets to feed approx. 500 on Dec. 19.
For the first time in years a 77-year-old is sleeping in a warm bed
Those four cases this year are the only ones known to have occurred in Canada since the mid-1990s
Funds raised will support outreach work with those experiencing homelessness
‘We can at least make that person a little warmer, a little more comfortable, a little less hungry’
Shelter supervisor says voting ‘a fundamental right’ even for those without a fixed address
The proposed Winnipeg St. location would only be used if all other shelters are full
BC Housing has identified a need for more winter shelters in Penticton amid pandemic
