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Homelessness & housing insecurity in Kamloops

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Coverage of homelessness, housing insecurity, shelter services, social services, affordable housing, and municipal policy responses in Kamloops, including debates over enforcement bylaws, care options, and community initiatives to address homelessness.

Coverage Timeline

  1. Sep 8 Eby invokes Canadian kindness after 9-11 in support of Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs ↗ ↳ In this roundup: A 78-year-old former social worker in Kamloops found herself unhoused after spending three months in hospital and losing her apartment, then being discharged to a Downtown Eastside shelter without family notification, highlighting challenges seniors face with healthcare transitions and affordable housing. Castanet Kamloops roundup details
  2. Sep 3 ‘Solace’ to provide 40 shelter beds aimed at older populations ↗ CFJC Today details
  3. Jul 24 CMHA offers tour of temporary homes opening soon on McGill Road ↗ CFJC Today details
  4. Jul 19 Bylaw amendments unlikely to catalyze riverside encampment crackdown ↗ Radio NL details
  5. Jul 10 ASK Wellness CEO believes debate around movement of homeless can be ended with provincial data ↗ CFJC Today details
  6. Sarai pushing for more involuntary care options across B.C. Interior ↗ CFJC Today details
  7. Jun 24 Kamloops council passes new bylaw to prohibit overnight camping in several areas ↗ CFJC Today details
  8. Jun 22 Buffer zones proposed as Kamloops work on new temporary overnight shelter restrictions ↗ CFJC Today details
  9. Jun 9 SINGH – How to end homelessness in Kamloops  ↗ Armchair Mayor details

Linked Articles by Source

Castanet Kamloops

CFJC Today

Radio NL

Armchair Mayor

Key People, Organizations, and Places

city: Kamloops , Merritt , Penticton , Prince George , Surrey

government_body: City of Kamloops , BC Wildfire Service , Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction

person: Arjun Singh , Bill Sarai , David Eby , Alfred Achoba , Bob Hughes , Katie Neustaeter , Murray Love , Nancy Bepple

organization: Kamloops Chronicle , Kamloops Local News Society , ASK Wellness , BC Housing , Canadian Mental Health Association, Kamloops branch , Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA)

road: Glenfair Drive, Kamloops , McGill Road, Kamloops

public_facility: Kamloops City Hall , Solace shelter, Kamloops

infrastructure: Kamloops Regional Correction Centre

river: North Thompson River

region: B.C. Interior

legal_case: Parks and Public Lands Bylaw 35-66

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