Homeless

The intersection of Crowley Ave. and Weddell Pl. in Kelowna will be the site of a new tiny home village. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

Industrial location chosen for Kelowna tiny home village raises concerns

People are concerned about safety and sleep with semi trucks loading and unloading 24/7

 

The Victoria Cool Aid Society has launched a fundraising challenge to help buy socks. (Victoria Cool Aid Society/Facebook)

Greater Victoria residents asked to donate to socks campaign

Goal is 10,000 socks for unhoused

  • Nov 4, 2023

 

Josh Rogers and his dog Turbo, are leaving the low-barrier housing where they were living for the past year. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Homeless in the heart of B.C.: Josh and Turbo’s story

30-year-old Josh Rogers planning to pitch a tent near Williams Lake after being evicted

 

Ric Young is seen at an encampment at downtown Halifax’s Grand Parade, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. He has been staying in the makeshift encampment for nearly three months. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark

‘A huge deal’: Putting a face on the human rights crisis of the homeless

Unhoused people from across Canada speak to an increasing national problem

Ric Young is seen at an encampment at downtown Halifax’s Grand Parade, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. He has been staying in the makeshift encampment for nearly three months. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark
A makeshift shelter sits among the landscaping of the Courtenay City Hall parking lot, with the Connect Centre in the background. The Connect Centre is a safe haven for the homeless. (File photo)

Comox Valley facing severe shortage of shelter options as winter looms

Nearly 80 per cent of area’s homeless population would be without a bed in case of an emergency

A makeshift shelter sits among the landscaping of the Courtenay City Hall parking lot, with the Connect Centre in the background. The Connect Centre is a safe haven for the homeless. (File photo)
Tents and other items scatter a City of Parksville lot. (PQB News file photo)

Point-in-time count reveals unhoused numbers for PQB region

More than 100 people identified in spring snapshot; health fair Oct. 11

Tents and other items scatter a City of Parksville lot. (PQB News file photo)
West Shore RCMP has seen a spike in the number of calls about the unhoused population at Danbrook Park in Langford. (Tanara Oliveira/News Staff)

‘We are treated like trash’: Langford unhoused speak out as numbers rise

Residents and unhoused want action from all levels of government

  • Sep 20, 2023
West Shore RCMP has seen a spike in the number of calls about the unhoused population at Danbrook Park in Langford. (Tanara Oliveira/News Staff)
This long train of shopping carts is a regular sight around Penticton. (Facebook)

B.C. town wants to fine stores for allowing shopping carts to be stolen

Penticton tired of dealing with abandoned carts scattered around the community

This long train of shopping carts is a regular sight around Penticton. (Facebook)
Tents line the sidewalk on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on Thursday, July 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Homeless spent free cash on staples, not temptations, UBC study finds

Researchers gave 50 Lower Mainland B.C. homeless people $7,500 to spend as they wished

Tents line the sidewalk on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on Thursday, July 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Kurtis Bunnett getting a haircut at Project Reconnect in Royal Athletic Park on Tuesday, Aug. 22. (Ella Matte/News Staff)

Service providers come together to support Victoria’s homeless population

‘Homelessness is an issue that affects everyone,’ says event organizer

Kurtis Bunnett getting a haircut at Project Reconnect in Royal Athletic Park on Tuesday, Aug. 22. (Ella Matte/News Staff)
Tent camp on Pandora Avenue in Victoria. (File photo, Black Press Media)

More than 1,600 identified as homeless in Greater Victoria

Numbers are higher than in 2020 report

Tent camp on Pandora Avenue in Victoria. (File photo, Black Press Media)
Candide Dias and Karen Lundgren from Victoria’s Cool Aid Society stand inside Victoria’s second mobile health unit, which will deliver more health-care services and outreach to vulnerable populations in Greater Victoria. (Natasha Baldin/News Staff)
Candide Dias and Karen Lundgren from Victoria’s Cool Aid Society stand inside Victoria’s second mobile health unit, which will deliver more health-care services and outreach to vulnerable populations in Greater Victoria. (Natasha Baldin/News Staff)
Parksville council has directed city staff to begin the process of defining Memorial Plaza as a “sensitive area” where shelter and overnight stays are prohibited. (Kevin Forsyth photo)

Parksville council to consider camping ban for city’s Memorial Plaza

Mayor’s motion came after weeks of complaints about security concerns

Parksville council has directed city staff to begin the process of defining Memorial Plaza as a “sensitive area” where shelter and overnight stays are prohibited. (Kevin Forsyth photo)
Britain's Prince William and Kate, Princess of Wales arrive for the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting, at Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, England, Friday, June 23, 2023.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Prince William launches 5-year project to end long-term homelessness in the UK

Prince William launched a five-year project to end long-term homelessness in the…

Britain's Prince William and Kate, Princess of Wales arrive for the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting, at Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, England, Friday, June 23, 2023.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
The Natural Hair Salon stylist Emilya Blegun gives David, an Our Place participant, a haircut for Handsome Day. (Natasha Baldin/News)

‘A day for guys to feel special’: Handsome Day comes to Victoria’s Our Place

Volunteers offered free haircuts and grooming services to those who need them most

  • Jun 16, 2023
The Natural Hair Salon stylist Emilya Blegun gives David, an Our Place participant, a haircut for Handsome Day. (Natasha Baldin/News)
People who experience homelessness in Kelowna often sleep in doorways of businesses on the city’s main downtown street, Bernard Avenue. (David Venn - Kelowna Capital News)

Kelowna’s tent city garners national attention after Poilievre tweet

Pierre Poilievre tweeted a video of a designated homeless encampment in Kelowna

People who experience homelessness in Kelowna often sleep in doorways of businesses on the city’s main downtown street, Bernard Avenue. (David Venn - Kelowna Capital News)
A woman who suffered a series of catastrophes after moving to Victoria - including becoming homeless - got zero sympathy from an adjudicator in a civil case. (Pexels photo)
A woman who suffered a series of catastrophes after moving to Victoria - including becoming homeless - got zero sympathy from an adjudicator in a civil case. (Pexels photo)
City of Campbell River City Hall. Campbell River Mirror Photo

City of Campbell River takes another stab at ban on public drug consumption

Legal challenge, jurisdictional issues quashed first attempt so city proposing a new bylaw

City of Campbell River City Hall. Campbell River Mirror Photo
Vancouver police officers surround a tent with a person still inside as city workers clear an encampment on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

City of Vancouver says safety up, overdoses and attacks down, after tent camp removal

Vancouver Fire and Rescue received 27 fewer overdose-related calls during the week of the sweep

Vancouver police officers surround a tent with a person still inside as city workers clear an encampment on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver police officers form a barricade as a person removes their belongings while city workers clear an encampment on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Vancouver police officers have been deployed to a tent encampment on the city’s Downtown Eastside with the aim of shutting down the site to campers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver’s homeless shelters are overwhelmed following heavy rainfall and decampment

‘You need to have enough spots for people to go to and there are not enough spots’

Vancouver police officers form a barricade as a person removes their belongings while city workers clear an encampment on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Vancouver police officers have been deployed to a tent encampment on the city’s Downtown Eastside with the aim of shutting down the site to campers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck