Tent City

• New measures at Kelowna’s tent city include stamp system, fencing

  In addition to the fencing, the changes also include 24-7 on site security and a stamp system, which will require tent city residents to show their stamp to re-enter the site.

  Canada

  Mar 26
  
• Tensions flare at Kelowna city bylaw office as residents protest tent city sweeps

  The city said it would review the concerns brought forward and connect with the group next week.

  Canada

  Mar 7
  
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• Residents at Kelowna’s tent city say latest fire highlights need to activate warming tent

  The warming tent can accommodate up to 50 people and is a level two in the city's cold weather response strategy.

  Canada

  Jan 20
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• ‘I heard them screaming’: Halifax encampment fire could have ended in tragedy, residents say

  Charred remains are all that is left of three tents that caught fire early Monday morning at the Green Road encampment in Dartmouth, N.S.

  Fire

  Dec 19, 2024
• Warming tent part of Kelowna’s Extreme Weather Plan to keep unsheltered population warm

  The measures will be activated based on the severity of the weather conditions, with three levels designed to offer increasing levels of support.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2024
• Vancouver’s only sanctioned homeless encampment to be closed by Nov. 7, city says

  The Vancouver Park Board said Wednesday that it has set Nov. 7 as the deadline to end sheltering in a special "designated area" in CRAB Park.

  Economy

  Oct 23, 2024
• Business owners plead with Kelowna to properly manage tiny-home community

  The site is across the Okanagan Rail Trail and the existing city-designated outdoor sheltering site is often referred to as tent city.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2023
• ‘We won’t forget’: 2 years after teardown, homeless encampments continue in Halifax

  On Aug. 18, 2021, a downtown Halifax homeless encampment was razed and a largely peaceful protest took a rough turn. Two years later, there are more tents than ever.

  Canada

  Aug 18, 2023
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• Legal battle begins as Kingston’s Belle Park eviction case reaches court

  A legal fight to evict those still living in a homeless encampment in Kingston's Belle Park began Monday, with an interim order to ban fires at the site.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2023
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• Outdoor sheltering site in Central Okanagan grows: ‘We’re seeing a lot of new faces’

  Rempel added that what's also very troubling is how many people are falling into homelessness for the very first time due to the economic climate.

  Canada

  May 10, 2023