Although the contract for Vernon’s Turning Points temporary winter shelter was extended for three months, the facility has been forced to close because of a lack of staff.

Karabanow says the demand for shelter beds constantly outweighs the capacity.

The shelter will be located on Fuller Avenue, beside the Royal Canadian Legion.

The site, to be located along Stevens Road, will be operated by the West Kelowna Shelter Society.

A partnership has been struck between Halifax Public Libraries and Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency to pilot a project that will see public libraries open their doors in emergency weather situations to serve as a shelter to those in need.

A temporary winter shelter opened its doors this past weekend in West Kelowna. Approximately 100 homeless people live in the Okanagan city.

"People have been asking for this for a long time."

A tally in Penticton last fall identified 163 people who were homeless or at risk of being homelessness in the South Okanagan city.

The building that once housed the iconic A and B Sound music store in downtown Kelowna is being converted into a homeless shelter during the winter months.