Tag Archives: Housing
Mustard Seed Kamloops partners with BC Housing to open new women's shelter space
KAMLOOPS - In the basement at Mustard Seed Kamloops is Harbour House. It's a newly-renovated, 12-bed shelter space meant to accommodate all women, including transgender women, non-binary and two-spiri...
Aaron Schulze Oct 11, 2022
TRU students preparing to live in cramped quarters amid high rent prices
KAMLOOPS - The fall semester at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will begin in just a few weeks and students from out of town are looking for places to live while completing their studies. On-campus a...
Aaron Schulze Aug 16, 2022
Kamloops housing market slows as buyers anticipate another interest rate hike
KAMLOOPS - July's real estate market statistics from the Interior Realtors Association show that residential sales were down 39 per cent compared to the same period last year, bringing the market clos...
Aaron Schulze Aug 09, 2022
Third annual Stop, Drop and Donate hospice fundraiser set for Saturday at Cascades Casino
KAMLOOPS - Each year, families from throughout the region experience the comfort of the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice Home, when they have a loved one in need of palliative care. The pandemic ha...
Jun 23, 2022
With help from B.C. Housing, Oncore Seniors Society buys North Shore apartment complex
KAMLOOPS - The provincial government announced that BC Housing is providing approximately $10.1 million to Oncore Seniors Society to finance the purchase of the five-storey Silvercrest Suites building...
Aaron Schulze May 11, 2022
Moira Place homeless shelter opens, provides 40 year-round beds
KAMLOOPS - As one shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Kamloops closes, another one opens.Moira House, a 40-bed year-round shelter at 600 Kingston Ave., officially opened on Wednesday (Apri...
Apr 06, 2022
Crossroads Inn to receive funding for climate change resilient renovations
KAMLOOPS - A social housing building in Kamloops is one of six residential buildings that will receive renovations to make it more resilient to extreme weather.The B.C. government announced Monday (Ma...
James Peters Mar 21, 2022
Federal Minister visits Merritt, meets with residents still displaced after November floods
MERRITT, BC - It's been four months since the devastating floods tore through the Fraser and Nicola Valleys. Recovery work is taking place, however many residents are still unable to return home. On S...
Aaron Schulze Mar 14, 2022
Katherine McParland Bursary created for young adults who have experienced housing instability
KAMLOOPS - A bursary has been set up in honour of the late founder of A Way Home Kamloops Katherine McParland.The Katherine McParland Bursary is part of BC Housing's Education Awards Program, which pr...
Mar 07, 2022
Shelter for people experiencing homelessness opens at former Kamloops Greyhound bus station
KAMLOOPS - One of three shelters for people experiencing homelessness in Kamloops is now open.The B.C. government announced Monday (Feb. 7) that Merit Place - located at the former Greyhound bus depot...
Feb 07, 2022
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