Tag: Homelessness

Powell River town hall on homelessness, senior housing draws nearly 300

City of Powell River Bill Kingston -
The event was hosted by the Westview Ratepayers Society.

City to send ‘cheeky’ invoices to BC government for encampment cleanup

City of Powell River Bill Kingston -
The city is also sending a funding request letter to the B.C. government.

Powell River homeless encampments working group nearly ready

City of Powell River Bill Kingston -
The group will do its work over two years.

Barnet Street homeless shelter named

City of Powell River Bill Kingston -
Tours of the facility will happen April 1.

Housing minister trusts Powell River homeless shelter operator

City of Powell River Bill Kingston -
The minister is confident Lift will be able to operate the 40-bed facility.

Residents oppose Dwight Hall for weather emergency shelter

City of Powell River Bill Kingston -
City council is expected to recommend BC Housing and LIFT look at the former Wildwood Firehall instead.

Point-in-time count shows decrease in homelessness in Powell River

Community Wylie Henderson -
A total of 80 people were counted as experiencing homelessness in Powell River in the latest point-in-time survey, that’s a drop from 126 reported in the 2023 edition.

Homelessness rises in 60 per cent of B.C. communities in latest count

Provincial Emily Joveski -
The latest provincial “point-in-time” count found that homelessness rose in more than half of the 20 British Columbia communities surveyed.

Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser goes on Saturday

News Justin Goulet -
The Coldest Night of the Year walk is taking place on Saturday night. Karen Fraser with the Salvation...

Provincial Child Poverty Report Card Released

News Justin Goulet -
The 2016 BC Child Poverty Report Card has been released and the grade isn't very good. Adrienne Montani with First...

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