The Province is helping keep people safe by creating hubs of police, dedicated prosecutors and probation officers focused on tackling repeat violent offending in every region of the province.

People experiencing homelessness in Kelowna now have access to 60 new year-round shelter beds.

People experiencing homelessness in Kelowna will continue to have access to safe, warm beds with the extension of leases on the Richter Street and Doyle Avenue shelters.

Forty new affordable rental homes are now available for people with low to moderate incomes in Kelowna, with the opening of a new affordable housing development.

The Province, through BC Housing, has partnered with the City of West Kelowna and Turning Points Collaborative Society to lease the Central Okanagan Community Food Bank’s West Kelowna facility for use as a temporary bridge shelter for people experiencing homelessness.

Nearly 40 new affordable homes are now available for low- to middle-income seniors, couples and individuals in Kelowna, as a new rental apartment building opens.

Forty-nine people will have a safe and secure place to call home with a new supportive housing project opening in Kelowna.

People in need of a warm, safe place to stay during the winter months will soon have access to additional temporary shelter spaces in Kelowna, thanks to a partnership between the Province and Turning Points Collaborative Society.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after falling through ice on the Kettle River on Dec. 30, 2015.