Below is a list of Council reports, news releases, and good news stories about advocacy, support, and successes related to housing and homelessness.
2026
2025 and Earlier Actions
- November 6, 2025: Provincial News Release - Record Number of Shelter Spaces Opening Before Winter
- October 21, 2025: Council Report: 2025 Cold Weather Response Update
- September 29, 2025: Provincial News Release—More than 50 temporary homes planned in Kamloops for people in need
- August 20, 2025: City of Kamloops Announces the Government of Canada’s 2025–2028 Reaching Home Funding Recipients
- May 6, 2025: Council Report: 2024 Point-in-Time Count
- April 23, 2025: Provincial News Release—Affordable homes safeguarded in Kamloops
- March 24, 2025: News Release—City of Kamloops Supports Purpose-Built Complex Care Housing in Columbia Precinct
- March 24, 2025: Provincial News Release—Permanent supportive, complex-care homes planned for Kamloops
- December 10, 2024: Council Report–Kamloops 2024 Housing Needs Report
- November 5, 2024: Council Report—Provincial Housing Targets Progress Report
- October 22, 2024: Council Report—2024/2025 Cold Weather Response Update
- August 15, 2024: Provincial News Release—More supportive housing planned for people experiencing homelessness in Kamloops
- July 30, 2024: News Release—City Council Takes Action to Secure Access Hub Site on North Shore
- June 24, 2024: News Release—Kamloops Welcomes Significant Provincial Investment in Housing
- June 24, 2024: Provincial News Release—More than 500 homes, shelter spaces coming to Kamloops
- June 6, 2024: Provincial News Release—Eighty new homes coming for seniors, families in Kamloops
- May 14, 2024: Council Report—Provincial Housing Targets Progress Report
- April 29, 2024: Provincial News Release—BC Builds Adds More Sites to Fast-Track Housing for People With Middle Incomes
- April 16, 2024: City Story—Unified Community Effort: Comprehensive Services and Supports for Kamloops' Most Vulnerable
- February 9, 2024: News Release—Access Hub Leadership Committee Working Collectively to Support Unhoused Individuals
- February 6, 2024: City Story—Provincial Data Shows More Kamloops Residents Falling into Housing Insecurity and Homelessness
- January 18, 2024: City Story—Extra Measures and Continued Collaboration During Extreme Cold and Winter Weather
- October 30, 2023: City of Kamloops Publishes the 2023 Kamloops Point-in-Time Count Report
- September 12, 2023: Council Report: Winter Shelter Update
- July 25, 2023: Kamloops City Council Establishes the Kamloops Community Land Trust Foundation
- March 14, 2023: Council Report: 2023 Point-in-Time Count
- February 28, 2023: Committee Council Report: Day Space for People Experiencing Homelessness
- Jan 16, 2023: Interior Health Prepares to Open First Complex Care Homes in Kamloops and Kelowna
- Nov 15, 2022: Council Report: Winter Shelter Update
- Nov 8, 2022: Yacht Club Opening to Provide Additional Support During Cold Snap
- Nov 7, 2022: Stuart Wood Shelter and Warming Stations Open Tonight
- Sept 28, 2022: Call for Applications Now Open for City of Kamloops 2023 Social and Community Development Grants
- Aug 22, 2022: City Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Support People Experiencing Homelessness
- Aug 16, 2022: Information Release from Closed Regarding Interim and Temporary Shelter Solutions
- April 6, 2022: City of Kamloops Social Planning Engagement Group Call for Applicants
- Mar 28, 2022: Statement from the Mayor - Addressing Social Issues in Kamloops
- Mar 3, 2022: Government of Canada's Reaching Home: Canada's Homelessness Strategy - Call for Proposals
- Jan 25, 2022: City Council Authorizes Day Space for People Experiencing Homelessness
- Jan 25, 2022: Council Report: Day Space for People Experiencing Homelessness
- Jan 25, 2022: Council Report: Shelter Services Update
- Jan 21, 2022: Building Community Together
- Jan 17, 2022: City of Kamloops Awards 2022 Social and Community Development Grants
- Dec 2, 2021: Joint Statement from the City of Kamloops and the Province of BC
- Nov 30, 2021: Information Release from Closed Regarding Interim and Temporary Shelter Solutions
- Nov 24, 2021: City of Kamloops Awards Additional 2021 Social and Community Development Grants
- Nov 4, 2021: Zoning Bylaw Review and Update Complete, Zoning Bylaw No. 55 Adopted
- Nov 1, 2021: Government of Canada’s Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy - Call for Proposals
- Oct 13, 2021: Call for Applications Now Open for City of Kamloops 2022 Social and Community Development Grants
- Sep 21, 2021: Council Report: Notice of Motions Update
- Sep 15, 2021: Call for Applications Now Open for Additional City of Kamloops 2021 Social and Community Development Grant Funding
- Aug 16, 2021: City receives $1.47 Million in Funding to Support People Facing Homelessness
- Jul 30, 2021: City of Kamloops Extends Shelter Supports at Memorial Arena For People Experiencing Homelessness
- Jul 21, 2021: City of Kamloops Supporting Day Spaces for People Experiencing Homelessness
- Jun 24, 2021: City to Open Cooling Centre to Provide Relief During Heat Wave
- May 27, 2021: Government of Canada’s Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy - Call for Proposals
- May 21, 2021: Community Service Officers Working with Partners to Support People Living Outdoors and Clean Up Beaches
- Mar 8, 2021: Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Remains a Key Priority
- Mar 2, 2021: City of Kamloops to Hire a New Social and Housing Manager
- Mar 2, 2021: Statement from B.C. Urban Mayors’ Caucus and UBCM on Meeting with the Premier and Minister of Municipal Affairs on the local government financing system and complex care housing
- Mar 2, 2021: Council Notice of Motion Regarding Subsidized Housing in Kamloops
- Mar 2, 2021: Council Notice of Motion Regarding Addressing Issues on Kamloops Streets
- Feb 11, 2021: Call for Volunteers for the 2021 Nationally Coordinated Point in Time Count
- Jan 29, 2021: Statement from B.C. Urban Mayors’ Caucus on Meetings with the Provincial Government to Develop a Complex Care Housing Pilot
- Jan 12, 2021: 2021 Social and Community Development Grants Awarded