Vulnerable people in the Okanagan will now have sites to self-isolate because of the coronavirus pandemic, the provincial announced on Tuesday.
According to the government, more than 900 spaces have been secured at 23 sites throughout the province, including hotels, motels and community centres.
In the Okanagan, the sites will be located in the region’s three largest communities: Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon. “BC Housing is working with regional health authorities, municipal partners and experienced non-profit shelter and housing providers to develop community-based response plans to the COVID-19 pandemic,” the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing said in a press release. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest