‘They didn’t just want furs’: Okanagan Indigenous leader talks looming closure of The Bay
As the future of Canada's oldest company remains up in the air and closures loom, Okanagan Indian Band Chief Byron Louis says ...
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Okanagan Indian Band chief and council to be elected March 31
OKIB Election Day is only a few weeks away, and there are four candidates for chief and 28 candidates for council ...
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Okanagan Indian Band spearheads first B.C. wildfire salvage agreement
Funding for a forestry project near Vernon is a positive step towards reducing wildfire risk, according to local MLA ...
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Syilx Okanagan Nation bans man accused of sexual assault from communities
First Nation leaders across the Okanagan have agreed and signed a resolution to ban a man accused of sexual assault and found ...
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Okanagan First Nations Chiefs condemn 'lack of justice' in 'healer's' sentence
In a press release issued by the Syilx Okanagan Nation Alliance, the Chiefs of the member nations collectively condemned the ...
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Accelerate Okanagan takes charge of $4M business acceleration project
Other regional hubs involved in the project are Hubspace, Okanagan Indian Band, Westbank First Nation, Central Interior Business Accelerator and Kootenay Association of Science and Technology.
Okanagan Indian Band will elect a chief and council March 31
Members of the Okanagan Indian Band will elect a chief and council at the end of the month. Eligible voters will cast their ballots from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. March 31 at the Head of the Lake Hall.