Indian Band
Okanagan and Splatsin band financial records revealed
VERNON - The Okanagan Indian Band’s chief and council were paid double what City of Vernon elected officials received in remuneration and expenses last year. This is the first year First Nations are required to disclose their financial information as part of the new First Nations Financial Transparency Act. It’s resulted in some eye opening...
T’kemlups te Secwepemc responds to media coverage of salaries, financials
KAMLOOPS – First Nations Chiefs and councillors have entirely different roles from city mayors and councillors and cannot be compared based on salary alone, says T’kemlups te Secwepemc. When salaries and audited financial statements were released last month under new federal legislation, local media around the province—including Infonews.ca—made the comparisons between chiefs and councillors to municipal...
Councillors at Tk’emlups te Secwepemc make nearly three times the salary of Kamloops City counterparts
KAMLOOPS – Tk’emlups te Secwepemc is one of just a handful of First Nations councils to comply with new federal regulations disclosing its finances — and some of the results may surprise you. The band paid its chief and seven councillors $723,822 in salaries and expenses last year, according to statements filed under the new...
Human remains found at Haynes Point Provincial Park
OSOYOOS - Human remains were found at Haynes Point Provincial Park yesterday. The discovery was reported to Osoyoos RCMP after a contractor excavating for washroom upgrade found the bones at a depth of about four to five feet. An investigation has so far determined the bones to be archeological and in close proximity to other...