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Okanagan Indian Band
OKIB mother and daughter ensuring Indigenous food security with ‘food forest’
Mariel and Sienna Belanger, a Syilx mother and daughter duo from the Okanagan Indian Band,…
In secret, OKIB council members awarded themselves a huge pay increase
Behind closed doors, the Okanagan Indian Band council have voted themselves up to 50% pay…
New affordable Indigenous housing opens in Vernon
Phase 2 of an affordable Indigenous housing project in Vernon will provide 35 new homes.…
Province spending $15M to protect Okanagan drinking water from wildfire
The BC government, several municipalities and a First Nation have created a new plan to…
UBC Okanagan student’s research may help communities avoid flooding after wildfire
Through its Public Scholars Initiative, the University of British Columbia Okanagan is making wildfire regions,…
Cattle carcasses successfully removed from Okanagan Lake near Vernon
The salvage operation to pull dead cattle carcasses from Okanagan Lake near Vernon is now…
Retrieving dead cattle from Okanagan Lake ‘extremely dangerous’: diver
A Penticton-based professional diver says retrieving the dead cattle that drowned in Okanagan Lake over…
Courts can’t help woman battling OKIB over membership, inheritance, eviction
A former Okanagan Indian Band elder has spent almost $90,000 on lawyers in an effort…
OKIB member found guilty after hunting incident with conservation officer
An Okanagan Indian Band member has been found guilty of obstructing a B.C. conservation officer…
Okanagan First Nation agrees to buy O’Keefe Range near Vernon for $26.8M
The Okanagan Indian Band has agreed in principle to purchase the O'Keefe Range for $26.8…
Okanagan Indian Band working on recovery plan after homes, business destroyed by wildfire
The White Rock Lake wildfire has destroyed 10 homes and one business on Okanagan Indian…
Chief Byron Lewis wins another term in OKIB election
Incumbent Okanagan Indian Band Chief Byron Louis has won his sixth term as chief taking…
OKIB demands explanation after hunting incident involving conservation officers
The Okanagan Indian Band has called its lawyers and is asking for a full explanation…
Polls open for Okanagan Indian Band election
VERNON – The polls are open today for members of the Okanagan Indian Band voting…
Indigenous Bloom opens cannabis store in Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY – A cannabis retailer has been up and running in the Central Okanagan…
North Okanagan property owners set to vote on wastewater funding
NORTH OKANAGAN – North Okanagan property owners will soon have their say on the funding…
Local politicians in Central Okanagan plan to get up close and personal
KELOWNA – West Kelowna is first in line for what could be a series of…
Full Okanagan rail trail opening faces another delay after Agricultural Land Commission decision
OKANAGAN – Even as the partial opening of the Okanagan Rail Trail is being celebrated…
$37 million wastewater plant proposed for site north of Swan Lake
NORTH OKANAGAN – Three North Okanagan local governments are working together on a proposed plan…
You may already be using it but Okanagan Rail Trail opens for real next month
OKANAGAN – It’s official. The Okanagan Rail Trail will legally open at the end of…
Action taken to address Okanagan Indian Band fire service concerns
VERNON – The First Nations Emergency Services Society is responding to concerns about fire safety…
VIDEO: Two homes burn to the ground on Okanagan Indian Band reserve amid questions over fire hall
NORTH OKANAGAN – A pair of devastating fires last week on the Okanagan Indian Band…
Why no one’s coming to rescue Okanagan Indian Band firefighters
“THIS CREATES A ‘FREE-FOR-ALL’ ENVIRONMENT THAT WE ARE NO LONGER WILLING TO WORK UNDER” OKANAGAN…
Okanagan Indian Band fire department focus of independent review
VERNON – An independent review is underway after concerns were raised about the Okanagan Indian…