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How new provincial housing rules are boosting and hurting development in Central Okanagan
The Bennett bridge stretches a mere kilometre across Okanagan Lake between Kelowna and West Bank…
Taxation without representation getting a stir in the Central Okanagan
Back in 2005, Westbank First Nation created a five-person Advisory Council so non-members living on…
Westbank First Nation outshining Okanagan cities on new home construction
When it comes to issuing building permits for new housing, the tiny Westbank First Nation…
The Bluff on WFN land could rival Tolko mill site as next huge development
There's been lots of talk in the past four years about the redevelopment of the…
Housing construction booming on WFN but should you buy lease land?
When Troika Developments started marketing its West Harbour resort community on Westbank First Nation land…
Imaginary cows had a say in where Westbank First Nation reserves were placed
Ever wonder how European colonizers decided where to put Indian reserves in the Okanagan? It…
First Nations as frustrated as others on Kelowna-dominated board
The years-long frustration by a few hundred rural residents to get their voices heard by…
Long term care workers promised severance pay from Westbank First Nation by Friday
On the same day former employees of the Pine Acres long term care home protested…
Robert Louie running to return as chief of Westbank First Nation
Former Westbank First Nation chief Robert Louie is running again to fill the top spot…
Former Westbank First Nation staffer sues band over firing
A former Westbank First Nation senior administrator is suing the band over a claim he…
Former WFN chief’s latest book, a memoir, has already sold out of hard copies
Grand Chief Ronald Derrickson’s latest book, a memoir of his own life, is flying off…
The unique Indigenous cultural perspective available to Central Okanagan Regional District
Jordan Coble is the newest member of the board for the Regional District of the…
$8.9 million upgrade for WFN school
WEST KELOWNA – A Westbank First Nation elementary school will soon get an almost $9…
West Kelowna singer named best new artist at Indigenous Music Awards
WEST KELOWNA - A local First Nation singer and songwriter has won Best New Artist at the Indigenous Music Awards in Winnipeg. Kelly Margaret Derrickson, daughter of Grand Chief Ron Derrickson, beat out five other artists for the prestigious award on Friday, Sept. 11. Her debut album, Warriors of Love, was released in 2013 and...
Aboriginal forestry business gets boost from federal funding
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Aboriginal-owned forest sector companies in B.C. and Alberta will soon enjoy technical support and business advice from Western Economic Diversification Canada. Western diversification minister Michelle Rempel announced during a press conference at the Westbank First Nation corporate offices in West Kelowna that private company FP Innovations would receive $1.8 million to deliver educational...
First Nations hotel and conference centre in the works for West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – If Grand Chief Ron Derrickson gets his way, West Kelowna could become a major destination for First Nations business people across North America. He is in the early planning stages of a luxury hotel and conference centre on his 5.5-acre property next to Two Eagles Golf Course off Carrington Road in West...
Sneena Road overpass open to traffic
WEST KELOWNA – The Sneena Road overpass, which has slowed traffic on Highway 97 north of the William Bennett Bridge for close to a year, has finally been completed. The overpass is a $9.3 million dollar connection between Westbank First Nation lands on either side of the highway. In an official ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday,...
UBCO hosts WFN art forum Friday
KELOWNA – A public forum examining the impact Westbank First Nations art has had on the revitalized downtown is taking place at the Alternator Centre this Friday. The hour long forum, part of a monthly series called Alterknowledge that looks at social issues in the Okanagan, is organized by faculty at UBCO in partnership with the...
Mapping Okanagan travel habits
KELOWNA – A survey of local travel habits reveals a number of insights into how Okanagan residents get where we need to go. Conducted by the City of Kelowna, City of Vernon, Districts of Lake Country, West Kelowna, Peachland, Westbank First Nation and the Regional District of the Central Okanagan, the survey shows the travel...
Westbank construction projects changing the landscape this summer
WESTBANK - Expect some traffic delays as four capital improvement projects on Westbank First Nations land get rolling this summer. Construction on the Sneena Road Overpass Project is underway and should be finished in November. It includes an overpass at Highway 97 and Sneena Road and extension of Sneena Road from Tomat Avenue to Campbell...