Local Journalism Initiative
Indigenous Peoples Day events within syilx homelands
In honour of sqilxw day (National Indigenous Peoples Day) today, June 21, the syilx Nation…
iN PHOTOS: South Okanagan Pride Society kicks off month-long celebration
The room filled with roaring laughter as Rez Daddy, a local Two-Spirit drag artist, strutted…
iN PHOTOS: Annual Spirit of syilx Youth Unity Run honoured residential ‘school’ survivors
On June 3, for the first time in its 14-year history, the annual Spirit of…
iN PHOTOS: Campbell River estuary is a restoration showcase to save salmon habitat from climate change
Jim Van Tine points out a grassy marsh bench sloping into a tranquil pond populated…
Fewer young Canadians seeing the steady stream of online harassment
More than a third of young adult internet users in Canada either witnessed or experienced…
New hunting rules fuel division in B.C., four First Nations say
The first line of a provincial announcement on new hunting rules reads: “In partnership with…
iN PHOTOS: Okanagan Indian Band celebrates return of Cultural Arbor
Hundreds of community members gathered on May 28 to celebrate the grand reopening of the…
Table Talks to bring reconciliation discussions to South Okanagan-Similkameen
A two-year pilot program will bring Indigenous and non-Indigenous community members together at the kitchen…
Communities across Canada organize to challenge far-right rhetoric of ‘freedom convoy’
The streets of downtown Ottawa are no longer blocked with trucks and peppered with hate…
B.C. fish farms cultivate increased risks for wild salmon: studies
Pacific salmon are likely exposed to increased risks from pathogens concentrated in fish farms on…
Okanagan Indian Band to host grand reopening of Cultural Arbor
The Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) is inviting all members of the OKIB community, the syilx…
Community support emphasized at syilx Nation Drug Forum
During the annual syilx Nation Drug Forum on May 13, syilx people from across the…
B.C. man and his dog raising awareness for victims of elder abuse
Frank Sapach is cycling across Canada with his five-year-old German Shepherd Samantha safely in a…
Citizen science whale observers worry humpbacks being harassed
The return of a mother humpback whale and calf to B.C. waters should be cause…
iN VIDEO: Conservationists urge B.C. to protect bear dens ‘before it’s too late’
The photo of a baby black bear scrabbling around the woody debris of its destroyed…