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Indigenous Bloom opens cannabis store in Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY – A cannabis retailer has been up and running in the Central Okanagan…
Cattle carcasses successfully removed from Okanagan Lake near Vernon
The salvage operation to pull dead cattle carcasses from Okanagan Lake near Vernon is now…
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,…
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…
New affordable Indigenous housing opens in Vernon
Phase 2 of an affordable Indigenous housing project in Vernon will provide 35 new homes.…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
RCMP comment on police activity at North Okanagan home
VERNON – Three weeks later, authorities are explaining why they had a home on the…
Okanagan Indian Band still fighting for compensation over military explosives buried on reserve
VERNON – The Okanagan Indian Band is carrying on its legal fight in B.C. Supreme…
High lake level brings North Okanagan septic concerns to the surface
VERNON – The chief of the Okanagan Indian Band says this year’s flooding event is…
Flooding still has some waterfront properties in North Okanagan under evacuation order
NORTH OKANAGAN – As wildfires rage across the province, some people in the North Okanagan…
Suspected algae bloom in Okanagan Lake a ‘natural occurrence,’ officials say
VERNON – A possible algae bloom at the north end of Okanagan Lake continues to…
Okanagan Indian Band builds up defences to protect Lakeshore Road in Vernon
VERNON – The Okanagan Indian Band is reinforcing defences at the northern end of the…
To swim, or not to swim at flooded beaches? First Nations Health Authority says use your eyes — and your nose
Whether or not to take the plunge ultimately comes down to your own personal choice,…
Okanagan Indian Band warns of ‘dangerous, disgusting and filthy dirty’ flood water
OKANAGAN – You might think it novel to cruise through flooded yards on a paddle…
iN PHOTOS: Sandbag defences no match for storm on northern tip of Okanagan Lake
OKANAGAN – Some shoreline residents along Okanagan Lake came away from last night's storm unscathed…
UPDATE: Parker Cove residents evacuated overnight now allowed to return home
VERNON – People living in Parker Cove, on Okanagan Lake, have been given the OK…