News Items tag as: First Nations ancestral remains

Similkameen Indian band at odds with province over protection of ancestral remains
July 29, 2016 - 5:30 PM

PENTICTON - The Lower Similkameen Indian Band has acquired the support of the Okanagan Nation Alliance in it’s struggle with the province to protect their ancestral remains.
Ancient burial site uncovered in Cawston orchard
March 05, 2016 - 11:30 AM

CAWSTON - The discovery of what is believed to be First Nations ancestral remains on a Cawston orchard property earlier this week caused some excitement in the Similkameen community.
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JONESIE: Why Reid Hamer-Jackson can't fight city hall
OPINION I don’t live in Kamloops. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s antics have no effect on me personally, so allow me to be a bit more philosophical about it. I want to like the guy, more for what he could represent than wh

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Penticton business set to launch cannabis consumption patio on 4/20
A Penticton cannabis retailer will be opening its consumption patio this weekend and the owner says it'll be the perfect spot for customers to safely enjoy a toke. Cannabis Cottage is hosting a launch party for its all-new designat

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th

Similkameen Indian band at odds with province over protection of ancestral remains