News Items tag as: Okanagan Indian Band 2022

Okanagan Rail Trail: Final push is on to close the missing link
October 09, 2022 - 8:28 AM
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This may sound all too familiar: “One last piece of Okanagan Rail Trail ‘nearing its final stage.’”
It could still be decades to complete the Okanagan Rail Trail
October 05, 2022 - 7:00 PM

If the experience of the Penticton Indian Band is any example, it could take many more years, if not decades, before the federal government grants the Okanagan Indian Band ownership of the old rail line along Duck Lake.
syilx elders in need of support after fire destroys home
February 25, 2022 - 1:05 PM

An Okanagan Indian Band family is focused on rebuilding after their house was destroyed by fire this week.
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Kelowna realtor fined for conflicts of interest
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Okanagan Rail Trail: Final push is on to close the missing link