News Items tag as: Aaron Hemens

Lone chinook salmon makes ‘milestone’ return home to Okanagan Lake
September 16, 2024 - 6:00 PM

For the first time in known recent history, a lone adult Okanagan summer chinook salmon successfully made its way home to k?úsx?nítkw (Okanagan Lake) from the ocean last week.
iN PHOTOS: First Nations bring sockeye back to Arrow Lakes for first time in decades
September 06, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Lance Thomas sent well wishes as he helped release dozens of adult sockeye salmon into the Arrow Lakes last week.
iN PHOTOS: Similkameen powwow makes triumphant return to Keremeos
September 04, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Pounding drums and the tinkling of jingle dresses filled the open airs of their Sna?snulax?tn Campground’s powwow arbour once again this past weekend after a wildfire tore through the area last year.
Inquest jury urges review detention policies after man died in Kamloops RCMP custody
August 08, 2024 - 6:00 PM

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'Our medicinal lake': Okanagan Nation members gather at Spotted Lake
August 07, 2024 - 8:00 PM

During a gathering at kllilx’w (Spotted Lake) in late July, syilx Okanagan Nation members were reminded to never lose sense of who they are, where they’ve come from and where they’re going.
Native courtworker position in Kamloops left vacant; future of role uncertain
July 28, 2024 - 10:30 AM

Indigenous people involved in the criminal justice system who require legal guidance from a Native Courtworker at the Kamloops courthouse are currently without on-site support.
syilx Okanagan people and their kin cross Canada-U.S. border on horseback
July 24, 2024 - 7:00 PM

As a demonstration of their sovereignty and unity, syilx Okanagan people and their kin crossed the colonial border that divides their territories on horseback last weekend.
iN PHOTOS: Annual canoe journey into U.S. from Okanagan upholds treaty rights
July 07, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Dozens of syilx Okanagan community members paddled 10 boats across the international border on Thursday — challenging the colonial division of their territory and reminding settlers of their Nation’s sovereignty.
Rally outside Kamloops court denounces Curtis Sagmoen and violence against women
June 21, 2024 - 7:00 PM

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Tiny House Warriors found guilty of all charges related to TMX worksite altercations
June 04, 2024 - 4:30 PM

Members of the Tiny House Warriors who have been found guilty of all of the criminal charges against them for their actions at a Trans Mountain worksite say they did not commit any crimes under Secwépemc law.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
A Kelowna company that grows, processes and exports cherries was fined last year following a fatal tractor incident has again been fined after a tractor driver was seriously injured. According to a recently published Feb. 6 WorkSafeBC

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Okanagan’s first ‘net-zero’ home is insulated with hemp
In an effort to make construction more sustainable a Kelowna developer has built a home insulated with hemp. The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,430 square foot home at 278 Summer Wood Drive in the Echo Ridge development in Kelowna meets the pro

News Items tag as: Aaron Hemens

Lone chinook salmon makes ‘milestone’ return home to Okanagan Lake

iN PHOTOS: First Nations bring sockeye back to Arrow Lakes for first time in decades

iN PHOTOS: Similkameen powwow makes triumphant return to Keremeos

Inquest jury urges review detention policies after man died in Kamloops RCMP custody

'Our medicinal lake': Okanagan Nation members gather at Spotted Lake

Native courtworker position in Kamloops left vacant; future of role uncertain

syilx Okanagan people and their kin cross Canada-U.S. border on horseback

iN PHOTOS: Annual canoe journey into U.S. from Okanagan upholds treaty rights

Rally outside Kamloops court denounces Curtis Sagmoen and violence against women

Tiny House Warriors found guilty of all charges related to TMX worksite altercations

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