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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A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres of it growing in the Okanagan. Kelowna resident Domenic Rampone’s family immigrated from northern Italy to Kelowna in 1893 where they grew

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

Dispute between Vernon neighbours over tree pruning ends with legal challenge
A neighbourly dispute about overhanging tree branches has left a Vernon senior housing society in the red after it failed in its legal challenge to get its neighbour to pay for pruning. According to a May 27 BC Civil Resolution Tribunal dec

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