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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JONESIE: When 'journalists' help themselves, they don't help anyone
OPINION Gaze with me for a moment at the soft navel of the dwindling news and media business of Kamloops and the Okanagan. Kelowna Now had a good get this week. At least until they did Kelowna Now things with it. They got t

Fun festivals for foodies in Okanagan, Kamloops
Foodies in Kamloops and the Okanagan might want to mark their calendars for some unique upcoming festivals in the region celebrating pickles, garlic, tomatoes and hot peppers. The inaugural Farmstrong Cider Pickle Festival in Armstrong ki

Massachusetts sheriff arrested on charges of pressuring cannabis company over stock purchase
BOSTON (AP) — A sheriff in one of Massachusetts' largest counties was charged Friday with allegedly pressuring a Boston-based cannabis firm to sell him stock in the company. Sheriff Steven Tompkins, 67, who oversees about 1,000 em

Kelowna year ahead of province's push for more homes to be built
A year into the province’s push to get cities to build more homes, Kelowna is already a year ahead. The City of Kelowna’s housing target report said there were 3,467 new homes built in the city since June 2024. The target set ou

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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