News Items tag as: Okanagan Nation Alliance

Record breaking return of sockeye salmon to Okanagan spawning grounds
September 12, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Hundreds of thousands of sockeye salmon returned to spawning grounds in Osoyoos Lake and Skaha Lake after swimming up the Columbia River all summer, an incredible 1,000-kilometre journey.
Project to re-establish grizzlies in the Okanagan will take time
June 15, 2024 - 6:00 PM

After years of effort, organizations on both sides of the border are working to bring grizzly bears back to an ecosystem that includes the Okanagan.
Okanagan First Nations team up with American agencies to restore grizzly bear population
May 04, 2024 - 1:00 PM

The Okanagan Nation Alliance is working with American agencies to bring back grizzly bears, ki?lawna? in nsyilxc?n, to the Okanagan's transboundary ecosystem.
iN VIDEO: How wildfires and drought are impacting salmon in southern BC Interior
March 17, 2024 - 3:30 PM

Climate change is impacting salmon and the way salmon streams are being cared for in the province.
Pow Wow Between the Lakes returns to Penticton
April 02, 2023 - 12:00 PM

The Okanagan Nation Alliance is hosting the return of Pow Wow Between the Lakes in Penticton this summer.
Okanagan Nation Alliance calls for inquiry following Saunders conviction
October 05, 2022 - 4:30 PM

The Okanagan Nation Alliance is demanding a public inquiry into the actions of Robert Reilly Saunders and the workplace circumstances that allowed him to steal from Indigenous youth in his care for years.
Okanagan Nation Alliance tribal chair calls for criminal charges against Canada, church for residential schools
January 30, 2022 - 11:02 AM

The tribal chair of the Syilx Okanagan Nation says criminal charges should be laid against the church and country of Canada after 93 possible grave sites were found at a former residential school near Williams Lake.
Okanagan drought killing fish and exposing need for major water management change
August 17, 2021 - 7:00 AM

Being in a Stage 4 drought is not going to have much impact on humans living in the Okanagan Valley this year.
Heat wave could have huge impact on Thompson-Okanagan fish
July 01, 2021 - 7:30 AM

Warm waters make a dangerous journey for sockeye salmon and one researcher is suggesting residents should avoid catching and releasing fish in general.
Sylix communities rally for residential school survivors through caravan, ceremony
June 26, 2021 - 11:59 AM

Sylix communities joined together this morning to honour residential school survivors and the children who never made it home from the Kamloops Indian Residential School.
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iN DISCUSSION: ICBC's no fault system criticized
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iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Duelling Vernon stratas enter 12th year of 'convoluted' legal battle
What was supposed to be a quick and easy Vernon real estate investment has entered its 12th year in court as the owners of the 14 units continue their pricey legal fight arguing this time about unpaid strata fees. In a June 23 decision, Sup

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