News Items tag as: Penticton Indian Band 2022

'Reckless and senseless': Penticton Indian Band promises legal action against those cutting horse fences
November 25, 2022 - 2:03 PM
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Members of the Penticton Indian Band want to contain the free roaming horses on their land but perimeter fences continue to be deliberately cut.
Smoke plume near West Kelowna from prescribed burn
October 27, 2022 - 3:15 PM

The thick plume of smoke coming from the West Kelowna area is a prescribed burn.
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.
Plan underway for welcome to Penticton sign in traditional syilx language
August 26, 2022 - 6:00 PM

People driving through Penticton will soon be greeted in the traditional language of the syilx people.
INDIGENOUS GUARDIANS: Meet Penticton band’s two-man crew looking out for the land
August 24, 2022 - 9:55 AM

Since its inception in 2016, the Penticton Indian Band’s (PIB) Guardian Program has evolved from a land-monitoring initiative to a service that aims to provide safety and security for the entire community.
At 19 years old, syilx Coyote Cruises manager uplifts young leaders
August 21, 2022 - 11:04 AM

On any given summer day, you can find a seemingly-endless stream of people trickling down Coyote Cruises’s small staircase entrance into the “Penticton Channel,” eager to drift away on tubes down a lazy river.
Washouts on sections of KVR trail prompt warning from Penticton Indian Band
July 08, 2022 - 4:21 PM

The Penticton Indian Band is warning the public it’s not safe to use the KVR trail on its land, and at the same time points out using the trail without band permission is trespassing.
Brush fire on Penticton Indian Band land extinguished quickly
July 07, 2022 - 2:35 PM

It didn’t take fire crews in Penticton long to extinguish a brush fire last night.
Penticton Indian Band say fence to contain free-roaming horses cut
January 31, 2022 - 4:59 PM

The Penticton Indian Band has confirmed that fences to keep in free-roaming horses are being deliberately cut.
Penticton Indian Band drafting bylaw to deal with problematic free roaming horses
January 08, 2022 - 11:07 AM

Free roaming horses in the South Okanagan continue to cause problems and the Penticton Indian Band is hoping to address the issue by creating a new bylaw.
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News Items tag as: Penticton Indian Band 2022

'Reckless and senseless': Penticton Indian Band promises legal action against those cutting horse fences

Smoke plume near West Kelowna from prescribed burn

It could still be decades to complete the Okanagan Rail Trail

Plan underway for welcome to Penticton sign in traditional syilx language

INDIGENOUS GUARDIANS: Meet Penticton band’s two-man crew looking out for the land

At 19 years old, syilx Coyote Cruises manager uplifts young leaders

Washouts on sections of KVR trail prompt warning from Penticton Indian Band

Brush fire on Penticton Indian Band land extinguished quickly

Penticton Indian Band say fence to contain free-roaming horses cut

Penticton Indian Band drafting bylaw to deal with problematic free roaming horses

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