News Items tag as: Secwepemc

The meaning behind the steel sphere art installation on a trail near Kamloops
October 12, 2024 - 7:00 AM

One of the artists behind a large steel sphere recently installed at Chase Creek Falls said creating the design for it has been a moving and powerful experience.
iN PHOTOS: 1st trailhead unveiled in Secwepemc Landmark project
June 08, 2021 - 6:00 AM

A landmark day finally arrived last week for the Shuswap Trail Alliance, Shuswap Middle School and Secwepemc communities involved in bringing the Secwepemc Landmarks project.
Secwepemc landmark project moves ahead with new grant funding
May 25, 2021 - 6:00 AM

The Secwepémc Landmarks project to install sculptures and interpretive panels in various locations throughout the Thompson-Okanagan is receiving nearly $300,000 in grants to move the project ahead.
UPDATE: Protestors arrested in Chase for blockading CP Rail line
February 25, 2020 - 2:14 PM

After at least two dozen protesters had blockaded the CP Rail tracks near Chase, RCMP were called in and arrested at least three people.
Museum exhibit opens following naming of Jacko Lake as First Nation cultural heritage site
June 20, 2017 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS – An exhibition has opened at the Secwepemc Museum that reinforces the local First Nations intention to protect a unique cultural site and echoes opposition to the proposed Ajax mine.
iNPHOTOS: Anti-pipeline rally draws thousands to Vancouver
November 19, 2016 - 6:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Thousands of people rallied and marched through the streets of Vancouver in a demonstration against the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
Thompson-Okanagan locals travel by bus to anti-Kinder Morgan pipeline rally in Vancouver
November 19, 2016 - 12:03 PM

'WE WILL BE LINKING ARMS AND STANDING TOGETHER AS PEOPLE FROM ALL RACES, NATIONS, AND BACKGROUNDS. YOU CANNOT IGNORE THAT.'
Mary Thomas recordings help keep the Secwepemc culture alive
February 17, 2016 - 8:00 PM

SALMON ARM - In a generation where knowledge about historic languages and cultures can fade into the unknown the recordings of a local First Nations advocate will help keep the Secwepemc language, culture and history alive.
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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 third week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

iN PHOTOS: These edible mushrooms in Okanagan, Kamloops dissolve into ink
While shaggy mane mushrooms are a common find for foragers in the Okanagan and Kamloops, the fungus does something unusual at this time of year, they start to dissolve into an inky mess. Charles Ruechel, an owner at Elements Adventur

Kentucky to help connect patients with medical providers as part of its medical cannabis program
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will offer an online directory to help connect patients with medical providers as it prepares for the start of its medical cannabis program in 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. So far, 154 doctors a

House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin
Housing data for Kelowna sparked an exchange between a local Member of Parliament and the federal Housing Minister in the House of Commons earlier this week where statistics were given out of context. Kelowna-Lake Country MP Trac

News Items tag as: Secwepemc

The meaning behind the steel sphere art installation on a trail near Kamloops

iN PHOTOS: 1st trailhead unveiled in Secwepemc Landmark project

Secwepemc landmark project moves ahead with new grant funding

UPDATE: Protestors arrested in Chase for blockading CP Rail line

Museum exhibit opens following naming of Jacko Lake as First Nation cultural heritage site

iNPHOTOS: Anti-pipeline rally draws thousands to Vancouver

Thompson-Okanagan locals travel by bus to anti-Kinder Morgan pipeline rally in Vancouver

Mary Thomas recordings help keep the Secwepemc culture alive

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