News Items tag as: Skeetchestn Indian Band

Skeetchestn First Nation to return home
August 21, 2017 - 9:35 AM

SKEETCHESTN - As of noon today, Skeetchestn First Nation will be allowed home after an evacuation order in the area was downgraded.
Federal government announces funding for recreation projects for Kamloops and Skeetchestn Indian Band
February 09, 2017 - 8:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - More than a half-million dollars in federal project funding was announced today for Kamloops and the Skeetchestn Indian Band.
Province to fund clean energy for the Skeetchestn Indian Band
November 17, 2016 - 2:57 PM

KAMLOOPS - Skeetchestn Indian Band is set to receive $30,000 from the province to create and develop a community-based energy plan.
Standoff with police near Kamloops ends with arrests
March 19, 2016 - 11:51 AM

KAMLOOPS – What started with a report of gunshots on the Skeetchestn reserve near Kamloops early this morning, ended with the arrest of two men following a three-hour standoff with police.
Local First Nations hosting own review of Ajax Mine
September 10, 2015 - 2:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - A group representing local First Nations will delve into the potential impacts of the proposed Ajax Mine on their traditional territory.
First Nation welcome signs cut down near Kamloops on eve of Aboriginal Day
June 22, 2015 - 10:37 AM

SAVONA - Investigators with Kamloops Rural RCMP are appealing to the public for information after two signs welcoming people to the Skeetchestn First Nation were cut down the night before National Aboriginal Day on Sunday.
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The Okanagan has its own tiny form of alligator
It’s spring and all sorts of cold-blooded creatures are slithering to warm rocks, including a type of lizard with the face of an alligator. The northern alligator lizard is most commonly found near rock faces, said Pete Wise, owner of

Make panzanella salad to celebrate the end of peach and tomato season
Harvest is in full swing now which means last chance for romance with some of your favourite fall ingredients. Peaches are rounding up for the year and so are heirloom tomatoes, so please make this salad as a finale to another wonderful season.

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News Items tag as: Skeetchestn Indian Band

Skeetchestn First Nation to return home

Federal government announces funding for recreation projects for Kamloops and Skeetchestn Indian Band

Province to fund clean energy for the Skeetchestn Indian Band

Standoff with police near Kamloops ends with arrests

Local First Nations hosting own review of Ajax Mine

First Nation welcome signs cut down near Kamloops on eve of Aboriginal Day

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