News Items tag as: Splatsin burial lands Controversial referendum on ancestral Splatsin burial site called off July 15, 2016 - 1:30 PM ENDERBY - The voices of the elders have been heard. With referendum just days away, Splatsin increase pressure on band council to call off vote on ancestral burial site July 14, 2016 - 8:00 PM ENDERBY - Public pressure is mounting for the Splatsin band council to cancel a referendum involving an ancestral burial site. Splatsin band members formally ask chief and council to cancel referendum, protect ancestral grave site July 11, 2016 - 9:00 PM ENDERBY - First Nations elders in a North Okanagan community have served their band’s chief and council with a declaration urging them to protect an ancestral burial ground. More ... GEORGE: When economic imperatives clash with the military-industrial apparatus OPINION As citizens, we expect a lot from our governments. We expect them to provide wise guidance for our economy, prudent shepherding of our environment, and protection from violence both foreign and domestic. EDITORIAL CARTOON Top News Saganash drops F-bomb in Commons over federal approach to Trans Mountain OTTAWA - New Democrat MP Romeo Saganash apologized to the House of Commons on Tuesday for using the F-word to descri September 25, 2018 9:00 PM Goodale tours Ottawa area destroyed by tornado, says feds ready to provide help DUNROBIN, Ont. - Canada's public safety minister says the federal government is playing a supporting role to pro September 25, 2018 8:00 PM Everything you need to know about the Southern Interior's yellow-bellied marmot Whether it's a summertime stroll through McArthur Island Park or walking around Vernon's Kal Tire Place, you September 25, 2018 6:30 PM Homeless people complain they are cut off in park, want B.C. to take action LANGFORD, B.C. - A homeless woman living at a Vancouver Island campground with nearly three dozen others says vulner September 25, 2018 4:28 PM Washington wants Canada to improve spill plan for U.S. spur of Trans Mountain OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington's Department of Ecology wants the Canadian government to fix what it calls "def September 25, 2018 2:30 PM Tweets by @infonewsvernon