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‘Fire is medicine’: WFN company utilizes prescribed burns to mitigate wildfire risks
April 24, 2024 - 4:35 PM
As wildfires worsen across the province, cikilaxwm (prescribed fire) is gaining more traction as a way to mitigate blazes before they begin, say experts at Westbank First Nation’s forest and resource management company.
From berries to sage, Anona Kampe teaches syilx Okanagan plant knowledge
March 30, 2024 - 3:30 PM
Only take what you need, and use what you take. And whatever you don’t use, you give it back to the land.
For 18-year-old syilx basketball star, sports and mental health intersect
November 20, 2023 - 1:55 PM
Just down the road from where sk’ik’aycin Peter Waardenburg Jr. grew up is one of his favourite safe spaces — the Westbank First Nation’s (WFN) basketball court.
‘Beautiful to witness’: Syilx Language House cohort showcases knowledge at virtual event
November 10, 2023 - 11:30 AM
Students in the Syilx Language House’s first-year nsyilxc?n fluency cohort gave oral presentations entirely in nsyilxc?n to a group of more than 40 virtual observers on Zoom Wednesday.
Regulator approves TMX plan to trench through ‘extremely sacred’ Secwépemc site
September 28, 2023 - 2:42 PM
A Secwépemc knowledge-keeper is outraged after Trans Mountain was given approval from Canada’s energy regulator to trench through an important cultural site to build its pipeline expansion — calling the project colonialism personified.
Okanagan billboard brings message of love to LGBTQ2S+ community
September 27, 2023 - 9:39 AM
A new billboard on display in the Okanagan region is countering hateful anti-LGBTQ2S+ movements with a message of Indigenous love.
TMX seeks to dig open trench through sacred Secwépemc site
September 19, 2023 - 11:30 AM
Federal regulatory hearings are underway as Trans Mountain seeks to dig a kilometre-long open trench through a Secwépemc cultural site which is protected by Indigenous law.
Okanagan Nation Alliance handing out free Juniper bundles to ease risks of wildfire smoke
September 03, 2023 - 9:00 PM
With wildfire smoke still lingering throughout the region, the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) is handing out free mrimstn (medicine) bundles full of punlp (Juniper) to syilx Nation members to help keep the air in their homes clean from toxic smoke chemicals.
‘He still is everywhere’: The continuing legacy of Tk’emlúps' Jeffrey McNeil-Seymour
August 27, 2023 - 6:00 AM
In August 2020, Jeffrey McNeil-Seymour from Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc First Nation staged a four-day fast and vision quest along the riverbank at Sqeq’petsin (Mission Flats area) in his homelands of Secwepemcúl’ecw.
Sncewips Heritage Museum in Westbank hosts cultural competency training
August 20, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Starting at the end of the month, the Sncewips Heritage Museum in stqa?tk??cni?wt (Windy Bay, also known as Westbank First Nation) will be hosting a four-part cultural competency training series.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of May 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjone
iN VIDEO: Iconic A&W whistle dog returns after fans made enough noise
The Whistle Dog is returning to the A&W menu across Canada and die-hard fans of the iconic fast-food item played a role. The Whistle Dog is a hot dog in a toasted bun topped with relish, cheddar cheese and bacon. When it was disco
Up in smoke: Workers remove dozens of apparent marijuana plants from Wisconsin Capitol tulip garden
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Someone's plans to harvest dozens of apparent marijuana plants grown on the Wisconsin state Capitol grounds have gone up in smoke. The plants sprouted in a tulip garden outside the Capitol, WMTV-TV reported Th
Province buys Vernon apartment building to protect affordable housing
The BC government spent $3.1 million to purchase an apartment building in Vernon to protect 26 affordable rental homes. Sunrise Gardens at 3806 24th Ave. in Vernon was at risk of being sold, according to a Ministry of Housing media release
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Firebug arrested again for arsons in Kamloops
It was barely a month ago that a 23-year-old man was released from custody for setting a fire in Kamloops. Now he
May 22, 2024 3:56 PM
'Five feet nothing': Pickton's safety likely behind Quebec move, says former prison judge
VICTORIA - When serial killer Robert Pickton was transferred from British Columbia's Kent Institution to a maxim
May 22, 2024 3:30 PM
British prime minister sets July 4 election as his Conservatives face biggest challenge in a decade
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set July 4 as the date for a national election that will
May 22, 2024 2:10 PM
Revelstoke RCMP ask for public’s help to find missing woman
RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 62-year-old woman. Sheila Marie Sander
May 22, 2024 2:00 PM
Merritt arson fire sends two to hospital with ‘significant’ injuries: RCMP
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