Tag: Okanagan Indian Band

Indigenous name unveiled for Vernon’s Active Living Centre draws mixed reactions

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The City of Vernon and the Okanagan Indian Band have unveiled an Indigenous name for the new Active Living Centre as construction nears completion.

Okanagan Indian Band Flag raised at Coldstream Cenotaph park

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The Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) Flag has been permanently raised at Coldstream's Cenotaph Park. 

OKIB stands behind Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc people following “disturbing activity”

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The Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) Chief and Council is standing firmly with the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc people following an incident over the weekend in Kamloops. 

Okanagan Indian Band receives donations for wildfire relief

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The Okanagan Indian Band has received more than $23,000 in community donations to support households affected by the Bradley Creek wildfire.

Evacuation order partially rescinded for residents on Westside Road

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The Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) has partially rescinded the evacuation for some residents along Westside Road due to the Bradley Creek Wildfire. 

More residents allowed to return home as evacuation orders get downgraded

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The Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) has downgraded an evacuation order to an alert for more residents in the North Okanagan.

Evacuation order downgraded to alert for west of Spallumcheen

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The Okanagan Indian Band has downgraded its evacuation order to an alert for residents residing west of Spallumcheen.

Okanagan Indian Band lift evacuation order for east side of Okanagan Lake

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The Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) had rescinded its evacuation order for the east side of Okanagan Lake.  

“It’s devastating,” evacuee loses home to Bradley Creek Wildfire

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The Bradley Creek Wildfire has changed thousands of people's lives forever.

Officials provide update on Bradley Creek Wildfire and its impacts

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The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS), the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) and the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness (EMCR) held an update this morning, Aug. 4, describing the impacts of the Bradley Creek wildfire and what comes next.

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