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Child welfare resolutions barred from upcoming AFN assemblyIn emails to a chairperson with Squamish Nation, the AFN said all resolutions on child welfare were being bumped to a special chiefs assembly this fall.CanadaJun 27
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Renovations, upgrades underway at Oliver and District ArenaAccording to the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen, many of the rink’s components have reached the end of their lifespans.CanadaJun 11
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More health-care funding announced for South OkanaganThe province says more than 20,000 people in the region have been attached to a primary care network.HealthMay 29
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5-storey apartment building in Osoyoos to feature affordable housingThe 43-unit complex will be built on Osoyoos Indian Band lands and will offer a mix of affordable homes for seniors, individuals, families and people living with disabilities.CanadaJan 27
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March to take place in memory of brutally murdered Okanagan womanIn December, the parole board granted convicted murderess Grace Robotti day parole, a decision that one person called shocking.CrimeJan 4
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With territory on both sides of B.C.-U.S. border, Sinixt Confederacy seeks recognitionThe Sinixt Confederacy has been seeking to influence the management of natural resources and make claims to government funds in B.C. but there's a rift in those plans already.CanadaDec 11, 2023
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Evacuation orders rescinded for Upper Park Rill Creek Wildfire near KeremeosThe BC Wildfire Service said in its update about the fire crews and heavy equipment supported by aviation continue to make good progress on containment.FireAug 25, 2023
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Premier, ministers to tour wildfire-affected areas in B.C. amid state of emergencyIn another update earlier today, Fire Chief Jason Brolund shared that at least 50 structures have been lost so far in West Kelowna, where the McDougall Creek fire still burns.FireAug 21, 2023
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More than 200 properties in Osoyoos, B.C., ordered evacuated due to fast-growing wildfireMore than 200 properties were ordered to either evacuate immediately or be on alert after the blaze broke out on the Osoyoos Indian Band Reserve.EnvironmentJul 19, 2021
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Regional district expands evacuation order for Nk’Mip Creek wildfireThe fire is currently listed at 2,000 hectares, but BC Wildfire says smoky skies have prevented aerial crews from getting a true read on how big the blaze is.CanadaJul 22, 2021
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‘Of course it’s suspicious’: 2 more Catholic churches burn in B.C.’s Southern InteriorThe Chief of the Lower Similkameen Indian Band confirmed that a church in the small community of Hedley burned, as did one in the border community of Chopaka.CanadaJun 26, 2021
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Most Wanted captured in South OkanaganRCMP arrested Marcus Sheena, one of the province's Most Wanted, Tuesday afternoon near Oliver.Mar 2, 2011
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Scooter-car crash claims lifeOne man is dead after a fatal collision between a vehicle and a scooter in the South Okanagan.Mar 13, 2011
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Legion head says he’s appalled by anti-aboriginal joke in B.C. legion newsletterThe national leader of the Royal Canadian Legion has apologized for the actions of its branch in Cranbrook, B.C., for a joke it published about murdering two "Indians."CanadaAug 16, 2012
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Feel-good Friday: Global BC’s highlights of the weekFrom winning lottery tickets to a B.C. woman receiving Canada’s first bachelor’s degree of Indigenous language fluency, here are five good news stories from the week to share.TrendingJun 9, 2023
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Osoyoos Indian Band, FortisBC open first electric vehicle charging stations within a B.C. First NationFortisBC now owns and operates 23 stations across 14 communities in the southern interior, and there are 16 more stations under construction.Jul 30, 2020
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Louie re-elected as Osoyoos Indian Band ChiefLouie was re-elected to his 14th term as Osoyoos Indian Band Chief, a position he was first elected to in 1984.Feb 22, 2021
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Kelowna filmmaker enters contest to produce Super Bowl commercialA Kelowna filmmaker is hoping to gain some recognition on an international scale.EntertainmentNov 1, 2015
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About 400 jobs available in south OkanaganOLIVER — There are upwards of 400 up for grabs in the south Okanagan and on Wednesday, job seekers got a chance to learn about some of those opportunities at a job fair in Oliver. Brandon Kirs recently returned back to the Okanagan says the job fair is giving him hope that he will find...Mar 30, 2016
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Okanagan is home to the country’s newest race car trackIt's not often a race track is built in Canada but it's happening in the south Okanagan.CanadaAug 19, 2016