Keremeos Fire Rescue knocked down a fire along Hwy. 3 south of Cawston late last night and was mopping up and cooling the area at approximately 11 p.m., according to an advisory from the Lower Similkameen Indian Band (LSIB).
Parks Canada has updated progress on the Proposed National Park Reserve that covers areas around Mount Kruger/Kobau noting that the tripartite negotiations have, amongst other things, resolved two boundary issues pertaining to the firearms range and Osoyoos West Bench.
The Lower Similkameen Indian Band (LSIB) has announced the hiring of a new Band Manager, who will commence her new duties during the beginning of next month.
The Lower Similkameen Indian Band’s Natural Resources (NR) team, Parks Working Group (PWG), and Skul’qalt Forestry Ltd, continue work to rehabilitate the sməlqmíx Protected Area after the devastation from 2023’s Crater Creek Complex Fire.
The sməlqmíx, the syilx people of the Similkameen Valley, have received a USD 350,000 (CAD 482,240) donation to help with conservation efforts by enabling the Lower Similkameen Indian Band (LSIB) to acquire a unique piece of land south of the border.
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