Syilx Okanagan leaders are rejecting a proposed gravel pit mine in their homelands, as one expert says the province is violating its own Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) by moving the project forward.
On any given summer day, you can find a seemingly-endless stream of people trickling down Coyote Cruises’s small staircase entrance into the “Penticton Channel,” eager to drift away on tubes down a lazy river.
Nk’mip Creek wildfire fighting has taken on a sharp focus to protect key infrastructure including Hwy 3, FortisBC’s mainline power supply for Osoyoos and Oliver and important watersheds, according to the latest Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) update.
Dale Boyd Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Penticton Indian Band (PIB) and broader syilx...
