News Items tag as: Aaron Hemens

Rally outside Kamloops court denounces Curtis Sagmoen and violence against women
June 21, 2024 - 7:00 PM

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Tiny House Warriors found guilty of all charges related to TMX worksite altercations
June 04, 2024 - 4:30 PM

Members of the Tiny House Warriors who have been found guilty of all of the criminal charges against them for their actions at a Trans Mountain worksite say they did not commit any crimes under Secwépemc law.
Concerns swirl about heaps of milled asphalt at Neskonlith Indian Band near Chase
May 30, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Neskonlith Indian Band members say they have been experiencing headaches and dizziness after piles of recycled highway asphalt were spread over roads and dumped in mounds in their community.
‘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.
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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 June 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjon

Chefs mourn for Okanagan's peaches but adapt to stone fruit wipeout
Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson says that when it comes to a fat Okanagan peach, there are "endless possibilities" for a fruit that signifies summer. Maybe a salad? “They play so nicely together with nice blackcurrant leaf o

Kelowna woman loses legal fight with housing co-op over medical cannabis
A Kelowna woman who wanted to smoke medical marijuana in her unit has lost a legal battle against her housing cooperative. According to a June 26 BC Civil Resolution Tribunal decision, Natausha Couture argued the Okanagan Housing Cooperativ

From no strata fees to discounted golf, Okanagan developers using promos to sell homes
From three years of no strata fees to paying no GST, developers in the Okanagan are giving away freebies to attract buyers. Purchase a new two-bedroom condo at Predator Ridge's new Vista Condominiums, starting at almost $900,000, and th

News Items tag as: Aaron Hemens

Rally outside Kamloops court denounces Curtis Sagmoen and violence against women

Tiny House Warriors found guilty of all charges related to TMX worksite altercations

Concerns swirl about heaps of milled asphalt at Neskonlith Indian Band near Chase

‘Fire is medicine’: WFN company utilizes prescribed burns to mitigate wildfire risks

From berries to sage, Anona Kampe teaches syilx Okanagan plant knowledge

For 18-year-old syilx basketball star, sports and mental health intersect

‘Beautiful to witness’: Syilx Language House cohort showcases knowledge at virtual event

Regulator approves TMX plan to trench through ‘extremely sacred’ Secwépemc site

Okanagan billboard brings message of love to LGBTQ2S+ community

TMX seeks to dig open trench through sacred Secwépemc site

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