News Items tag as: Okanagan Nation Alliance sockeye salmon release

Sockeye fry released into streams and lakes across Okanagan
May 17, 2021 - 7:00 AM

The Okanagan Nation Alliance fisheries team is releasing sockeye fry into streams this spring across the Okanagan as part of its ongoing program to restore sockeye populations to the Okanagan and Columbia River Basin.
Historic release of sockeye salmon fry in Okanagan Lake symbolizes a long journey
June 14, 2016 - 9:00 PM

OKANAGAN - A ceremonial release of thousands of sockeye salmon fry at Six Mile Creek on the Okanagan Indian Band reserve near Vernon this week was a moment band chief Byron Louis will never forget.
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JONESIE: The real forces controlling the news
OPINION I think I understand sometimes why some people don’t trust the news anymore. It plays by old rules that seem silly and stuffy and serving you — citizens and readers/viewers — seems to be missing from the

What to do with those Oregon grape berries
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Cayman Islands to ask voters whether to ease marijuana laws
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Cayman Islands plans to hold a referendum on whether to turn possession of small amounts of marijuana into a minor offense. Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan said there is widespread support among legisla

Central Okanagan has quietest real estate month since 2012
In the Central Okanagan, there was half the number of single-family homes sold in September compared to the 10-year average. A report from Rennie Intelligence paints a bleak picture of the Central Okanagan real estate market showing a 21% d

Sockeye fry released into streams and lakes across Okanagan