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Jul 25

EFFECTIVE JULY 30, 2025 THERE IS A FIREBAN ON ANY FIRE/FLAME CAMPFIRES AND A BAN ON ANY OFFROADING ACTIVITIES!!! open to read more

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EFFECTIVE JULY 30, 2025 – THERE IS A BAN ON ALL OFFROADING ACTIVITIES!!!!

Specifically prohibited activities include:

1.ATV’ing in back country/off main roads/within community

2.SxS’ing in back country /off main roads/within community

3.Motorcycling in back country/off main roads/within community

4.Driving in back country/off main roads /within community

Click here to read the full notice

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Jul 25

Standing in Solidarity After Tragedy at the Okanagan Granfondo

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July 13, 2025 – The snpink’tn (Penticton) Indian Band is heartbroken by the tragic incident that occurred this morning during the Okanagan Granfondo. Click to read More

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May 25

MAY 27, 2025 PIB CATEGORY 3 FIRE PROHIBITION

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May 27, 2025

Penticton Indian Band Emergency Operation Centre Team is implementing a Category 3 Open Fire Prohibition to help prevent human caused wildfires and protect public safety. This Open Fire Prohibition will remain in effect until further notice or until the orders are rescinded. Click here to read the notice

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May 25

New Tool Helps Protect Okanagan Streams and Fish with Real-Time Science-Driven Insights!

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Syilx Territory, Penticton, B.C. – As the Okanagan region faces increasing environmental pressures and the critical need to balance human water use with ecosystem health, the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB), in collaboration with the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA), Foresight Canada and regional partners, has launched the innovative Environmental Flow Shiny App. A tool that provides real-time information about stream water levels across the Okanagan Click here to read the the News Release.

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May 25

snpink’tn Indian Band Condemns MLA Statement on Indigenous Sovereignty, Demands Immediate

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May 1, 2025 – syilx Nation Territory – The snpink’tn Indian Band of the syilx Nation strongly condemns the recent joint statement by MLAs Tara Armstrong, Jordan Kealy, and Dallas Brodie, which falsely portrays Indigenous sovereignty as a threat to British Columbia’s prosperity. Click here to read more

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May 25

Joint Statement:Public Safety Warning Regarding Trespassing and Vandalism on snpink’tn (Penticton Indian Band) Lands

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snpink’tn, District of Summerland, and City of Penticton Issue Unified Call for Public Cooperation

Penticton, BC – snpink’tn (Penticton) Indian Band, in partnership with the District of Summerland and the City of Penticton, is urgently advising the public to stay off a dangerous landslide area located on snpink’tn reserve lands adjacent to Trout Creek. This area is currently under active monitoring due to unstable terrain, potentially posing a significant risk to anyone entering it. Click to read the full Media Release

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Apr 25

snpink’tn Indian Band Condemns Legal Petition Filed by UBC Professors Against Land Acknowledgements and Inclusivity Initiatives

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Penticton, BC – The snpink’tn (Penticton) Indian Band strongly condemns the recent legal petition filed with the BC Supreme Court by professors Andrew Irvine, Brad Epperly, Michael Treschow, Christopher Kam, and graduate student Natham Cockram of the University of British Columbia (UBC) on April 7, 2025. The petition seeks to prohibit and restrain UBC from acknowledging its location on unceded Indigenous land, as well as from supporting or promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. Click here view or download the Media Release

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Mar 25

Election Code and Governance Document March 8, 2025 Ratification Vote Results

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Snpink’tn (Penticton) Indian Band Ratification Vote Results March 8, 2025 for:

1. Governance Code

2. Custom Election Code

Spoiled Ballot = 1

In person votes: 59

Mail in Votes: 22

Online Votes: 40

TOTAL VOTES = 121

Governance Code: Yes – 93 No-27

Custom Election Code: Yes – 96 No-24

Click to view Vote Results Document

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Feb 25

Snpink’tn INDIAN BAND partners with the Okanagan Nation Alliance, Province of BC and City of Penticton to RESTORE FISH PASSAGE into Okanagan Lake

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Dateline: snpink’tn, February 27, 2025

The snpink’tn Indian Band (snpink’tn), the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA), Province of BC and City of Penticton together with project partners including the Habitat Conservation Plan, TD Friends of the Environment and the Habitat Subcommittee of the Priest Rapids Coordinating Committee have united to restore fish passage to Okanagan Lake after almost 100 years of access restrictions for fish. READ MORE..

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Jan 25

Joint statement on the encampment located at Fairview Road and Highway 97

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(snpink’tn January 14, 2025) The City of Penticton, the snpink’tn Indian Band and the Province are working to find solutions to the encampment located at Fairview Road and Highway 97.
“We want to ensure for the safety of everyone in our community and have taken steps, in partnership, to make that happen,” says Mayor Julius Bloomfield. “Working with 100 More Homes, BC Housing and Interior Health, we’ve established a winter shelter that provides support and connections for those experiencing homelessness. We’re also working with the provincial government and the snpink’tn Indian Band on the encampment located along the channel.” ………Click here to read more

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