Sep 25
Join us on September 30th at 10:00 AM for the Walk for the Children in honour of the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
Together, we walk to remember the children who never made it home, and to support survivors, families, and communities impacted by residential schools.
Every step matters.
Location: snpink’tn (Penticton) Safeway, BC
Start Time: 10:00 AM
Jul 25
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
Jul 25
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
May 25
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 This Open Fire Prohibition will remain in effect until further notice or until the orders are rescinded.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
May 25
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.
May 25
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
May 25
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
Apr 25
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
Mar 25
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
Feb 25
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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