Okanagan Indian Band celebrates groundbreaking for new Cultural Immersion School

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British Columbia — Indigenous Services Canada  The Government of Canada is working in partnership with Indigenous communities to help establish educational institutions that will deliver quality, culturally appropriate programs and services for children. Today, the Okanagan Indian Band held a groundbreaking ceremony to launch the construction of a new Okanagan Indian Band Cultural Immersion Elementary School. When complete, the new …

Okanagan Indian Band celebrates water systems improvement project

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Okanagan Indian Band – On April 5, Okanagan Indian Band held a Water Celebration to mark the completion of their water systems improvement project. Consequently, the community has been able to lift the long-term water quality advisory and ensure that it has enough water storage capacity to provide adequate fire protection. Since May 10, 2019, Okanagan Indian Band community members …