March 2026

Negotiations over proposed South Okanagan national park trundle along

Another year, another update on the proposed national park for the South Okanagan that shared brief information on how negotiations remain ongoing. The negotiations began in 2020, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the governments of Canada and British Columbia and the Syilx Okanagan Nation, represented by the Osoyoos Indian Band and […]

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B.C. government won’t reveal DRIPA changes as First Nations consultation begins

The B.C. premier’s office confirmed that efforts to engage with First Nations on the development of amendments to the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) are underway, but will not provide details of what is in the proposals. First Nations leaders are scheduled to get a technical briefing on the proposed amendments

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Calgary author bringing Chinese Exclusion Act book to B.C. railway town

A Calgary author who’s researched the racist immigration laws the federal government imposed on China in the 20th century will visit Revelstoke to share her new book on how Chinese-Canadians navigated these challenges. The following Tuesday evening, April 7, Revelstoke Museum and Archives hosts Jacqueline Louie as she recites excerpts from Honouring the Gold Mountain

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