#Shuswap Band

[allthecanadianpolitics]

A strategy to reintroduce plains bison to Banff National Park is being called a success by Parks Canada, which says there is massive support for the initiative. In its latest report, the agency says it spoke with dozens of stakeholders, including Indigenous peoples and members of the public during a month-long engagement process. "Overall, feedback indicates the pilot was a success and there is a strong support for bison to remain on the landscape, with variations in what that may look like in the future," the agency wrote in its summary report. Parks Canada says the different themes that came up during that process include the sustainable management of the herd, collaboration with partners to maintain the animals' population and keeping up with the spiritual importance of bison to Indigenous people. "Most of the commenters further explained that opportunities for traditional harvesting by Indigenous peoples was why they would support this approach," Parks Canada said. [...]

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[mutantlord]

This is no way to treat my drawing hand! ✋🏻

We were camping at Scotch Creek British Columbia this weekend, our first trip of the year and it was fantastic. No bugs, yet. I did mess up my hand a few times, but still managed to do about a dozen pencils for The mutant Epoch Expansion Rules book, and ride bikes, eat smokies and drink cider.

https://www.mutantepoch.com

[titsoutfornature]

"All the land and hunting grounds were looked upon as tribal property, all parts of which were open to every member of the tribe. Of course, every band had its common recognized hunting, trapping and fishing places, but members of other bands were allowed to use them whenever they desired."

"All individuals who were born into a Nation, or who had ancestors from that Nation, were allowed to fish for salmon and other fish on the fishing grounds of that Nation. This extended to resource access on the basis of intermarriage."

"If [...] a person who was not related to a Thompson Indian were caught hunting trapping or gathering bark or roots, within the recognized limits of the tribal territory, he was liable to forfeit his life."

"[T]his insistence on exclusive control over hunting grounds by a smaller group within the nation coexisted with the Northern Secwépemc’s adoption of a clan and crest system imported from the coastal tribe [...]"

from Secwepemc People and Plants: Research Papers in Shuswap Ethnobotany (pg 43-45)

Only quoting this one book, but this is how the concept of private property goes in other cultures, over and over and over again. Resources (including a place to live) are restricted to smaller and smaller groups of people related by blood and/ or culture. And so, to widen the range of available resources, you force the next generations into binding relationships with each other. Not too hard to see how chiefs turned into landlords, how people become the property of their parents, how nations split and new ones form, how the closure of the commons came about. There’s a snowball effect. 

[notes-from-wonderland]

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

aka "Orange Shirt Day" and, sometimes simply, "T&R Day"

For those of you who are not familiar with the “National Day for Truth and Reconciliation” or simply “Orange Shirt Day” - it is a yearly observance day held on September 30th as the day to recognize the genocidally destructive impact of the residential school systems have had on the lives and cultures of the indigenous peoples. 

Initially begun in 2013 by author/activist Phyllis Jack Webstad  - a member of  Northern Secwepemc (Shuswap) of the Stswecem'c Xgat'tem First Nation (formerly known as Canoe CreekBand/Dog Creek Indian Band) tribe of the Fraser Canyon-Cariboo region of British Columbia  - this day of observance eventually achieved statutory holiday status within Canada in 2021.

Why is it sometimes referred to as "Orange Shirt Day”? When Webstad spoke of her experiences as a child within the residential school system, she shared a story about her  first day at school. Excited about going to a new school and eager to make a good first impression, Webstad gone shopping for new clothes with her Grandmother. There was an Orange shirt that she saw that she liked - her Grandmother bought it for her. 

When she got to school with her new clothes - she found herself at the mercy of a residential school system that had no mercy to give. All of her new clothing? Removed and replaced in favor of pre-selected mandatory uniforms. The loss of the bright Orange shirt upset her. According to Webstad, she never saw it or any of her clothes again.

The basic purpose of the residential school system was brutally simple: forced assimilation by requiring that all children be made to abandon any semblances of their indigenous identities in favor of mandatory caucasian outlook. Their clothes, culture, hair, and language - all strictly forbidden. 

What's the purpose of all this? Simple, First Nations tribes were here long before the first "white colonizers" began to arrive from Europe. Before long, colonizers quickly achieved the upper hand by routine gradual systemic elimination of indigenous tribes. Although they were a variation on an old theme, the  schools were very much part and parcel of this multi-front process.

As stated earlier - they were attacking First Nations existence and sovereignty by aiming squarely at the younger generations through forced assimilation. While "assimilation" may have been the stated goal - what happened was much worse: many were openly attacked and brutalized simply for being while a great many others simply "disappeared". Records were spotty and much of the evidence was either ignored, altered, or disposed of. Those that survived this system were forced to submit and accept. Some have begun to speak out.

The “orange shirt” that Webstad spoke of? It became the chosen symbol of this new movement. Although it began in Canada - it has found acceptance in the United States  and other places as well.

The simple message of the “Orange Shirt Day” is that “Every Child Matters” - it is an indictment of a system in which many of the children trapped within its’ reach were simply deemed “disposable” and were all-too frequently “disappeared” - never to be seen or heard from again. Those who survived the system were indelibly marked by their shared experiences which left many of them unable to cope. Their stories have only begun to be heard and understood by the outside world at large.

[ancestorsalive]

Splatsin women paddling cottonwood.

“Adjacent to the city of Enderby in BC is the main reserve for the Splatsin Band, the most southern community of the Secwepemc Nation.”

- Excerpt from ‘The Splatsin Story: History/by Jim Cooperman’

[pnwpol]

Apr 27, 2019 | Turtle Valley residents rally against being 'Kamloops' toilet' [Link]

 "We're pissed that a municipality has no regard for their waste," says spokesperson Connie Seaward. "For them to say that our community needs to be responsible about our waste as well. Our community in 100 years couldn't produce half a tonne of biosolids, so for 35,000 tonnes to come to Turtle Valley and be spread three feet deep on 31 hectares is crazy."

Arrow was awarded a $4.4 million, two-year biosolids management contract back in December to deal with the 12,500 tonnes that are produced in Kamloops annually, as well as the 23,000 tonnes of stockpiled biosolids.

In partnership with the Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band, the original plan was to haul the biosolids to Talking Rock Golf Course, but that idea has been postponed. For now, the bison ranch will be where the city's biosolids are spread and many Turtle Valley residents only found out at a community meeting on March 24.

"The method that they're using to deal with it is 100 per cent inappropriate," says Harrison Seaward. "They're spending a bunch of extra time and money to haul it further away from Kamloops because Kamloops doesn't want it and putting it in somebody else's backyard, and not only on a field, but on a side hill by a lake and creek that flows down into the Shuswap River."

The biggest concern of biosolids opposition is the level of contamination that can be present in human waste, even after it’s treated. The province's Organic Matter Recycling Regulation has testing guidelines for certain substances, like arsenic, lead and mercury; but some in the scientific community say that's just the tip of the iceberg for potential contaminants.  

"We're not trying to scare anyone, we're trying to wake people up," says Maureen Penunuri-Yepiz, a resident of Turtle Valley for the last 12 years. "This is real. If someone dumped their septic tank in your front yard, you'd be pretty upset too."

Not all protestors were from Turtle Valley either. They also got support from residents of Barnhartvale and Merritt, communities that have previously fought to keep biosolids away from their land.

They pointed to nations like Switzerland and Netherlands that banned the use of biosolids for agricultural purposes in the 2000s, back when the matter was still referred to as sludge.

"It doesn't belong on agricultural land," says Connie. "This is a municipality’s problem and I think we need to be greener and more sustainable and figure out something that isn't polluting where we live."

Connie says the City of Kamloops has "slammed the doors in their face," noting they haven't been able to get a delegation to speak in front of council (they're in the midst of a two-week break, with the next council meeting coming May 7) and no members have taken them up on their offer to attend Turtle Valley's weekly community meetings.

[canadianabroadvery]

All want to be understood few wish to understand

The grim truth about the News in Canada is that Canadians,need to know more about  about Brexit, what US Congress is up to and what did Dinky Donnie do today, than they do the Indigenous reality in Canada.  

Now It’s Election Time in Canada. You'll hear all the Politicians debating  the “Major Issues”. You may hear the occasional First Nations, Inuit and Métis “Issues”discussed. The issue will be seen in relation to pipelines and howIndigenous Rights affect business interests. Very little will be said about rights to safe drinking water, decent housing, missing First Nations women, education, healthy diet or even human rights. 

We’ll receive news about Human Rights elsewhere, Hong Kong or North Korea. As far as Fires in Brazil it’s all about the environment world wide. Who the fuck do we think live in the burned down world heritage rain forests all worry about? It is their whole world right now and in living color. Their “rights” conflict with business interests, but far less would be said if only the indigenous inhabitants were affected

Try not to be like the Political shills running in this election.Take time to learn what it means to be an “issue”. Don’t set a time limit, keep learning.

In 2016, 1.6 million people identified as Indigenous in Canada. The issues aren't abstract. Start to learn what first nations think their “issues” are. Start to understand by knowing who. Take some time and seek information on your own. Search names, find places, find out about these lives as they are. No need to think you have to understand by Election Day 2019. 

Please seek the truth for yourself. Sometimes we need labels to understand. Here is a list of first nations in Canada. Knowledge is the power behind change. Use the internet and libraries. You can even contact band offices for information. Please learn, few understand the First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities of Canada.

The list is not comprehensive, it does provide insight into the indigenous societies, and cultural ties in Canada. Start anywhere and ask questions for yourself.

Abenaki0

Innu (Montagnais-Naskapi)

Oneida

Ahousaht

Interior Salish

Onondaga

Algonquin

Inuinnait (Copper Inuit)

Pacheenaht

Assiniboine

Inuvialuit (Mackenzie Inuit)

Petun

Atikamekw

Kainai (Blood)

Piikani (Peigan)

Baffin Island Inuit

K'asho Got'ine (Hare)

Saldermiut Inuit

Beothuk

Kaska Dena

Sahtu Got'ine (Bearlake)

Blackfoot Confederacy

Kivallirmiut (Caribou Inuit)

Secwepemc (Shuswap)

Cayuga

Ktunaxa (Kootenay)

Sekani

Central Coast Salish

Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)

Seneca

Coast Salish

Kyuquot and Checleseht

Shuta Got'ine (Mountain)

Cree

Labradormiut (Labrador Inuit)

Siksika (Blackfoot)

Dakota

Lilwat (Lillooet)

Slavey

Dakelh (Carrier)

Lingit (Tlingit)

Stoney-Nakoda

Dane-zaa (Beaver)

Métis

Syilx (Okanagan)

Dene

Mi'kmaq

Tagish

Denesuline (Chipewyan)

Mohawk

Tahltan

Ditidaht

Mowachaht-Muchalaht

Tla-o-qui-aht (Clayoquot)

Ehattesaht

Nahani

Tlicho (Dogrib)

Gitxsan (Gitksan)

Netsilingmiut (Netsilik Inuit)

Toquaht

Gwich'in

Neutral Confederacy

Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in (Han)

Haida

Nicola-Similkameen

Tseshaht (Sheshaht)

Haisla (Kitamaat)

Nisga'a

Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin)

Haudenosaunee (Six Nations or Iroquois)

Nlaka'pamux (Thompson)

Tsimshian

Heiltsuk

Northern Georgia Strait Coast Salish

Tsuut'ina (Sarcee)

Hesquiaht

Nuchatlaht

Tutchone

Hupacasath (Opetchesaht)

Nunavimmiut (Ungava Inuit)

Uchucklesaht

Huu-ay-aht

Nuu-chah-nulth

Ucluelet (First Nation)

Huron-Wendat

Nuxalk (Bella Coola)

Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet)

Iglulingmuit (Iglulik Inuit)

Odawa

Wetal (Tsetsaut)

Inuit

Ojibwa

Yellowknives (band)

[snbc]

B.C. news: Fire at Quaaout Lodge resort in Interior

B.C. news: Fire at Quaaout Lodge resort in Interior

Guests at an Indigenous-owned resort in B.C.’s Interior were evacuated Sunday morning and watched as firefighters tried to contain the flames that had engulfed the building’s roof. Quaaout Lodge, a 70-room hotel and lodge near Chase, is run by the Little Shuswap Lake Band, which is part of the Secwépemc Nation. Kukpi7 James Tomma told Castanet that firefighters from Skwlax Volunteer Fire…

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Classes start this week at Purcell Collegiate School (PCS), an international boarding school in B.C.'s southeast. 

The first cohort of 12 students from across Canada, and countries like Japan and China, are living in a former residential school in the Aq'am community, within the Ktunaxa Nation. 

The building, St. Eugene Mission, was a residential school from 1912 until 1970.

In 1992, the community began the process of turning the building into a resort, and today it's an award-winning hotel, golf course and casino that is owned by the Ktunaxa Nation and Shuswap Indian Band. 

Now, a portion of it is also home to international students while they live and learn in the community.

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Tagging: @politicsofcanada

[betterplaceimmigration]

The BC PNP’s Entrepreneur Regional Pilot program was introduced in March this year, with a goal of attracting experienced entrepreneurs to establish a new business.

For all the Foreign entrepreneurs who want to set up their business in rural British Columbia, here’s good news for you. The British Columbia has added 8 more communities to the eligible list for the Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot Program.

The BC PNP’s Entrepreneur Regional Pilot program was introduced in March this year, with a goal of attracting experienced entrepreneurs to establish a new business and creating new jobs in smaller communities within the province. Communities that have lesser than 75,000 people and are located at least 30 kilometers away from the nearest urban center have been participating in this program.

With the addition of 8 new communities to the list, the number of participating communities has reached 66. Here is the list of communities that have been added to this program:

Parksville

Canal Flats

Radium Hot Springs

Invermere

Akisqnuk First Nation

Regional District of East Kootenay (Area F and G)

Peachland

Shuswap Indian Band

To participate in this program, the communities must prove that they can offer eligible entrepreneurs a network of business and settlement agencies. Community representatives must attend immigration training and pilot-specific programs to host exploratory visits for interested applicants.

Who can apply? To apply for the Entrepreneur Regional Pilot program, the applicants need to create a profile with the BC PNP, which will include their work experience, language eligibility, investment requirement, and a business proposal that would create at least one full-time job for a Canadian permanent resident. The applicant must complete an exploratory visit to the community they wish to set up their business. They are also required to submit a viable business proposal to the community representative and meeting with a program representative so that they receive a referral from the community representative.  

The net worth required for the Regional Pilot Program is lesser than other Entrepreneur programs.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible to participate in the program, the applicant must meet the following criteria:

Applicant must make an of minimum $100,000 in eligible business in the community

Should have a net worth of a minimum $300,000

Should have business experience of 3 years or at least 4 years as a Senior Manager in the last 5 years

Should be able to create one job for a Canadian PR or citizen

Meet other eligibility criteria of the program

Once the registration process is complete, applicants will receive a score and candidates with the highest scores will receive an invitation through regularly held invitation rounds.

The BC PNP issues a work permit letter to the candidates who receive an invitation. Using that, the candidate can apply for a 2-year Work Permit.

[jimelitwalk]

#Repost @robjobe (@get_repost) ・・・ #repost @oktattooshow Please Share! We are proud to present the 2019 Okanagan Tattoo Show July 19-21 in the heart of the Okanagan Valley Kelowna B.C. At the Kelowna Curling Club. Sponsored by @goodguysupply, and @pinztattoo. We would like to give many thanks to the slayer, Christina Christie for making a beautiful poster for our show. @christinatattoos follow her! Our theme for this year's show is Celebrating Women in Tattooing. This show began its life with @rubycrowetattoo direction and has always been close to a 50-50 or higher percentage of Female tattooers! This is not often the case at Tattoo shows but something we certainly want to acknowledge and celebrate! Nearly 200 artists, Bands, and our Beerfest will again capture the backdrop of summer in the OK Valley in July! Interested artists contact @robjobe At rob.oktattooshow@gmail.com. . . With bands such as Headliners Fat Wreck recording artists @badcopbadcop, along with @blackwizboys, @theheavyeyes, @theisotopes, @thepistolwhips, High Kicks (members from @wearethedudes) and many more yet to come. . Our show is different, catering to artists as a working vacation, brings together Sun and Fun, bands, beers and Cocktails, Shop with our diverse vendors, food trucks in our Unique indoor and outdoor hybrid Venue. Weekend passes go on sale next week for a limited time so keep your eyes out for announcements! Join us July 19-21, 2019 for the 7th Annual Okanagan Tattoo Show. Please help us spread the word and #share for your chance at randomly winning pairs of tickets to the show! Info: info.oktattooshow@gmail.com Directors: @diana.paraschiv.18 @angry_terence @robjobe . . . . . . #oktattooshow2019 #okanagantattoo #Kelowna #Vernon #Summerland #Peachland #Penticton #Oliver #Salmon Arm #Armstrong #Enderby #Sorrento #Sicamous #Kamloops #Revelstoke #Golden #Merrit #Okanagan #Shuswap #okanagantattoos #tattoo #tattoos https://www.instagram.com/p/BupvxA0A6GK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=53j4wapd2brz

[pnwpol]

July 10 2019 | Salmon, once abundant up the entire Columbia River system, have been blocked from their traditional migration routes for 80 years since the introduction of dams to the system downstream in Washington State. The loss of the salmon run devastated Indigenous communities upstream that relied on the fish as a food source and cultural touchstone.

“This was the essence of our culture and life that kept us healthy, not only physically but was the bond of our communities,” said Shuswap Indian Band Chief Barb Cote. “Today we have a duty to make sure the waters are healthy, so when the salmon return they will be able to reproduce and give us the sustenance that is crucial to our future generations.”

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[kitschglitch]

DO ALL THE ICE CREAM ASKS!

oh my god here we go anon be prepared for the WALL OF TEXT

CHOCOLATE when was your first kiss?

during the credits watching Hugo in theatres with my semi-girlfriend in highschool, it was really awkward unfortunately and never again

FRENCH VANILLA how old are you?

twenty two! feeling 18 though

COTTON CANDY three places you want to travel to?

after conquering two weeks in Japan, I’m looking straight at backpacking all of France, road-tripping to Albuquerque for the all nations and sailing along the Mediterranean as dream excursions on my list

STRAWBERRY a language you wish you could speak?

I’m learning Japanese and French, but if I could speak a language without having to do all the learning I’m looking at Shuswap

COFFEE favorite cosmetic brands?

I’m weak for anything Too-Faced … I really want to try out that new The Ordinary brand that popped out of nowhere

MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP indoors or outdoors?

outdoor movies and indoor camping

COOKIE DOUGH do you play any instruments?

I’m learning song by song on my ukulele, I played piano as a kid and then clarinet in our high school jazz band

ROCKY ROAD favorite songs at the moment?

BUTTER PECAN favorite songs for life?

CHEESECAKE what’s your zodiac sign?

Gemini Sun, Taurus Moon, Capricorn Rising

TOASTED COCONUT the beach or the pool?

who are you kidding, obviously the Beach

CHOCOLATE CHIP what’s your most popular post?

honestly, that one sherlock comic i made on my old art blog from highschool has nearly 40,000 notes and counting

BUBBLEGUM books or movies?

movies because I cannot read

PISTACHIO manga or anime?

Anime.

SALTED CARAMEL favorite movies?

real hard question but you can count Amelie (2001), Mad Max Fury Road (2015), Only Yesterday (1991), Blue is the Warmest Color (2013)

BIRTHDAY CAKE favorite books?

some that have sustained their shelf life are Thomas Harris’ Hannibal series, Neil Gaiman’s American Gods and Neverwhere, Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese and Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King - currently reading Avenue of Mysteries by John Irving

MOOSE TRACKS favorites for manga?

Otomen by Aya Kanno, Inuyasha by Rumiko Takahashi, One Punch Man by Yusuke Murata

ORANGE SHERBET favorites for anime?

Mob Psycho 100,  One Punch Man, Full Metal Alchemist Original and Brotherhood, Polar Bear Cafe, Lupin the III, Galaxy Express 999, Space Captain Harlock, Inuyasha, Maison Ikoku, Yawara!!

PEANUT BUTTER favorite academic subject?

creative writing? is that considered an academic subject?

BLACK RASPBERRY do you have any pets?

11yr old Carin Terrier Lukas, 13yr old Boston Terrier Shawnie, Chinese sucker fish named Schnorkli

MANGO when and why did you start your blog?

i started this side blog just over two years ago? maybe three now? because i needed someplace i could be myself, post about things that i really like and not just be on here to cater to thousands of followers that wanted pretty fandom edits, you can find my main one still alive over at @ supercolorvision.tumblr.com

MOCHA ideal weather conditions?

sunny but not too hot with a cold breeze and clear skies with the drifting smell of wildfire/firewood burning OR a rainy day where it just drizzles All Day and both consecutively for best effect

BLACK CHERRY four words that describe you?

“Honestly Just Too Much”

NEAPOLITAN things that stress you out?

honey, I have anxiety

RASPBERRY TRUFFLE favorite kind of music?

some repeating genres in my library are some synth/pop/rock, 80s, 90s Wow, old friends said I was “hipster with indie songs no one had heard of” but I think they said so because we weren’t really that great of friends haha. i like memorable lyrics? and just Classic, iconic songs, look at my playmoss

CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW favorite brands of candy?

my favorite in highschool was 3 musketeers the other day felt sick. i like Haribo and any kind of licorice

TOFFEE a card game that you’re good at?

I’m not good at card games actually but put a checkers board down pls

LEMON CUSTARD do you eat breakfast?

avacado toast and scrambled eggs - sometimes homemade salsa 

DARK CHOCOLATE turn ons?

yikes please you really don’t want to know 

FUDGE turn offs?

narcissists and people without any personality or emotional depth

PEACH how do you relax?

what’s Relaxing? 

PRALINE a popular book you haven’t read yet

oh honey .. 

SUPERMAN do you like sweaters?

what’s life without a good sweater

CHERRY do you drink tea or coffee?

i like iced teas and cold coffees 

DULCE DE LECHE an instrument you wish you could play?

the Bassoon is such a tall glass of water I can get behind

BLACKBERRY have you ever laughed so hard you cried?

every time I laugh I nearly pee my pants it’s kinda gross

GINGER a new feature you wish tumblr could have?

a real BIG, persistent ‘delete your account’ button

BLUEBERRY LEMON favorite blogs?

@ odlaw @ bugpunk @ russiacore @ z33ro-001 @ gossiping lawns @ danismm @ adelphe @ roseoilz @ killbenedictcumberbatch @ iwandereverywhere @ beautiyisalwaysbizarre @ erniebilko

and Shoutout To All My Mutuals !!

ALMOND favorite mean girls quote?

“Are you still an Asshole?”

BUTTERSCOTCH what color are your nails right now?

very very plain and unpainted a little chewed

CINNAMON have you ever been confessed to?

my highschool semi-girlfriend took me out onto the school field at the end of recess, we held hands but never really knew if we were dating or not

BLUE MOON have you ever had a crush on someone?

yes, but for me to spill you’ve gotta buy me a round of tequila shots

CAPPUCINO crunch do you take naps?

no, but when I do I pass out for 8 hours midday

MINT the most embarrassing thing you’ve ever done?

whatever it must have been, I had blocked it out of my memory forever

BROWNIE BATTER do you like sushi?

shove that raw fish down my gullet

KEY LIME where do you want to be right now?

anywhere but here

RED VELVET do you wear prescription glasses?

i do but you won’t catch me in them at this time of year please buy me prescription sunglasses I’m suffering

GREEN TEA favorite flavors of ice cream?

I love Rocky road, Tiger Tiger, Birthday Cake, and I had one the other day called “Moon Mist” which was a mix of Grape, Banana, Bubblegum with a Cherry swirl and is my new All-Time favorite I love ice cream and love pretending I’m not lactose intolerant

[rebeccahpedersen]

New sweat lodge at Shuswap Lake aims to draw tourists

On the shore of Little Shuswap Lake, east of Kamloops, the Little Shuswap Indian Band is rebuilding an old sweat lodge for both traditional purification purposes and as an opportunity to share the culture with tourists.

Original Story: https://ift.tt/2H3XdEA

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[allthecanadianpolitics]

The Lower East Adams Lake wildfire, burning 21 kilometres north of Chase, B.C., on the east side of Adams Lake, more than doubled is size in the space of a few hours on Saturday.

As of 9:30 p.m. Saturday, the size of the wildfire was listed at 724 hectares, compared to 320 hectares at around 3 p.m. the same day.

The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) says the wildfire continues to grow, primarily towards the north flank, which is away from populated areas under evacuation alert.

There are still 92 properties in the CSRD on evacuation alert, as well as one property in the Thompson Nicola Regional District and properties in the jurisdiction of the Adams Lake Indian Band.

BC Wildfire Service says this fire is burning in steep terrain, which has made accessibility a challenge and poses a risk to the safety of ground responders. [...]

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Tagging: @politicsofcanada

[mrgeorgeswilson]

New sweat lodge at Shuswap Lake aims to draw tourists

On the shore of Little Shuswap Lake, east of Kamloops, the Little Shuswap Indian Band is rebuilding an old sweat lodge for both traditional purification purposes and as an opportunity to share the culture with tourists.

Original Story: https://ift.tt/2H3XdEA