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March 5, 2026 - uncategorized

Location change for Name Giving Information Sessions with Fluent Speakers

March 5th, *NEW LOCATION* New Horizons March 11th at the Education Language & Culture (ELC) Portable [former immersion school portable] March 12th *NEW LOCATION* Head of the Lake Hall Time: 4:30pm – 6:00 light refreshments provided. Way’ Members, please be advised that the location has changed for the March 5th and March 12th dates of the Name Giving information sessions.
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March 4, 2026 - uncategorized

Notice from Indigenous Services Canada – Latest information when crossing the Canada-United States border as a person registered under the Indian Act

Way’ Members, the following is an update provided by Indigenous Services Canada on travel to the United States. Here’s what your community members need to know Every country or territory decides who can enter or exit through its borders and the Government of Canada cannot intervene on behalf of Canadians who do not meet entry or exit requirements for the
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March 3, 2026 - uncategorized

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February 27, 2026 - uncategorized

Community Update: Westside Road Shoulder Improvement Work Resumes March 2

Read the PDF copy here. The Westside Road Shoulder Improvements project, first announced in December 2025, will resume on Monday, March 2, 2026. This project includes upgrades to the road shoulders in both the northbound and southbound lanes along the first 27 kilometres of Westside Road within Okanagan Indian Band Reserve No. 1. Work will begin at Highway 97. The
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February 27, 2026 - uncategorized

The March edition of Senklip Newsletter is now available!

Way’ Members, the digital copy of Senklip Newsletter for March is now available to read online! The Printed copies have also been mailed out and are on their way. Read the digital copy here!
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February 27, 2026 - uncategorized

Join us at the Education Parents Retreat

February 27th & 28th at Silver Star Resort View the PDF of the agenda here Join us tonight and tomorrow at beautiful SilverStar Mountain Resort for our Education Parent Retreat. Tonight we kick things off with an inspiring keynote from Dr. Dustin Louie, followed by a full day of engaging sessions designed to support and empower you in your child’s
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February 25, 2026 - uncategorized

Hector Lewis Memorial Award Applications are open

Application deadline: March 9th Applicants must provide the following: Application forms are available here. Application submissions and questions can be sent to: Lacey Gregoire Education Coordinator atokibeducation@okanagan.org Eligibility Criteria Applicants must be:an Indigenous student (preference given toOKIB members)enrolled in a recognized post-secondaryinstitution (preference given toforestry/manufacturing related programs)in good academic standing (not on academicprobation) Two $5,000 AwardsTolko Industries is proud to
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February 23, 2026 - uncategorized

SD22 Course Selection Night

February 25th 5:00pm – 7:00pm at New Horizons Hello everyone! Just a friendly reminder that it’s time for course selections at New Horizon’s Building! Join us this Wednesday, February 25th, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Our wonderful Principals and Vice Principals will be there to help you pick courses and put together a graduation plan that’s just right for you. We
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February 20, 2026 - uncategorized

1st Annual Education Parent’s retreat Agenda Feb 27th & 28th

View the Agenda PDF here. Way’ Members, Attached is our Agenda for our 1st Annual Education Parent Retreat. We are kicking off Friday night with Dinner and our Keynote Speaker Dr. Dustin Louie. There are going to be great door prizes at the end of the evening for families that are in attendance.Our main door prize for Friday evening is a 2 night
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February 20, 2026 - uncategorized

Spring Break Day Camps 2026

Registration Link:  https://forms.office.com/r/eHNcZ8G29B OKIB Youth Activities is excited to launch another year of Spring Break Day Camp programming. From March 16th to March 27th, we’re offering a daily program for OKIB Youth aged 6 to 12, 9:00am to 4:00pm.Our first week is full of exciting field trips, with drop-off and pick-up happening at the Bluebird Building. Our second week will take
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