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Date and times subject to change based on water temperatures snpintktn, Penticton May 1, 2025 – 10:00 am Skaha Lake, East Marina nɬəɬt́pmuscin, Vernon May 6, 2025 – 10:00 am Lower Vernon Creek, Marshall Field Dog Park kiʔláwnaʔ, Kelowna May 7, 2025 – 10:00 am Mission Creek, Rotary Beach Park ƛ̓uxuxtan, Six Mile May 8, 2025 – 10:00 am Six

Call to book an appointment: 250 542 5094 Who Should get the booster? –Those who have not been previously immunized for Covid previously -Indigenous peoples 55 years of age and older -Individuals 6 months+ who are moderately to severely immunosuppressed

This year’s kn sqilxw day in celebration of Indigenous People’s Day will be happening on Saturday, June 21st at Komasket Park. Make sure to mark it down in your calendar. More details to come closer to the date.

May 9th, 10:00am to 5:00pm community and partner organizations May 10th, 10:00am to 5:00pm Band Members only Way’ Members, The OKIB Wellness team invites you to come visit Sun Valley Ranch this spring and learn more about our programs our many Health and Wellness Programs. Need transportation to the event? The Health and Wellness team can have transportation available. Register

Canadian Red Cross – Be Ready – Flood preparedness webinar Wednesday April 16, 9am – 10am PST Learn about the practical actions you can take to prepare for and reduce flood risk, protect your home, and stay safe during flood events. Registration is available on their website: https://www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/risk-reduction-and-resilience/prepared-together-2025-canadian-red-cross-disaster-preparedness-virtual-learning-series

April 18th 2025 10:00 AM -3:00PM Way’ Members Help Shape Your Community We have ordered a container for OKIB member families, interested in cleaning their loved ones’ final resting place & removing debris. The container will be there for a few days if you can’t make it Friday. Happy Easter & Stay Blessed

For more information contact:Event Plannerevents@syilx.org or 250 707 0095www.okanagannation.com

Way’ Members, please be advised that the OKIB Health clinic’s phone is currently down and has been down since the Friday the 11th. IT is actively working to resolve the issue with the clinic phone system.

April 11th Way’ Members, Moccasin bootcamp session #10 will be happening tonight at Fearless Training Okanagan in Vernon. Join us for a one hour training session from 5:10 – 6:10pm at Fearless Training Okanagan, 3105 28th Street, Vernon BC. There will be no bootcamp on April 18th (Good Friday) and the second set of Moccasin Bootcamp sessions will begin on

Way’ Members, Constable Neil Horne, will modifying the Office hours at the Duck Lake Gathering Center (10591 Okanagan Center Rd E, Lake Country) to every second Wednesday of the month from 11am to 3pm. Drop in appointments welcome! Feel free to stop by to ask questions, make comments or express any concerns you may have.