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Legendary land surveyor Frank Swannell pulls his boat through shallow waters in the Kootenay River.

British Columbia

Killer Whale Has A Vision and Comes to Talk to Me about Proximological Encroachments of Civilizations in the Oceans

The Bradley Creek Fire in Vernon, BC, Canada destroyed many Okanagan Indian Band homes at the beginning of August in a blaze that exploded in under twenty four hours. As is the case in southern half of Syilx territory, the northern half is also facing extreme fires this summer. Losing band housing can have generational fallout.

The Central Okanagan Food Bank is launching a $5.5 million capital campaign to transform an 11,000-square-foot warehouse in Kelowna into a ‘Food Rescue Transformation Centre’ aimed at reducing both food waste and food insecurity. “Our feasibility studies are showing that there are two million pounds out there right now that’s going into the land, falling off trees,” said Trevor Moss, executive director of the Central Okanagan Food Bank (COFB). The initiative comes as food banks report rising demand across the region, while millions of pounds of nutritious food continue to go unused each year due to oversupply, grading standards and cosmetic imperfections that make produce difficult to sell.

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This is a long shot, but if anyone is in the South Okanagan:

The wildfire evacuee reception centre at the South Okanagan Events Centre (SOEC) is in urgent need of beds, cots, air/foam mattresses, and blankets. There are over 100 seniors currently sitting in chairs with nowhere to sleep but bare floor. TWO seniors' centres were evacuated here on top of the other residents due to the Bald Range fire.

A scene from yesteryear. 1950s Chevy truck in summer.