‘All it takes is an idea’: Indigenous-owned gas station opens in Splatsin – Vernon Morning Star

March 18, 2026

A local family opened an Indigenous-owned gas station franchise in Splatsin Tuesday morning, pumping fuel into a steady stream of vehicles, and hope into the community.

The new pumps just south of Enderby are a sign of entrepreneurship and self-governance in the First Nation, and they can be expected to pull down gas prices in the nearby area at least a touch.

Gen7 Fuel is a 100 per cent Indigenous-owned fuel station chain that had its start in Ontario and has been expanding west in recent years. Splatsin is Gen7’s fourth location in the Okanagan, adding to fuel stations in Penticton, Osoyoos and Oliver.

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