Okanagan Nation sounds alarm as snowpack hits record low – Castanet
May 25, 2026
While the Okanagan Nation Alliance has declared a water emergency in the region, calling for a moratorium on new water licences, they are not leaning on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.
“What we’ve always strived for, with DRIPA and the Implementation Act, is to work together with the province, work together with various ministries to address areas where we can be supportive of one another,” said Jordan Coble, a Westbank First Nation councillor and natural resources committee chair with the Syilx Okanagan Nation Alliance.
