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Access to Kootenay IR 1 at 5311 and 5805 Mission Wasa Low Road for BC Assessment

BC Assessment staff will be on-site on September 10th to inspect 5311 Mission Wasa Low Road and 5805 Mission Wasa Low Road properties for the 2025 Assessment. They will be wearing marked orange safety vests and taking updated photos to verify records. These assessments are used in ʔaq̓am’s property tax laws.

Access to Kootenay IR 1 for purpose of taking drone photos of 6 wetlands on the Kootenay IR 1 on September 2nd, 2024

Drone Pics- SKS Business Development is granted access to ʔaq̓am lands forming Kootenay IR 1 to take drone images of six wetlands on the Kootenay IR 1: Francis Lake, Unnamed Wetland, Long Lake, Stink Lake, Twin Lakes and Airport Wetland on September 2nd, 2024.

FNESS and ʔaq̓am Flagging and Safety Access to ʔaq̓am Lands Kootenay IR1

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ʔa·kinq̓uku, FNESS and ʔaq̓am Flagging and Safety are given access to ʔaq̓am lands forming Kootenay IR 1 to deliver a fire suppression course to up to 20 participants from September 5 to 6, 2024. Trucks and hand tools will be used in course delivery and any soil excavated by the hand tools will be spread over the disturbed areas.

Access to Kootenay IR 1 to Species At Risk (SAR) Surveys at Unnamed Wetland on August 29, 2024

Vespertine Ecological Ltd. is granted access to ʔaq̓am lands forming Kootenay IR 1 for the purposes of conducting SAR surveys at Unnamed Wetland on August 29, 2024.

Hunting Permits 2024

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The decision on the 2024 Hunting Permits has been made, and applications are now closed. These permits allow non-Ktunaxa Indigenous people to hunt off-reserve and outside the provincial regulations. We have also shared an example of the permits so the community knows what to look for if they come across a hunter on their lands.

 

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