The Narwhal

Similkameen Indian Bands say B.C.’s Copper Mountain mine expansion advancing without their consent

On Monday, the B.C. government announced it had issued Mines Act and Environmental Management Act permits for the New ...
Yahoo Finance

Eby's 'Look West' Turns Blind Eye to the Similkameen; BC Ignores First Nations in Rushed New Ingerbelle Mine Decision Beside and Below River

SMƏLQMIX TERRITORY (HEDLEY and KEREMEOS, BC), Dec. 3, 2025 /CNW/ - Premier David Eby's government is accelerating a controversial decision on the New Ingerbelle Project, a risky mine proposal on the ...
Global News

‘It’s volatile and can change at any moment’: Similkameen River levels still high

Unprecedented flooding has wreaked havoc throughout communities in the Similkameen area. The River Valley RV Park is nestled against the Similkameen River and has had to deal with flooding before, but ...

Similkameen-area Indigenous bands claim lack of consultation over mine expansion

Similkameen-area Indigenous bands upset with province for mine expansion, claim necessary approval wasn't provided ...
Macleans.ca

An abandoned U.S. dam is blocking fish from B.C.’s Similkameen River—and key spawning ground

An abandoned dam in Washington state may be the only thing barring chinook and steelhead trout from the upper reaches of B.C.’s Similkameen River. If you tear it down, will they come? Over three weeks ...
Seattle Times

Okanogan and Similkameen rivers open for sockeye fishing

More areas are opening for sockeye fishing as the Columbia River return continues to wax expectations. The updated sockeye run is 340,000 and exceeded the preseason forecast of 102,000 returning to ...