Chief and Council update on TteS successful Affordable Housing Project
From the Office of the Chief – On behalf of Council, I am here to share that we are the successful applicants of an Affordable Housing project. We will be building 28 townhomes and an apartment building that will consist of 30-units. The townhouses will be 3- and...
June 4 Update from Kúkpi7 on KIRS
On behalf of Council, I just wanted to provide you an update on what Council has been doing to follow up on the recent, heartbreaking findings at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. This was but the first week of what will be a long and emotionally challenging...
How to Support Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc
There has been an outpouring of support for our community. Thank you for helping us bring to light such hard truths that came from the preliminary findings regarding the unmarked burial sites of Kamloops Indian Residential School students so that we may begin the...
May 31, 2021 | Statement from the Office of the Chief, Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir
5 pm, May 31, 2021, Kamloops – As the last logs go on our sacred fire, I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude for the outpouring of support to our community. Thank you for helping us bring to light such hard truths that came from the preliminary findings regarding...
Remains of Children of Kamloops Residential School Discovered
May 27, 2021, Kamloops – It is with a heavy heart that Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Kukpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir confirms an unthinkable loss that was spoken about but never documented by the Kamloops Indian Residential School. This past weekend, with the help of a...
Census is Canada’s Storyteller
Starting now and throughout the summer you will see Statistics Canada staff on Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc Lands. The Census is Canada’s storyteller. Every five years, data is collected about every household to understand how Canada is changing over time. The data...
SAVE MONEY – BC Hydro’s GST exemption for on-reserve residential accounts
Approximately 67% of residential accounts on Tk’emlups reserve land have NOT registered for the BC Hydro GST exemption. Register today and SAVE MONEY! Tax Exemption First Nations residential account holders living on-reserve and with a Certificate of Indian Status...
TRU and TteS unveil new student awards
Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc (TteS) students will now be closer to achieving their education dreams with the new Indigenous Students Awards program announced by Thompson Rivers University (TRU). These financial incentives will be for as many as 16 TteS students per year who...
Results of GBM on Amendments to the CER
On behalf of Council, Kúkpi7 provided an update on the results of the voting on the changes to the Custom Election Regulations. READ FULL PRESS RELEASE After the count was completed, all the proposed amendments were passed. The biggest changes our amendments now allow...
Important Voting Information on General Band Meeting and CER Proposed Amendments
IMPORTANT DATES AND LINKS May 10, 4:30pm – 7:30pm: Virtual General Band Meeting May 11, 8am – 6pm: Online Vote May 12, 8am – 6pm: Paper Ballot Vote May 12, 6pm – 11pm: CER Counting of Ballots Weyt-kp Tk̓emlúpsemc, As you may know, Chief...