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		<title>LKB Employment Opportunity: Community Support Worker &#8211; Medical Transportation &#038; Client Services</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matty Fedorowich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If interested, send your resume to Matty at hr@lowerkootenay.com]]></description>
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		<title>Indigenous Youth Internship Program &#8211; Apply Now!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matty Fedorowich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Hiring for a Receptionist Position: Apply to hr@lowerkootenay.com</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matty Fedorowich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Notes to Members: Repeal to FAL</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matty Fedorowich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Member Updated Regarding Court Decision on Financial Administration Laws</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matty Fedorowich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Allotment Letter to Community</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matty Fedorowich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 17:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LKB Presents</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalia Usselman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Prescribed and Cultural Burning</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalia Usselman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This video features an interview with Ashley O’Neil, highlighting her expertise in wildfire management and her knowledge of Ktunaxa Nation&#8217;s history of prescribed and cultural burning. This video explores strategies for mitigating and preventing mega wildfires while showcasing yaqan nuʔkiy’s 2024 Selective Timber Harvest project. It also includes  most recent prescribed burns and examples of burns led by other organizations across [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>This video features an interview with Ashley O’Neil, highlighting her expertise in wildfire management and her knowledge of Ktunaxa Nation&#8217;s history of prescribed and cultural burning. This video explores strategies for mitigating and preventing mega wildfires while showcasing yaqan nuʔkiy’s 2024 Selective Timber Harvest project. It also includes  most recent prescribed burns and examples of burns led by other organizations across Ktunaxa Territory.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalia Usselman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Following 10 years of advocacy, the Lower Kootenay Band (LKB) and the RCMP have entered into an Indigenous police services agreement to better serve&#160;the needs of the community. The agreement will provide&#160;a higher and more responsive level of service. Nasukin Jason Louie has been a persistent advocate for culturally safe, on-site policing for over 10 [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>Following 10 years of advocacy, the Lower Kootenay Band (LKB) and the RCMP have entered into an Indigenous police services agreement to better serve&nbsp;the needs of the community.</p>



<p>The agreement will provide&nbsp;a higher and more responsive level of service.</p>



<p>Nasukin Jason Louie has been a persistent advocate for culturally safe, on-site policing for over 10 years and looks forward to an increased community policing presence.</p>



<p><a href="https://www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca/local-news/lower-kootenay-band-and-rcmp-enter-new-indigenous-policing-agreement-7846164">Read More&#8230;</a></p>



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		<title>Consolidated Count and Declaration of Results for the 2024 Lower Kootenay General Election</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalia Usselman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
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