Kelowna Capital News, May 01, 2015

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The chief and council of the Okanagan Indian Band are welcoming support from Lake Country Mayor James Baker when it comes to their long-standing claim to the Commonage lands around Kalamalka Lake, including the old CN Rail corridor. OKIB Chief Byron Louis is now calling on Baker to act on his words.

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“We welcome the support of any rightminded individuals who have taken the time to learn about our claim,” said Louis. Louis was responding to recent remarks made by Baker in the Vernon Morning Star. “I’d like to see us support (the claim),” said Baker. “The courts have said that aboriginal title underlines all of B.C.” The OKIB claims Baker’s comments are the opposite of other proponents of the rail trail, including the City of Kelowna, saying the only

thing they have heard from the inter-jurisdictional team is that there is no legal obligation to the Commonage claim. “While we maintain working relationships with the municipalities and regional district,” said Louis, “our partners in the region, aside from Mayor Baker, have consistently denied our underlying interest in the land.”

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