Federal Program Has City & Band Working Together
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The City of Vernon and Okanagan Indian Band are working together as part of a national program called the Community Economic Development Initiative.
Vernon mayor Akbal Mund says it’s one of 10 partnerships in Canada as part of a three-year program aimed at improving economic prosperity through joint community economic development and land use planning.
“We’ve had one meeting. We’re going back and going to have future meetings to come to a consensus on what concerns we may have within our area. One may be the protection of Okanagan Lake at Kin (Beach). That may be by connecting sewer to the I-R 6 area there. So that’s a benefit for not only City of Vernon, but also for the Okanagan Indian Band,” Mund tells CJIB News.
Mund says the federal government is providing funding for the projects which can include joint land use planning, tourism, infrastructure, and emergency management planning and food security.
