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NEWS RELEASE May 20, 2026 INVERMERE, B.C. — ʔAkisq̓nuk First Nation (AFN) is continuing to advance a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to water stewardship on ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa, including Columbia Lake and Lake Windermere. As a witness to the serious consequences of unchecked demands and pollution on the health of the lakes and associated biota, AFN is tackling the issue head on with a holistic approach grounded in environmental science, regional collaboration and AFN’s l

Proposed Vessel Operation Restrictions on Lake Windermere and Columbia Lake

Doug Kay, President of CWVPOS, was interviewed live by CBC Radio Kelowna in early April. He was able to clearly state our concerns regarding lack of consultation ...

On April 14, 2026, the Society filed a formal Freedom of Information request with the BC Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship seeking all records related to the ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation's June 23, 2025 letter calling for a moratorium on development around Lake Windermere and Columbia Lake.

On March 6, 2026, the Columbia and Windermere Valley Property Owners Society wrote to BC Minister Randene Neill requesting transparent decision-making in response to ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation's call for an immediate moratorium on development around Lake Windermere and Columbia Lake.

Jason Clemens and Tegan Hill examine how the BC government's bilateral land-use agreements with Indigenous groups — negotiated largely without public scrutiny — are fundamentally altering private property rights across British Columbia, even as Premier Eby publicly criticizes court decisions that produce similar outcomes.

ʔAkisq̓nuk First Nation writes to BC's Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship requesting the immediate suspension of all new and proposed development on the shorelines of Lake Windermere and Columbia Lake, citing irreparable harm to their Aboriginal rights and the need for an Indigenous-led lake stewardship plan.

The BC Supreme Court granted an interlocutory injunction restraining the Tretheway Beach Society from dredging Windermere Lake, finding sufficient evidence of irreparable harm to the ʔAkisq̓nuk First Nation's aboriginal rights, pending judicial review of the Environmental Appeal Board's Stay Dismissal Decision.