Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Ltd. and Kn’Mip Forestry News Release
Osoyoos and Williams Lake, BC: Nk’Mip Forestry (Nk’Mip), the forestry division of Osoyoos Indian Band, and Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Ltd. (CCR), a joint venture of Tŝideldel First Nation, Tl’etinqox Government, and Yunesit’in Government, recently hosted each other on forestry field tours, strengthening relationships, sharing expertise and technical knowledge, plus exploring opportunities to advance Indigenous-led forestry and land stewardship across their respective territories.
The collaboration began with CCR hosting the Nk’Mip team in the Cariboo Chilcotin region, where teams explored large-scale forest and road rehabilitation sites, wildfire fuel reduction areas, and ecosystem restoration projects. The second tour took place two weeks later on the traditional territory of the Osoyoos Indian Band, where the CCR team had the opportunity to learn about forestry practices and projects shaped by a distinct dryland ecosystem, including an opportunity to visit the future home of the Osoyoos Forest Nursery, which is set to open in the summer of 2026.