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Chase councillor opposed to paying for Cultural Awareness Training

Council approved the program 3-2 and named Secwépemc knowledge keeper Louis Thomas to lead it, after bands called the remarks deeply troubling.

Following remarks made by a Village of Chase councillor regarding Truth and Reconciliation that local native bands called “deeply troubling”, some members of council will be taking Cultural Awareness Training. At council meetings in February, Colin Connett expressed his opposition to reconciliation and said “enough is enough,” prompting letters from the Adams Lake Indian Band and Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw asking for a public statement of acknow…

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Vernon Morning Star broke the news on Thursday, June 11, 2026.
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