Hot Dogs Support SILT
Thanks to the generosity of the Penticton IGA store, SILT was chosen as their ‘charity of the month’ and the store is receiving donations at the till all of the month of April toward our work in the community.
On Sat., Apr. 18, the closest Saturday to Earth Day, Apr. 22, 2026, members of the SILT board barbecued hotdogs outside the entrance to that IGA, raising both the profile of SILT and funds to help with our work enhancing wildlife habitat at SILT’s Nʔaʕx̌ʷt – Ginty’s Pond wetland in Cawston.
President Judie Steeves and her husband John MacMillan, along with fellow board member Bruce Hibbard and his daughter Grace, and SILT executive-director Al Peatt, worked through lunch, manning the store’s huge barbecue, serving customers hotdogs and drinks, courtesy of Coca Cola Canada, Grimm’s Fine Foods and Dempster’s Bread, who supplied the food.
It was a fun event in which SILT also involved both store manager Ken Last and his wife Rebecca as volunteers and introduced dozens of people to the work we do acquiring and maintaining habitat for wildlife.
Thanks to all who supported SILT and contributed to the success of the day. Many thanks too, to IGA and its suppliers and customers, who continue to donate throughout April to help SILT in its work for wildlife.
Watershed Security Fund Grant Award
Phase 3 of nʔaʕx̌ʷt Ginty’s Pond restoration work will get underway this year with the help of a $150,000 grant through the Watershed Security Fund – kłaʕc̓xntm k̓łp̓əlk̓stm iʔ nʔaʕx̌ʷt – To look after and restore Ginty’s Pond.
Read more about the announcement and project partners here.
A Need For Continued Investment In Watershed Restoration
For nearly four decades, wildlife biologist Al Peatt has kept a close eye on Ginty’s Pond, a wetland in the semi-arid, desert-like climate of B.C.’s Similkameen Valley. In 1990, under his leadership as one of the founding directors of the Southern Interior Land Trust (SILT), the organization acquired the property to protect its wildlife habitat and recreational values.
Read the full article here.
