Community Update: ESS Reception Centre information for August for 05, 2026:

OKIB Reception centre will be located at the Fairfield Hotel, 5300 Anderson Way

The reception will open at 10:00am. Upon arrival please check-in with the Meet & Greet volunteers who are wearing orange vests and are located in the Lobby.

The Meet & Greet volunteers will collect your name and contact information, and will ask you how much notice you will need to return to the reception centre.

You will then be contacted to return to the reception centre to meet with a volunteer to process your ESS supports when a Registration and Referrals Volunteer is available

A gathering place for band members to gather and visit is available at the Prestige Vernon Hotel, 4411 32nd St. across from London Drugs

When referrals are set to expire here is the process:

If you received any ESS supports with a pink referral form for a hotel or groceries, you will need to attend the reception centre at the Fairfield Inn to extend your supports August 12, 2026

If there are any changes to your current ESS supports you will need to return to the OKIB ESS Reception Centre at the Fairfield Hotel.

Further updates will be shared through the Okanagan Indian Band’s official communication channels as more information becomes available.