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FIRST NATION CONNECTIVITY PROFILE - 2003
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| Community Information | |||||||
| Band Name | Westbank First Nation | Band Number | 601 | ||||
| Group Affliliation | Band Population | 594 | |||||
| Tribal Council (TC) Affliliation | Okanagan Nation Alliance | TC Number | 2153 | ||||
| Most Populous Reserve | TSINSTIKEPTUM NO. 9 | Reserve Number | 7420 | ||||
| Latitude Coordinate | 49º 50’ 10” | Longitude Coordinate | -119º 36’ 29” | Province/Territory | British Columbia | ||
| Location | OSOYOOS DISTRICT, ON MCDOUGALL CREEK, ON WEST SHORE OF OKANAGAN LAKE, 6 MILES S.W. OF KELOWNA | ||||||
| Census Sub-Division (CSD) Name | Tsinstikeptum 9 | (CSD) Number | 5935802 | ||||
| Most Populous Reserve INFRASTRUCTURE | |||||||
| Band Administration Office | On-Site | Recreation Centre | On-Site | ||||
| Health Centre | On-Site | Heat/Hydro/Water Utility | On-Site | ||||
| School | On-Site | Garbage/Sewage Facility | On-Site | ||||
| Police Detachment | OFF Site | Fire Hall | OFF Site | ||||
| Number of Housing Units | 188 | ||||||
| INSTITUTION SPECIFIC CONNECTIVITY | |||||
| Band Administration Office Internet Connectivity Type | High-Speed | ||||
| Is that Internet Access available to Community Members ? | Yes | ||||
| Health Centre Location | Westbank Community Centre | ||||
| Connectivity Status | High-Speed | Facility Type | Nursing Station | ||
| Number of SchoolNet Sites | 1 | ||||
| SchoolNet Internet Connectivity Type | N/A | ||||
| Police Detachment Location | |||||
| Police Detachment Internet Access Availability | High-Speed | ||||
| Community Access Point available at | Band Office, Library | ||||
| Nearest Friendship Centre (FC) | Conayt Friendship Centre | ||||
| Address | P.O. Box 1989, 1999 Garcia Street | City | Merritt | ||
| Province/Territory | British Columbia | Does the FC have a CAP Site? | |||
| FC Internet Connectivity Type | DSL, Cable | ||||
| GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY | |||||
| Residential Internet Access Availability | High-Speed | ||||
| Percentage of Households that Subscribe to the Internet | 51-75 | ||||
| Percentage of Households that Subscribe to Satellite TV | 51-75 | ||||
| Expected Internet Availability by the end of 2007 | High-Speed | ||||
| Other Significant Reserves for this First Nation | |||||
| Reserve Name | TSINSTIKEPTUM NO. 10 | ||||
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JRID : 01566
