Paddlers with the syilx Nation’s 2026 Unity Trek Commemorative Paddle pose for a picture together on July 30 after arriving in Penticton, following five-days of paddling on Okanagan Lake. The canoes were carved by Herman Edward, who participated in the original journey in 2001. Photo by Aaron Hemens Five days after departing from nk̓maplqs (the head of Okanagan Lake), three dugout canoes carrying members of the syilx Nation landed in Penticton o…