The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen will open the Campbell Mountain landfill this Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, in an ongoing effort to reduce heavy line ups in the days following a typical long weekend. Steve Arstad

Holiday opening of the dump continues

PENTICTON – The holiday weekend trial openings of the Campbell Mountain landfill will continue this weekend.

The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen says the landfill will open for regular hours during the entire August long weekend, including the statutory holiday on Monday, August 7.

The trial long weekend openings began during the Canada Day holiday weekend in July, in an effort to reduce busy days at the landfill that normally follow a long weekend closure.

The regional district may continue to close the Campbell Mountain landfill during future statutory holidays this year.

See the regional district website for more information and updates on the extra hours.

Oliver and Okanagan Falls landfills will both be closed on Monday, Aug. 7.

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Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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