Central Okanagan Regional District

You wouldn’t dump paint into Okanagan Lake — pouring it down drain almost same thing
WEST KELOWNA – You wouldn’t dump paint, cooking oil or old pills into Okanagan Lake…

Victim services worker in the Central Okanagan would be happy “never to attend another suicide call”
KELOWNA – RCMP victim services in the Central Okanagan have so far this year offered…

Central Okanagan firefighters head north to help with provincial emergency
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – The Central Okanagan Regional District is sending firefighters and equipment from the…

Household recycling in the Central Okanagan? You’re probably doing it all wrong
KELOWNA – Do you throw cartons of sour milk or half-filled tins of tuna right…

Central Okanagan politicians get to vote twice on a pay raise
KELOWNA – A tax change at the federal level means Kelowna city councillors who also…

High water leaves behind perfect mosquito habitat in Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – Floods bring bugs and the Central Okanagan Regional District is reminding residents of…
Would-be rafters rescued from island in Kelowna’s Mission Creek
KELOWNA – Two people had to be rescued from the high, fast-flowing waters of Mission…

Anti-straw campaign spreads to Kelowna restaurants
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – The Regional Waste Reduction office says it's watching with interest the developing…

Changes in property tax rates on the horizon in Central Okanagan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – The first draft of the Central Okanagan Regional District financial plan is…

Bear sightings jump as fire-closed Central Okanagan parks reopen
CENTRAL OKANGAN – The bears have had some of the natural parks in regional district…

Philpott Road wildfire evacuation order downgraded and some alerts rescinded
KELOWNA – The Evacuation Orders and Alerts for the 465-hectare Philpott Road wildfire have been…

Philpott Road wildfire evacuation order partially downgraded
KELOWNA – The Evacuation Order for the 465-hectare Philpott Road wildfire has been partially downgraded.…

Kelowna’s Mission neighbourhood could be getting a waste transfer station
KELOWNA – The Regional District is looking into putting a solid waste transfer location in…

Cities across the province stepping up to accept wildfire evacuees
Wicked weather across the province yesterday escalated the already fluid wildfire situation in B.C.'s Cariboo…

West Kelowna, Regional District asking province for review of this year’s flooding
KELOWNA – Both the Central Okanagan Regional District and the City of West Kelowna are…