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Central Okanagan regional district asks for delay in new provincial housing rules
While all BC communities with populations of more than 5,000 have to allow up to…
Central Okanagan residents want curbside food waste collection
A simple system for collecting food waste in yard waste bins in the Central Okanagan…
Taxation without representation getting a stir in the Central Okanagan
Back in 2005, Westbank First Nation created a five-person Advisory Council so non-members living on…
Despite West Kelowna councillor’s best effort, no public hearing on McDougall Creek wildfire
With memories of last summer’s McDougall Creek wildfire in and around West Kelowna quickly fading,…
Big Brother is using AI to spy on your recycling bin in the Central Okanagan
Hundreds of notices are being mailed out this week telling Central Okanagan residents they’re not…
Central Okanagan board chair never even heard of regional emergency alert systems
The Okanagan Similkameen has used a regional emergency alert system since 2018. A similar system…
McDougall Creek Wildfire: Public role in postmortem not likely
West Kelowna Councillor Rick de Jong wants a quick “independent public hearing” on how emergency…
How were you alerted to evacuate for Central Okanagan wildfires?
It was clear last Thursday that much of the Southern Interior was ripe for an…
Massive amounts of soil dumping will continue in rural Central Okanagan — for now
Residents of the rural Ellison area near Kelowna’s airport are raising a stink about hundreds…
Major connection along Trail of the Okanagans to open this summer
A 26-acre land purchase by the regional district will formally connect Goats Peak Regional Park…
50% compostable organics in Okanagan and Kamloops goes to the dump
Growing mounds of garbage created by the growing number of people moving into the Okanagan…
COVID-19 changed the way we throw out garbage in the Thompson-Okanagan
A review of regional waste trends is revealing how the pandemic has affected lifestyles and…
Okanagan climate projection report predicts big changes in coming decades
A climate projections report assembled through the cooperation of the Okanagan's three regional districts and…
Authorities will soon begin poking through your recycling in the Central Okanagan
PENTICTON – The Central Okanagan Regional District’s recycling Ambassadors are hitting the streets this summer…
The cost of owning most Central Okanagan homes will creep up a little bit this week
KELOWNA – Most municipalities set their 2019 provisional tax rates in December. Thursday will be…