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Popular bird watching site at Kelowna dump on hold due to pandemic
For roughly the last 30 years, Chris Charlesworth has watched all sorts of birds thrive…
Thompson-Nicola Regional District cancels landfill free disposal days for 2020
Thompson-Nicola residents who have been waiting for a deal on their next dump run will…
Abandoned Penticton dump site could be decommissioned in three phases
A huge trash pile abandoned by an insolvent waste-collection company on Green Mountain Road, within…
Proposed change in liquid waste dump fees for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Companies driving to Kamloops to take advantage of the low cost of liquid…
Changes made in TNRD dump and recycle site fees
KAMLOOPS – Some changes have been made to the fees at TNRD Eco-Depots and Transfer stations,…
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Driver of empty school bus crashes into dump truck
LAKE COUNTRY – The driver of an empty school bus collided into the side of…
Hazardous waste? Watch for the North Okanagan’s new Eco Depot
VERNON - If you need a place to dump hazardous waste, say good-bye to the annual round-ups in the North Okanagan and hello to the new Eco-Depot. The facility is expected to open this fall, and will offer residents the first year-round household hazardous waste drop off centre in the region. For the past decade,...
Tall flame at Vernon landfill just standard procedure
VERNON - You might notice a tall flame coming from the Vernon landfill as you drive by, but rest assured, it’s just routine gas flaring. The Regional District of North Okanagan recently constructed a new landfill gas management system at the dump on Birnie Road. In accordance with the B.C. Landfill Gas Management Regulation, the...
UPDATE: Head-on crash sends 4 to hospital
VERNON – The investigation continues into the cause of a head-on collision on Highway 97 south of Vernon near the landfill. A large SUV towing a camper trailer and an SUV crossover hit near Westridge Road around 6:00 a.m. Thursday. Four people were rushed to Vernon Jubilee Hospital with traumatic but non-life threatening injuries, according...