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Garbage Pickup
Diver finding assortment of treasures, garbage in Osoyoos Lake
A semi-retired scuba diver in Osoyoos has been hunting for treasures in Osoyoos Lake and…
Man fined $575 for dumping trash in woods near Kelowna
A man has been fined $575 after dumping a large load of trash in the…
COVID-19 filled up more household garbage cans in the Central Okanagan
The amount of household garbage put out for collection jumped by 20 per cent in…
Want to keep bears out of your garbage? Work with your neighbours
One man's trash is another bear's snack. If we want to keep bears away from…
Volunteers haul tons of garbage out of the bush in Peachland
PEACHLAND – A group of hard working volunteers got their hands dirty — really dirty…
Cleaning Lake Country one piece of litter at a time
LAKE COUNTRY – When Heather Irvine wakes up in the morning she grabs her trash…
Kamloops neighbourhoods could lose backlane garbage collection
KAMLOOPS - Garbage and recycling collection in back alleys might soon be changed in Kamloops, leaving residents with the possibility of pushing their carts to just one side of the alley, or all the way out to the street instead. Some city garbage collection routes are not only inefficient, but have become unsafe, streets and...
Garbage pickup changes over the holidays
KAMLOOPS - The holidays are here and that usually means enough boxes, wrapping paper and packaging to fill your recycling and garbage bins two or three times over. It is also the time of year when our garbage pickup schedules change and cause delays in curbside pickup. Pick up will run on a normal schedule...
Garbage rates going up in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - In the new year the average customer will see a $15 increase annually for garbage pick-up over the next three years, but it is the only city utility service where increases will occur in 2015. For single family residential homes an increased cost of fuel and vehicle maintenance of $200,000, combined with an...