illegal dumping

Abandoned camper underscores illegal dumping problem in Central Okanagan

KELOWNA - They had to use a tow truck to get rid of a piece of garbage, an old camper, illegally dumped up Postill Lake Road today. The regional waste reduction office says it recently learned through social media of the dumped camper. The camper is just the tip of a much larger problem though...

Bullets, condoms and refuse – see what’s dumped in our protected grasslands

KAMLOOPS – Watching several trucks drive by Batchelor Heights into the province's protected grasslands and not knowing the driver's purpose for visiting makes Park Ranger Amanda Weber-Roy nervous as she prepares for a day of work in the Lac du Bois Grasslands Saturday. She looks for signs of recreational users — an ATV, a mountain...

Illegal dumping in Lac du Bois ‘everyone’s problem but nobody’s problem’

KAMLOOPS – The illegal dumping happening in parkland behind a city neighbourhood has been an issue for a number of years, and one city manager says the garbage represents a social issue more than a financial one. Streets and Environmental Services Manager Glen Farrow says while tipping fees at the city dump have increased and...