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  • Spring cleaning well underway in West Kelowna

    April 11, 2017 - 12:47 PM

    Spring is in the air and crews have been busy cleaning roads and preparing parks and sports fields for the longer, warmer days ahead.

    Sports fields, and washrooms at athletic parks, will open April 15. Public washrooms at other city parks and greenways are open now.

    Spring street sweeping is proceeding on schedule and is slated to wrap up within the next two weeks.

  • Volunteers tackle backwoods mess for community clean up

    March 27, 2017 - 4:55 PM

    This weekend marks the kick off to Community Clean-Up Month-- and to mark the occasion a crew of enthusiastic volunteers will head to a popular recreation corridor to clean up garbage-- left behind by a careless few. And they’re challenging you to do the same—to take even a small portion of your day to do a clean-up in your own neighborhood.

    The clean-up kickoff event is an annual one, organized in a new locale each year by the Regional District Waste Reduction office.

  • New yard waste tip fees for Westside transfer station

    February 21, 2016 - 1:09 PM

    WEST KELOWNA - Starting April 1, it will cost you to dispose of yard waste at the Westside Residential Waste Disposal Center on Asquith Road in West Kelowna.

    The new volume-based user fees for yard waste have been approved by the Regional District Board and only affect  the Westside facility serving residents in West Kelowna, Peachland, Westbank First Nation and the Central Okanagan West Electoral Area. 

  • Secure your loads

    March 23, 2015 - 1:48 PM

    KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops Bylaw Department would like to remind residents that insecure loads can cause hazards and result in fines.

    Driving a load to the landfill? Ensure that your cargo is securely placed in your vehicle and completely tied down or covered in accordance with Traffic Bylaw No. 23-30, Section 703 – Motor Vehicle Act (BC) Division 35.04.

    Improper loads are a danger to everyone on the road.

  • Keep roads safe and clean: cover your landfill load

    March 17, 2015 - 11:29 AM

    KELOWNA - The spring weather has inspired residents to get an early start on their spring cleaning.

    Some residents have been dropping off recycling and waste at Glenmore Landfill, but neglecting to cover their load. This creates an environmental impact as waste can fall out and litter roadsides. It also poses a safety concern.

  • Secure Your Loads

    June 13, 2013 - 11:08 AM

    The City of Kamloops Bylaw Department would like to remind residents that insecure loads can cause hazards and result in fines.

    Driving a load to the landfill? Ensure that your cargo is securely placed in your vehicle and completely tied down or covered in accordance with Traffic Bylaw No. 23-30, Section 703 – Motor Vehicle Act (BC) Division 35.04.

    Improper loads are a danger to everyone on the road.
  • iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
    Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.  Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
  • Discharge coming from the Sandher Fruit Packer plant. Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
    A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

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