News Items tag as: Central Okanagan Regional District

High water leaves behind perfect mosquito habitat in Central Okanagan
May 24, 2018 - 9:07 AM

KELOWNA - Floods bring bugs and the Central Okanagan Regional District is reminding residents of its mosquito control program even before the waters subside.
Would-be rafters rescued from island in Kelowna's Mission Creek
May 23, 2018 - 3:25 PM

KELOWNA - Two people had to be rescued from the high, fast-flowing waters of Mission Creek in Kelowna this afternoon.
Changes in property tax rates on the horizon in Central Okanagan
March 03, 2018 - 1:30 PM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - The first draft of the Central Okanagan Regional District financial plan is in and residents still have a chance to make their comments heard.
Bear sightings jump as fire-closed Central Okanagan parks reopen
September 14, 2017 - 2:57 PM

CENTRAL OKANGAN - The bears have had some of the natural parks in regional district to themselves for some time, closed as they were to the public because of fire hazard.
Philpott Road wildfire evacuation order downgraded and some alerts rescinded
September 04, 2017 - 1:57 PM

KELOWNA - The Evacuation Orders and Alerts for the 465-hectare Philpott Road wildfire have been downgraded.
Kelowna's Mission neighbourhood could be getting a waste transfer station
August 15, 2017 - 11:32 AM

KELOWNA - The Regional District is looking into putting a solid waste transfer location in the Mission area of Kelowna.
Cities across the province stepping up to accept wildfire evacuees
July 16, 2017 - 11:16 AM

Wicked weather across the province yesterday escalated the already fluid wildfire situation in B.C.'s Cariboo and Interior regions, forcing evacuations for thousands of people.
Central Okanagan parks impacted by both flooding and wildfire concerns
July 14, 2017 - 8:30 PM

KELOWNA – With the extreme weather so far this year, many Central Okanagan parks have been negatively impacted.
West Kelowna, Regional District asking province for review of this year's flooding
July 14, 2017 - 5:30 PM

KELOWNA - Both the Central Okanagan Regional District and the City of West Kelowna are asking the province to conduct a review of the 2017 flooding of Okanagan Lake.
Regional District will be inspecting your recycling cart by the end of the month
June 16, 2017 - 2:30 PM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN – The Regional District will soon be sending inspectors out to neighborhoods across the Central Okanagan to make sure residents aren’t putting trash in their recycling carts.
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