News Items tag as: Glenmore landfill

Cause of back-to-back fires at Kelowna landfill not what you might think
July 22, 2023 - 8:00 AM

About eight times a year, small fires will spark to life in the Okanagan’s largest dump, the Glenmore landfill in Kelowna.
LETTER: Challenging assumptions regarding Kelowna purchase of Diamond Mountain lands
January 18, 2019 - 10:42 AM
LETTER: Questions raised about City of Kelowna purchase of Diamond Mountain lands
January 17, 2019 - 10:21 AM
Kelowna spends millions to keep development away from garbage dump
January 10, 2019 - 11:45 AM

KELOWNA - The City of Kelowna will spend almost $12 million to make sure no one builds houses near the Glenmore Landfill on what is called Diamond Mountain.
Pink flamingos now extinct at Glenmore Landfill
April 04, 2018 - 6:00 PM

KELOWNA - There isn’t usually much appealing about the city dump, but maybe that’s exactly why people have noticed it has lost some of its plumage.
Asbestos concerns put a halt to drywall recycling at Westside transfer station
October 19, 2017 - 9:00 PM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Problems with drywall dust contaminated with asbestos has prompted the Central Okanagan Regional District to stop accepting drywall at its Westside transfer station.
Big fee increases essential to keep the Central Okanagan's only landfill in operation
October 05, 2017 - 7:15 PM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Tipping fees for waste disposal at Kelowna’s Glenmore landfill are going up by more than 50 per cent, one of a broad range of fee increases for services at the only landfill in the Central Okanagan.
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News Items tag as: Glenmore landfill

Cause of back-to-back fires at Kelowna landfill not what you might think

LETTER: Challenging assumptions regarding Kelowna purchase of Diamond Mountain lands

LETTER: Questions raised about City of Kelowna purchase of Diamond Mountain lands

Kelowna spends millions to keep development away from garbage dump

Pink flamingos now extinct at Glenmore Landfill

Asbestos concerns put a halt to drywall recycling at Westside transfer station

Big fee increases essential to keep the Central Okanagan's only landfill in operation

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