News Items tag as: Kelowna illegal dumping

More residents illegally dumping trash, others trying to clean it up in Thompson-Okanagan
August 15, 2024 - 7:00 AM

An increasing amount of trash is piling up in ditches and dump sites off dirt roads in Kamloops and the Okanagan, and while some people with trucks are volunteering their time to pick it up and dispose of it properly, others keep on dumping it.
Few people dumping garbage in Okanagan forests are actually being fined
January 27, 2021 - 7:30 AM

Despite the best efforts of community groups during a year that’s showing an uptick in illegal dumping, not very many people are actually being fined.
Okanagan forest cleanup crew pulls 29,100 pounds of illegally dumped metal from the bush
May 10, 2020 - 11:08 AM

The founder of a volunteer cleanup group that removes trash from the forest says the latest cleanup has been one of the group's largest yet.
Volunteer group says it's time to shame illegal garbage dumpers in Central Okanagan
May 05, 2020 - 2:00 PM

A group of Okanagan volunteers is changing its tactics in the fight against the illegal dumping of garbage in the bush.
Illegal dumping in the Okanagan is just laziness: Local cleanup task force
June 20, 2017 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - Illegal dumping has been a longstanding issue around the Okanagan, but with numerous recent posts on social media, along with the recent creation of a cleanup task force, the issue is one the community is certainly struggling with.
Never-ending garbage dumping frustrates Kelowna group trying to clean-up the mess
June 06, 2017 - 4:35 PM

KELOWNA - To those who continue to dump illegally, get ready to be publicly shamed.
Group dedicated to cleaning up the Central Okanagan bush launches website
December 06, 2016 - 2:42 PM

KELOWNA - Community support means the Okanagan Forest Task Force is making a digital splash.
Stamp out litterbugs, West Kelowna asks residents
March 18, 2016 - 9:30 AM

SMITH CREEK GARBAGE PROMPTS PLEA TO REPORT ILLEGAL DUMPING
Abandoned camper underscores illegal dumping problem in Central Okanagan
June 04, 2015 - 12:02 PM

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.
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News Items tag as: Kelowna illegal dumping

More residents illegally dumping trash, others trying to clean it up in Thompson-Okanagan

Few people dumping garbage in Okanagan forests are actually being fined

Okanagan forest cleanup crew pulls 29,100 pounds of illegally dumped metal from the bush

Volunteer group says it's time to shame illegal garbage dumpers in Central Okanagan

Illegal dumping in the Okanagan is just laziness: Local cleanup task force

Never-ending garbage dumping frustrates Kelowna group trying to clean-up the mess

Group dedicated to cleaning up the Central Okanagan bush launches website

Stamp out litterbugs, West Kelowna asks residents

Abandoned camper underscores illegal dumping problem in Central Okanagan

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