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News Items tag as: Okanagan Forest Task Force
Kelowna forest clean up group removed 200K pounds of trash this year, launches new pollution reporting app
June 22, 2024 - 2:30 PM
The Okanagan Forest Task Force made several announcements at a clean up event in Lake Country today, including numbers for clean ups this year and a new app to crowd source information on backcountry pollution.
RDOS waives landfill fees for community clean-ups
May 25, 2024 - 7:00 PM
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has waived tipping fees at landfills for community clean-up efforts.
Volunteer group tackling largest encampment cleanup yet
November 13, 2023 - 1:00 PM
The Okanagan Forest Task Force is planning to cleanup tons of garbage from a large encampment in the woods.
Kelowna forest cleanup group may have saved a life and a forest last night
July 21, 2023 - 7:30 AM
The Okanagan Forest Task Force regularly patrols the woods around Kelowna and cleans up tonnes of garbage and abandoned vehicles.
Abandoned homeless campsite on road to Big White Resort focus of cleanup effort
May 11, 2022 - 12:30 PM
A lot of the work done by the Okanagan Forest Task Force to clean up garbage and abandoned campsites is in remote areas and not always visible to the public.
Okanagan group known for ridding the forest of garbage receives Conservation Officer Service award
October 17, 2021 - 2:02 PM
The Okanagan Forest Task Force has received an important award from the Conservation Officer Service this morning for their efforts to rid the forest of trash.
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.
iN VIDEO: The owner of this dump pile found in Kelowna may have been found
December 08, 2020 - 3:30 PM
It’s not the worst individual act of illegal dumping that Kane Blake has ever seen but it’s definitely blatant.
Not just illegal dumping: This Kelowna group is now dousing fires
August 31, 2020 - 5:15 PM
Sensitive to how dry Okanagan forests are these days, the Okanagan Forest Task Force is taking a break from hauling illegally dumped garbage out of nearby forests to concentrate on campfires.
Almost 25,000 pounds of junk was hauled from Okanagan forests last weekend
July 28, 2020 - 4:13 PM
The Okanagan Forest Task Force added 23,600 pounds to the tonnes of garbage it’s already removed from Okanagan forests.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of June 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjon
Chefs mourn for Okanagan's peaches but adapt to stone fruit wipeout
Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson says that when it comes to a fat Okanagan peach, there are "endless possibilities" for a fruit that signifies summer. Maybe a salad? “They play so nicely together with nice blackcurrant leaf o
Kelowna woman loses legal fight with housing co-op over medical cannabis
A Kelowna woman who wanted to smoke medical marijuana in her unit has lost a legal battle against her housing cooperative. According to a June 26 BC Civil Resolution Tribunal decision, Natausha Couture argued the Okanagan Housing Cooperativ
Prospective Kelowna homebuyers backed out of deal, ordered to pay over $300K
It was too late to back out when prospective homebuyers in Kelowna were refused a mortgage last year. The bank said the home wasn't worth the agreed upon $1.1 million and wouldn't lend the money. Although the bank appeared to be cor
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The Unwanted Guests of Summer: How Pest Detective Keeps Your Home or Business Pest-Free
Patio season has arrived, and with hotter days in the Okanagan comes a need for pest prevention. Wasp, ants, and rod
July 08, 2024 8:00 AM
Rape survivor wins right in Kamloops court to tell her own story
CONTENT ADVISORY When a Kamloops area woman's rapist was finally charged, and later convicted, it was th
July 08, 2024 7:00 AM
iN PHOTOS: Thompson-Okanagan home to strange looking turkey vultures
Turkey vultures can be spotted in the Thompson-Okanagan region between April and September and local photographers h
July 08, 2024 6:00 AM
Dental Health: Achieving a Perfect Smile
Maintaining good dental health is essential for achieving a perfect smile and ensuring overall well-being. The found
July 08, 2024 5:30 AM
These oldest inhabited termite mounds have been active for 34,000 years
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Scientists in South Africa have been stunned to discover that termite mounds th
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