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Regional Board meeting highlights - Jan. 13

Regional Parks Visitor Services update

The Regional Board received a presentation and report from Parks Services outlining program and visitor highlights during 2021. While pandemic public health and safety regulations impacted in-person programs, it’s estimated last year more than 27,600 people took part in a Regional Park interpretive program or event.  That’s up from 19,500 in 2020. In 2019 before the pandemic, approximately 43,000 people participated in park programs.  Last year 500...

EECO closed next week

It’s that time of year when things are changing at the EECO!

The Environmental Education Centre for the Okanagan in Mission Creek Regional Park (Springfield and Durnin Roads) will be closed Monday, January 10 through Friday, January 14 as staff are changing the information display. 

You’ll be able to visit again and learn about the big cats that call the Central Okanagan home when the doors to the facility open again at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 15.  The EECO is a great resource to inspire...

Curbside waste pickup could be delayed

With the large dump of snow expected through the region over the next few days, the Regional Waste Reduction Office asks that you be patient with your waste collection during winter weather events.

Large accumulations of snow on area roads may delay collection. Winter conditions could affect regular pick-up times. Please have your carts out by 7 a.m. on your collection day to allow for earlier or later pick-ups. If your collection is missed during a snow event, please leave your carts out for collection...

Save on 2022 dog licenses

Central Okanagan dog owners can save $20 by renewing or purchasing a new dog licence for 2022 before the end of February.

Until February 28, a licence for a dog that’s spayed or neutered costs $20. If the dog isn’t spayed or neutered the fee is $60. On March 1, licenses return to the regular annual rates of $40 and $80.

The Responsible Dog Ownership Bylaw requires all dogs to be licensed in the Central Okanagan and in 2021, over 23,000 were. A licence makes it easy to return a dog to its owner if...

Foam packaging collection returns

Effective Monday December 27, foam packaging collection will resume at all depots in the Recycle BC program within the Central Okanagan. Glass collection also restarted December 20.

Travis Kendel, Manager of Engineering with the Regional District of Central Okanagan says, “We want to thank residents for holding on to this material while the collection was suspended. We’ve had some exceptional circumstances in the province with unprecedented flooding and closures of our major transportation corridors....