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Localized Boil Water Notice for Killiney Beach

The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) has issued a precautionary Boil Water Notice for some residents served by the Killiney Beach water system.

This affects the following properties serviced in the Killiney Beach subdivision located off Westside Road:

• 9614 - 9674 Keithley Road
• 502 - 519 Leah Road

Affected customers were notified of the Boil Water Notice last evening following emergency repairs to a break on the main servicing these properties. 

To safely consume water from the tap, these...

Open burning permits end April 30

Open burning season in the Central Okanagan ends on Sunday, April 30.

Until then when conditions allow, all eligible property owners, farmers and other large lot owners with permits from their local fire jurisdiction may burn specific wood debris outdoors. As well, they must follow the BC Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation.

Property owners must use Best Burning Practices and call the toll-free Outdoor Burning Hotline:  1-855-262-2876 (BURN) before lighting any fire to ensure that open burning is...

Regional Board meeting highlights - Apr. 20

Food waste public engagement framework

The Regional Board approved a public consultation and engagement framework as the RDCO investigates and researches potential options for a curbside food waste collection program. The opportunities for public input will be done in phases during 2023 and 2024 to ensure organics diversion is socially acceptable.

Emergency Operations Centre training grant

The Regional Board approved applying to the Union of BC Municipalities Community Emergency Preparedness Fund...

Clean-up for Earth Day

If you’re looking for a rewarding and fun project this weekend for Earth Day, consider tackling a community clean-up project in your neighborhood.

Saturday, April 22 is officially Earth Day, and the entire month of April is Community clean-up month.  The Regional District Waste Reduction Office reminds you they have all the gear and supplies you’ll need to tackle a spring clean-up of your own. Head outdoors for some fresh air and exercise, pick up litter, sweep a sidewalk, clean-up an illegal...

RDCO launches book recycling pilot project

The Regional District Waste Reduction office is launching a three-month pilot project to offer residents of the Central Okanagan a more convenient option for recycling their old books. The goal is to prevent books from getting tossed in residential recycling carts, which ends up contaminating the recycling stream, negatively affecting our communities’ success rates and contracts with Recycle BC.

Residents are reminded that Recycle BC does not accept hard cover or paperback books, such as novels,...