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Celebrate the kikinee/kokanee

There are several opportunities to celebrate the seasonal spawning return of the Okanagan Lake land-locked salmon.

Welcome the Kokanee

The free Welcome the Kokanee event goes at Hardy Falls Regional Park, Saturday, August 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

RDCO Park interpreters will be on hand with displays and information about the life cycle of Kokanee salmon.  Join a small group for a guided walk along Deep Creek, as the fresh-water cousins of the sockeye, return to spawn. Or challenge your...

Heat warning for Central Okanagan

Environment and Climate Change Canada's has issued another heat warning in the Central Okanagan for later this week.

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Take steps to protect against heat-related illness - stay hydrated, seek shade and locations to cool off and check on seniors and neighbours - more helpful tips from PreparedBC http://ow.ly/vgrL50Klm2e

Sunset Ranch Water Quality Advisory

The Regional District of Central Okanagan has issued a precautionary Water Quality Advisory for the Sunset Ranch water system. 

The advisory affects approximately 285 connections to the water system in the Sunset Ranch subdivision located within the Central Okanagan East Electoral Area.

The advisory is required following a positive test for total coliform in a water sample from community system.  Roadside sign notices are in place advising of the water advisory. 

As a precaution it’s...

Greenway-Scenic Canyon trail closure

A safety reminder that a 1.7-kilometre section of the Mission Creek Greenway recreational trail remains closed.

Heavy equipment and crews are working from the Scenic Canyon entrance at Hollywood Road south, upstream past the Smoothing Stones bridge.

They are repairing flood-damage to the Greenway trail and rip-rap protection near the Friends, Cedar and Smoothing Stone bridges.

For everyone’s safety, visitors are asked to stay out of this closed area, respect signage, fencing and barricades that are...

Seeking RDCO candidates

The nomination process will soon be underway for potential candidates seeking to run in the October 15 General Local Government Elections in the Regional District of Central Okanagan.

Candidate information packages are now available for the Central Okanagan East or Central Okanagan West Electoral Area Directors and Zone 1 and Zone 2 School Trustee elections  Those considering their candidacy should check the RDCO website rdco.com/elections, or pick up a candidate information package at the RDCO...