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Trepanier Creek Greenway trail closure

A section of Trepanier Creek Greenway Regional Park is closed until the end of October.

The recreational trail closure is approximately 500 metres upstream from the Clements Road trailhead next to Peachland Elementary school and three kilometres downstream from the Trepanier Road trailhead near Highway 97-C.

The closure is required for watermain construction as part of the new Peachland Water Treatment plant project. 

Until the work is completed, visitors will have an out and back...

Lost/Found Dogs

It happens.  Sometimes our dog-friends can't help themselves and accidentally escape from our homes or yards.

A license on your dog collar or harness is required for all dogs in the Central Okanagan under the  Responsible Dog Ownership Bylaw to help speed and reunite dog owners with their pets.

If you've lost or found a dog - please contact RDCO Dog Control staff at our Regional pound at 890 Weddell Place in Kelowna (between Richter Street and Gordon Drive) - a license will help get everyone...

Household bulky item collection extended for North Westside

North Westside Road residents within the Central Okanagan will have a longer window of opportunity to dispose of unwanted bulky items this fall.

The Bulky Item collection event is held twice a year, once in spring and again in fall, at the North Westside Road transfer station on Sugar Loaf Mountain Forest Service Road. This falls collection event has been extended an extra week to help residents in recovery mode after the White rock lake Wildfire.

Event Details:

• Wednesday, October 6 through...

Keep bears out of your garbage

The Regional Waste Reduction Office is reminding residents-please do your part to keep your neighborhood safe by managing all things that attract wildlife around your home, including your household garbage.

Conservation Officers confirm this has been an extremely active bear season with higher than normal bear sightings and complaint calls, due partly to the wildfires across the region but also extreme drought conditions sending bears searching new locales for food.  CO’s have received a much...