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Off-season, dog access pilot projects have ended in two regional parks in the District of Lake Country.

Residents are reminded that regular rules prohibiting dogs are back in effect in Kaloya and Kopje regional parks.

The pilot projects temporarily allowed dogs off-leash in Kopje Regional Park and on-leash on trails within Kaloya Regional Park during the slower winter months from October 1 through March 31.  During that time, dogs were not allowed on the beach area of either park.

RDCO Parks...

The new adventure play area, east of the Leckie Road entrance to Mission Creek Regional Park is closed until Friday afternoon.

Over the next few days, crews will be doing maintenance on play apparatus and complete work on trails in the area.

Visitors are asked to stay outside the fenced area until the work is complete. 

The Regional District offers more than 2,100 hectares of parkland including 74 kilometres of formal trails in 30 regional parks for visitors to safely explore while practicing...

2022-2025 Financial Plan adopted

The Regional Board has adopted its 2022-2026 Financial Plan bylaw advancing projects based on the four Strategic priority areas of the Regional Board: Environment; Economic Development; Sustainable Communities; Transportation and Infrastructure. The 2022 operating budget totals almost $59-million, which includes more than $12.9-million in debt with the Municipal Finance Authority on behalf of local governments and the Okanagan Regional Library.  The budget also...

The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) Board has approved the 2022 – 2026 Financial Plan.

RDCO Budget

The 2022 RDCO operating budget totals just over $59-million, up 2.5% from 2021.

Regional Board Chair Loyal Wooldridge says, “This year’s budget prioritizes the ongoing support needed for those recovering from last summer’s devastating White Rock Lake wildfire and to bolster the regional emergency management program. The Board is advancing the important work of Truth and Reconciliation with...

April 1 marks the official kick off to Community Clean-up month, and you too can get involved! This annual program of the Regional District of Central Okanagan Waste Reduction Office is encouraging residents do some light spring cleaning in their own neighborhoods.

The RDCO Waste Reduction Office supports Community Clean-up month by supplying cleanup gear to participants:

• Gloves
• Bags 

Once your cleanup is complete, the Waste Reduction Office can arrange to have the trash you collect picked...