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Are you putting the right things in your recycling cart? The Regional District Recycling ambassadors are back on the streets this spring and summer, randomly checking what’s under the blue lid and inside curbside recycling carts. This is part of the ongoing RDCO cart education and inspection campaign to combat recycling contamination.

Engineering Services manager Travis Kendel says the cart checking program, now heading into its fourth season, has been extremely helpful in raising proper residential...

Planning application to Public Hearing

The Regional Board has approved scheduling a Public Hearing on Official Community Plan and Zoning Amendment bylaws for a property located at 4410 June Springs Road in the Central Okanagan East Electoral Area. First reading was given on October 14 for amendment application (Z21-05) to allow a rural residential property that is less than four hectares and zoning on a portion of the property to facilitate a two-lot subdivision.

Notice of Motion supported

The...

The Central Okanagan is the fastest growing region in Canada making additional parkland even more important in our community.

Two new land acquisitions mean there will be more opportunities for residents to enjoy the outdoors. These key additions  to the Regional Parks system connect neighbourhoods to natural areas and create links for wildlife. 

• A new 10.6-hectare (26.19 acre) property at the end of Whitworth Road has been purchased for $2.2-million. This land will be added to Goats Peak...

Here’s your chance to cut your garbage in half and boost your soil too! Do your yard a big favor this coming gardening season with a new backyard composter.

“Backyard composting is resourceful, easy, and rewarding!” says Waste Reduction Facilitator Rae Stewart with the Regional District of Central Okanagan’s Waste Reduction Office. “There’s nothing like the satisfaction of making your own useful soil enhancer for your garden, all from household kitchen scraps and green and brown matter from your...

The Regional District of Central Okanagan is preparing its 2022 – 2026 Financial Plan. There are several ways that residents may learn about and comment on the fiscal priorities outlined in the budget.

Unlike municipalities, the regional district does not have one tax rate.  The RDCO has more than 80 individual services provided and paid for by different combinations of taxpayers across the Central Okanagan.  Each service budget is separate, and all assets, revenues, expenses, reserves,...