Air quality

Strategy

The Regional Air Quality Program is a joint initiative of the RDCO, City of Kelowna, City of West Kelowna, District of Peachland, the District of Lake Country and Westbank First Nation. It is guided by the Clean Air Strategy report, which defined visions, goals, strategies, and actions. The main vision is clean and healthy air for current and future generations.

Programs

Several programs help protect and improve the region's air through education, awareness and pollution prevention:

• Lawn Swap
  • Lawn Swap: Go Electric rebate program
• Radon testing
  • Free radon test kit program
• Safe routes 4 schools
  • School travel plan program
• Vehicle idling
  • Idling prevention program
• Wood heating
  • Community wood smoke reduction program
• Wood waste disposal
  • Agricultural chipping program
  • Mow-Chip-Rent-Buy-it rebate program