Central Okanagan Regional District

Central Okanagan parks impacted by both flooding and wildfire concerns
KELOWNA – With the extreme weather so far this year, many Central Okanagan parks have…

Regional District will be inspecting your recycling cart by the end of the month
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – The Regional District will soon be sending inspectors out to neighborhoods across…

McDONALD: Forget the camera, Mayor Basran, this flood isn’t about you
OPINION Unfolding disasters do strange things to people’s minds. Some people rush towards calamity, others…
April is community clean up month in the Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – Volunteers gathered in the woods yesterday for the official kickoff of an annual,…

Central Okanagan Regional District asking for $100,000 to restore historic fur trader trail
PEACHLAND – An Okanagan trail that was used hundreds and even thousands of years ago…

Central Okanagan Regional District board denies travel expenses for no-show director
LEAVE OF ABSENCE EXTENDED KELOWNA – The Central Okanagan Regional District board has voted against…

Dog licences just got more expensive for Central Okanagan owners who wait to register
KELOWNA – In an effort to encourage dog owners to register their pets and pay…

Censured Central Okanagan director may be under investigation again
'THEY'RE ACCUSING ME OF A TON OF STUFF. IT'S REALLY UPSETTING.' KELOWNA – A Central…

Regional district pulls live-in caretakers from seven regional parks in the Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – Nature parks without live-in care takers will be subject to increased crime, vandalism…

Campfire ban lifted in most of Central Okanagan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Cool temperatures and rain in the forecast means the ban on campfires…

‘Earliest known’ kokanee run pushes up Peachland festival by three weeks
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – An unprecedented early start to the kokanee salmon spawning season has prompted…
Improvements coming to portions of Bellevue Creek dike in Kelowna
UPGRADE WILL ALLOW DIKE TO HANDLE BIGGER FLOOD EVENTS CENTRAL OKANAGAN – A dike along…
GPS maps now available for Central Okanagan regional park hiking trails
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Seven of the most popular hiking trails in the Central Okanagan are…

With overdoses soaring, drug return program has new urgency
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Overdose deaths are at record levels in the province and residents are being…

Flood warnings issued for Central Okanagan
EMPTY SANDBAGS AVAILABLE AT MOST LOCAL FIRE HALLS CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Creeks and streams swollen…