Okanagan Forest Task Force

• Okanagan Parks and Places: Pincushion Mountain

  From the summit, there are sweeping views of Okanagan Lake and the valley, along with a Canadian flag that’s planted at the peak.

  Environment

  Aug 12, 2022
  
• Task Force undertakes clean-up at abandoned homeless camp

  This clean-up puts the Okanagan Forest Task Force at about a quarter of a million kilograms of garbage removed from various sites around the Okanagan since 2016.

  Environment

  Jul 9, 2022
  
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• ‘It’s unbelievable’: Huge mess left behind in backcountry near Big White Ski Resort

  A small group of volunteers spent Wednesday in the backcountry cleaning up a huge mess left behind by squatters.

  Canada

  May 11, 2022
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• Non-profits and volunteers team up for annual Peachland watershed cleanup

  Local non-profits teamed up with volunteers for the annual Peachland Watershed cleanup on Saturday.

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2022
• Man fined $575 for illegal dumping near Kelowna: B.C. Conservation Officer Service

  The COS went public earlier this week, asking for help in identifying the suspect, with the man coming forward on April 1.

  Environment

  Apr 2, 2021
• Backcountry homeless camp cleaned out by Kelowna non-profit

  Okanagan Forest Task Force found an abandoned camp roughly three kilometres up Beaver Lake Road, near Kelowna.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2021
• Volunteers waiting for green light to remove tires littering Okanagan creek

  “The easiest route for us is probably going to be airlifting them out using a helicopter,” said Kane Blake of the Okanagan Forest Task Force.

  Environment

  Feb 12, 2021
• Okanagan Forest Task Force now using trail cameras to help battle illegal dumping in backcountry

  "Cameras typically get checked once a week, and that’s when investigations are triggered," said Kane Blake, founder of the Okanagan Forest Task Force.

  Environment

  Jan 19, 2021
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• Hazardous construction material illegally dumped in south Kelowna neighbourhood: task force

  "I was absolutely appalled and disgusted, heartbroken. The pile had broken glass in it, boards with nails sticking out."

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2020
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• Stolen ATM machine found in Central Okanagan backcountry

  A member of the Okanagan Forest Task Force found the white van, still running, along with the stolen ATM, during a check for illegal dump sites on Tuesday night.

  Crime

  Dec 9, 2020