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Burning ban extended RDOS press release
Photo by Steve Arstad
Penticton Director Garry Litke (second from right) presents “Master Composter” awards to Summerland resident Philip Watson (far left) and Elisabeth Rettke (second from left) of Sunkatchers RV Resort west of Keremeos. The presentation was made during a committee meeting at the regional district on October 4. Assisting with the presentation at right is Solid Waste Management Coordinator Cameron Baughen.
High fire danger ratings persist throughout the regional district as our dry and unseasonably warm weather continues past Thanksgiving weekend. To protect public safety and reduce the risk of person caused fires in our regional area, the Regional District of OkanaganSimilkameen (RDOS) is implementing an extension to the No Burning Regulation until November 1. Effective immediately and until further notice, all open burning of any materials piled larger than 1/2 meter high by 1/2 meter wide, stubble
or grass, fireworks or burning barrels of any size or description. This prohibition in the RDOS is also in conjunction with the municipalities of Penticton, Summerland, Oliver, Osoyoos, Princeton, Village of Keremeos, Hedley Improvement District and the Ministry of Forest and Range, BC Forest Service - Kamloops Fire Centre This No Burning extension is in effect to protect public safety and to limit the risk of person-caused wildfires. This ban does not restrict fires in portable propane gas, briquette, wood burning fireplaces and campfires.
Regional district committee acknowledges work of volunteers in waste reduction program By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview.com The Environment and Infrastructure Committee of the regional district paid homage to two envrionmentally minded residents of the regional district at the committee meeting on October 4. Philip Watson of Summerland and Elisabeth Rettke of Sunkatchers RV Resort west of Keremeos were feted for their
volunteerism in educating RDOS residents on proper composting and recycling methods. The committee was faced with a motion to both recognize them for their volunteer efforts and award them the designation of “RDOS Master Composter / Recycler, something only two other regional district volunteers have received. Philip Watson attended the Master Composter/Recycler
workshop hosted by the RDOS in 2010. He was the proprietor of Green Yard Centre in Summerland where he promoted and educated people on a wide variety of different composting equipment. Philip also assisted in the construction of a compost bin at the Penticton Community garden and provided public information on composting at the Summerland Fall Fair and
at other public events. Elisabeth Rettke attended the Master Composter/Recycler workshop in 2011. The Sunkatchers resident has provided a number of workshops for residents while helping maintain the RV park’s composting and recycling programs. Rettke regularly visits the RDOS office in Penticton to get fresh flyers on new recycling programs for her presentations in
the Sunkatchers clubhouse. “These people are setting a standard for volunteers in the community,” Electoral Area “D” Director Tom Siddon observed, while Oliver rural Director Allan Patton noted that the RDOS curbside and waste reduction programs were amongst the most progressive in the province. The committee voted unanimously in favour of the motion.
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