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The Okanagan Forest Task Force is concerned about an increase in illegal encampments in the back country. The organization says it’s written a letter to the provincial government and isn’t seeing any action. Kevin Pontious has more.

The risk of wildfires remains even though the campfire ban is lifted. The Okanagan Forest Task Force is warning people to sure their fires are properly extinguished. Kevin Pontious has the story.

Kelowna businesses say they’re dealing with constant crime and social disorder linked to a supportive housing complex that opened in 2018. And the Okanagan Forest Task Force says it’s been dealing with campfires left to burn or not extinguished now that the ban has been lifted.

The Okanagan Forest Task Force is upset at the lack of support from the province to prevent homeless people from squatting. And we talk with another farm owner who was devastated by the Bald Range Wildfire and suffered significant loss.

Kelowna is no stranger to chronic property offenders. The city has been pushing the province to include this group in bail reform enhancements. The chamber says the provincial response partially address their recommendations but does not include tax relief for members “in crisis.” And the Okanagan Forest Task Force says they’ve dealt with several pallet...

The Okanagan Forest Task Force, known for cleaning up the Okanagan’s backcountry, responded to hundreds of abandoned campfires in the region last summer, dozens of them during a fire ban. As Victoria Femia reports – the OFTF is urging people to be careful ahead of what’s expected to be a very dry summer.

The Okanagan Forest Task Force says since the coronavirus pandemic began, illegal dumping in the Central Okanagan has increased 10-fold. This week, video surfaced of another alleged incident on a local forest road.

Raw video of a camp found by Kelowna RCMP and the Okanagan Forest Task Force .

A convenience store that’s been serving Kelowna for decades burns down, RCMP blocks off Myra Forest Service Road, and the Okanagan Forest Task Forced cleans up Postil Lake Road.

The Okanagan Forest Task Force (OFTF) is getting the wheels in motion for its latest clean-up project.

Penticton RCMP is investigating after a person was killed in a street fight, the Okanagan Forest Task Force offers an app that allows people to report backcountry dumping, and water splash parks are now open in Kelowna.

The Okanagan Forest Task Force is honoured by the BC Conservation Officer Service for its backcountry cleanup work.

The Okanagan Forest Task Force is crediting social media for helping find the man they say dumped a trailer in the forest. Sydney Morton has more.

The Okanagan Forest Task Force (OFTF) is getting the wheels in motion for its latest clean-up project.

A group in the Okanagan whose focus is to keep the backcountry clean has created a new way to do it, it’s using tips from the public. As Victoria Femia reports a new app allows anyone who comes across a mess in the backcountry to easily alert the Okanagan Forest Task Force and its members...

The Okanagan Forest Task Force hosted a fundraiser earlier today, to help with their backcountry cleanup efforts throughout the Central Okanagan. As Jayden Wasney reports, the group is expecting another busy year of cleaning our forests.

The Okanagan Forest Task Force said it found a massive illegal dumping site that appears to be decades old.

The Okanagan Forest Task Force held a massive clean-up Saturday at a dump site in the South Okanagan. As Victoria Femia reports – the task force says dumping in the backcountry seems to be getting worse every year and it’s harming both wildlife and people.

A break-in at a pot shop in West Kelowna causes thousands of dollars in damages, the Okanagan Forest Task Force cleans up a dump in the South Okanagan, and racers jog and sip their way through the Half Corked Marathon.

Clean and green, that’s how the Okanagan Forest Task Force wants to keep our backcountry. Over the last four years the conservation group has helped remove thousands of pounds of garbage from our forests. The non-profit organization is so busy they are turning to a high-tech solution in order to help catch illegal garbage dumpers...