UPDATE: Conservation Service fines illegal dumper

Apr 1, 2021 | 9:20 AM Kevin Rothwell

UPDATE:

The conservation officers service has located the individual responsible for illegal dumping on Postill Lake Forest Service Road on March 27th.

The CO Service posted on Facebook: Update on Illegal Dumping File | Thank you to the public for your #RAPP calls – the person has come forward.

A 37-year-old man has been issued a $575 fine in connection with this incident near Kelowna. The site is being cleaned up.

ORIGINAL: The Conservation Officer Service is asking for the public’s help to locate a vehicle that is believed to be linked to an illegal dumping incident near Kelowna.

Electronics, a microwave, chairs, garbage and other household items were dumped in a rural area northeast of the city over the weekend. Conservation officers hope tips from the public can help identify a suspect.

On March 27, a white Ford Ranger with a full load of household garbage was captured on camera driving onto Postill Lake Forest Service Road at 11:24 a.m. Shortly after, at 12:10 p.m., the truck is seen leaving the same road with an empty cargo bed.

The illegal dump site was located just past the 10 km mark, near the access road to Moore Lake.

White Ford suspect vehicle in illegal dumping (photo credit: Conservation Officer Service of B.C.)

Illegal dumping is a growing issue in communities across B.C.

In the Okanagan, a community group of outdoor enthusiasts, the Okanagan Forest Task Force (OFTF), organizes volunteer clean-up events for forested and outdoor recreational areas. Since their formation in August 2016, they have cleaned up more than 300,000 pounds of garbage locally.

Tips can be confidentially reported to the Report All Poachers and Polluters (RAPP) hotline at 1-877-952-7277. Anyone depositing garbage, building materials, or other debris into the environment can face penalties under the Environmental Management Act. Fines can range from $575 to a maximum of $1 M and/or six months in jail #BCCOS #OFTF #RAPP #Kelowna