INFORMATION RELEASE

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) and FireSmart are facilitating a chipping event and community BBQ in Kilpoola on Sunday, September 28, 2025, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Residents are encouraged to participate by removing flammable materials from their properties and placing debris piles at the end of their driveways for pick-up. The RDOS-sponsored mobile chipper will begin circulating the neighbourhood at approximately 10:00 am.

 To register your address for chipper pick-up, click here.

Accepted materials:

• Branches, trees, and twigs up to 8" in diameter
• Shrubs and bushes (e.g., cedars or junipers) with no roots attached

Not accepted:

• Raked pine needles or leaves (please bag and dispose as yard waste)
• Roots, grass, vines, weeds
• Dirt, rocks, construction, or wood waste
• General household garbage

The community BBQ will also begin at 10:00 am, located at the information booth near the community bulletin board (Post Box site on Richter Pass).

To learn more about FireSmart and view the events calendar, please visit firesmart.rdos.bc.ca.

For further information, please contact Clay Stevenson, RDOS Wildfire Mitigation Specialist.

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Mark Pendergraft, Chair
Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen 

Contacts:

Clay Stevenson
RDOS Wildfire Mitigation Specialist
250-490-4139 

RDOS Communications
250-490-4148
Toll-free 1-877-610-3737