INFORMATION RELEASE

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) and FireSmart are facilitating a chipping event in Greater West Bench on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, from 9:00 am to 3:00 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 9:00 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

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