Click here to view the collection Several recent posts on a Kelowna Facebook group have drawn attention to illegal dumping and squatting along Lake James in Kelowna. The location is on Goudie Road. The founder of the Okanagan Forest Task Force, Kane Blake, says that despite the visible chaos, there is much more rubbish than the photo shows. “We’ve known this for a year. But there is a process. We have to put a bucket in order, we have to make sure there are no people there and they stay actively there. You have to put all your ducks in a race to make sure everything goes. seamlessly. “ Blake says there are a lot of heavy objects on the site. “There is an engine block on the ground. So we will need equipment to lift it. We will clean it all. It will take a whole day.” “We have visited the site a few times and there is nothing that can live there, everything is left behind,” Blake said. Blake says the team will clear the site and the area around the camp. “This has become almost a full-time job for me and for some of us. We are in the countryside and we are constantly taking out rubbish, scrap metal and everything. It is becoming a very big problem and it is growing. We are always trying to tell people and raise awareness. “keep your eyes off for things. If you see it, let us know, let RDCO know. “ Those interested in cleaning can find out more information on the OFTF Facebook page.
