The first fire destroyed the Sacred Heart Church on Penticton Indian Band land. Landfills - Recycle your yard waste at the landfill or a community drop-off location. Check with your local government or waste management company to see if this is available.Two Catholic churches, both located on First Nations reserve land, went up in flames and then burned to the ground in B.C.’s South Okanagan region on National Indigenous Peoples Day, and band leaders are expressing grief and shock.Community or neighborhood cleanup days - Check with your local government to see if your community has a cleanup event to dispose of yard waste.Check with your local government or waste management company to see if this is available. Curbside pickup - Recycle your yard waste with curbside pickup.Chip - Chip branches and prunings to use in your garden as free mulch.Compost - Break down your yard waste (leaves, grass, prunings) in a bin or a pile to make compost.Grasscycle - Leave grass clippings on your lawn to add nutrients back into the soil for a healthy lawn.Yellow shaded areas mark cities and urban growth areas. Click on a yellow shaded area to get more information (pop-up). Option B: Click on + sign on the map to zoom in to your area.Option A: Go to the full map to search for an address.Use the map to check if you're in an urban growth area: Where you live determines whether you can burn. Even if you live outside city limits, you may still live inside an urban growth area. Land outside an urban growth area (like agricultural, rural, and natural land) is protected from urban sprawl. Most burning is illegal in an urban growth area (UGA). An urban growth area is land used for urban development in and around communities.
If you see illegal burning or smoke is getting into your house, report illegal burning. A fire in a burn barrel creates toxic smoke that stays low to the ground. Using a burn barrel is illegalīurn barrels are illegal statewide. You can be fined up to $10,000 per day for illegal burning.
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