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Okanagan resort destroyed in wildfire, fined for environmental infractions

Five administrative penalties were levelled against 1782 Holdings Ltd which owns the resort
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Wildfire damage at Lake Okanagan Resort from the McDougall Creek wildfire in August 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

The company that owns Lake Okanagan Resort has been fined $47,870 relating to its wastewater treatment facility and practices.

Five administrative penalties were levelled against 1782 Holdings Ltd. (the appellant) after its challenge of the fines was denied by the Environment Appeal Board.

In its decision, the board pointed out that the foreshore adjacent to disposal areas, the receiving environment for discharged wastewater, is listed by the Ministry of Environment as a high habitat value for shore spawning Kokanee.

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Gary Barnes

About the Author: Gary Barnes

Recently joined Kelowna Capital News and WestK News as a multimedia journalist in January 2022. With almost 30 years of experience in news reporting and radio broadcasting...
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