Does Kelowna have a rat problem?
A recent survey suggests we do.
The City of Kelowna says we don't.
Pest control company Orkin has released its list of the most mouse and rat calls and both Kelowna and Vernon crack the top 20.
While Kelowna is 6th, Vernon is ranked 18th.
City of Kelowna Foresty Supervisor Blair Stewart disputes the findings.
"If anything, you have to look where the source of information comes from. It is one-sided. Obviously they have seen an increase in calls, but as far as the city goes we haven't. We haven't seen an increase at all. If anything, we have actually seen a decrease".
Stewart says the majority of rats in Kelowna are hitchhiking aboard trucks shipping cargo from the lower mainland.