#0 — Friday, May 16, 1997 — North Shore News

Accepts latex and
oil-based paints

FAUL Iverson, president of
the B.C. Paint Care
Association (PCA) recently
announced the opening of a
paint collection facility in
North Vancouver.

The North Shore Bottle Deport, at
125 West Ist St. in North Vancouver,
is open Monday through Friday 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to provide North
Shore residents with a safe, effective
and convenient way to dispose of left-
over household paint.

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Collection facility opens

PCA-sponsored depots, like the
North Shore’s, accept latex or oil-
based paints in their original contain-
ers only. A voluntary maximum of 10
cans per visit would be appreciated. At
this time, PCA depots do not collect
solvents, automotive and marine anti-
fouling paint, or paint in unlabeled or
glass containers.

Persons abandoning waste materi-
als not covered by the Paint Care pro-
gram, or those abandoning paint out-
side of normal depot operating hours,
may be subject to fines or penalties
under B.C. environmental laws.

Representing B.C.’s paint industry,
the B.C. Paint Care Association is
committed to providing British
Columbians with a safe, effective p
collection and disposal program.

Since commencing its govern-
ment-approved paint stewardship pro-
gram in September 1994, the PCA
has collected more than + million
equivalent litre containers of paint at
over 100 depots and 200 collection
events held throughout the province.

Relieving that re-use, rather than
disposal, is the best use for leftover
paint, the PCA has established a paint
exchange program, where suitable
paint collected at PCA depots and
events is offered free of charge to non-
profit and community organizations.
Interested groups should call the B.C.
Recycling Hotline Materials

. Exchange at 732-9253.

For more information about the
B.C. Paint Care Association, call 878-
8700.

Garden shows sprouting up

By Deana Lancaster
Contributing Writer
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sprouting up all over the
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The 1997 VanDusen
Flower and Garden Show
takes place on May 30, 31
and June 1.

In tour years this event
has grown from the mus-
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deners to North America’s
largest outdoor exhibition.
More than 200 garden
exhibits create a flower and
garden lover’s dreamland.
Tickets for the flower
and garden show, the open-
ing night party and other
events are available through
Ticketmaster, 280-4444.
The West Vancouver
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Timothy Renshaw
Managing Editor

ing a trip to the Victoria
Flower and Garden Show
on Friday, June 20 and
Saturday, June 21.

See display gardens
designed by local nurseries
and landscapers, speaker
programs and question
periods, as well as cooking,
gardening and exhibitor
demonstrations, Call 925-
7280 for more information.

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