46 - Friday, October 26, 1990 - North Shore News

Go green this weekend

Time to get rid of toxic wastes;
local youths hold environment rally

Peggy
Trendell- Whittaker

NORTH SHORE residents
have the opportunity to Go
Green at two enviro-events
this weekend; the House-
hold Hazardous Wastes
drop-off and a youth-
Organized community en-
vironment rally.

The hazardous waste collection
is definitely not to be missed; take
a good look around the house for
anything that is toxic, corrosive,
reactive or flammable and ready
to be discarded.

This includes household and
auto batteries, drain openers, her-
bicides, clearers, acids/bases,
paint, motor oil, pesticides, pool
chemicals, polishes, sol-
vents/thinners, antifreeze, hobby
chemicals, pharmaceuticals and
wood preservatives.

Such material can be brought to
the CanOxy site at 100 Amherst
Ave. (sce map) on Saturday and
Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
According to the GVRD, peak
hours at these events are usually
between Il and noon and 2 p.m.
and 3 p.m., so they suggest com-
ing early to avoid a wait.

It’s also important to carpool
whenever possible, both to cut
down on congestion and minimize
the harmful exhaust from lineups
of idling cas engines.

Participants are asked to bring
items in their original containers if
possible, put any leaky containers
in a clear plastic bag sealed with a

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twist tie, label any poorly marked
containers, and NOT mix any
wastes together.

People are further requested to
leave kids and pets at home,
transport hazardous materials in
the trunk of the car, and remain
in their vehicles unless instructed
otherwise.

A paint swap will be organized
for anyone looking to acquire or
get rid of full or near-full tins of
paint.

Please try to bring your materi-
als in a box rather than a plastic
bag, as they are then easier and
safer for staff to sort through.

The $102,000 program is being
sponsored by the B.C. govern-
ment, the GVRD and the three

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46 The hazardous
waste collection is
definitely not to be
missed; take a good
look around the
house for anything
that is toxic,
corrosive, reactive or
flammable and ready
to be discarded. 99

North Shore municipalities. The
Hon. John Reynolds, provincial
environment minister, will be in
attendance for the opening cere-
monies Saturday at 11:30 a.m.

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Youth-run environment rallies
are being held in thousands of
Canadian communities tomorrow,
and North Vancouver is no excep-
tion.

Jen Saunders, Carol Popkin
and about 10 other Argyle stu-
dents have organized a Rally for
the Earth that starts at noon
Saturday at Lynn Valley Park,
Frederick and Mountain Highway,
and parades to Lynn Canyon

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Park.

Students from Carson Graham,
Seycove, Sutherland and Argyle
secondary schools are all involved,
but one coordinator, Carol
Popkin, says ‘‘We want it to be
organized by youth, but we want
it to be a community event.’”

She’s hoping all ages of people
will turn out to hear the speakers,

DOLLARTON HWY.

AMHERST AVE.

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local bands and young dramatists
perform at the canyon. The pur-
pose of the event, she notes, is to
raise people’s general environmen-
tai awareness, with a focus on en-
dangered spaces.

Send your environment news to
EcolInfo, North Shore News, 1139 |
Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver,
V7M 2H4.

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