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New bins are on the way Automated garbage collection set for Oct. 1 BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com
Delivery of new garbage bins will soon begin for many Royal City residents. Starting in September, garbage and Cleaner Greener carts will be delivered to single-family homes in New Westminster. They’re part of the city’s new automated waste collection service that will get underway Oct. 1 and include the collection of garbage and yard trimmings. Under the automated collection system, waste will be deposited into carts that will be emptied by a mechanical arm on a truck. Workers will no longer have to lift and empty cans by hand. “We are still on for the Oct. 1 start,” said Jim Lowrie, the city’s director of engineering services. “The crews are training on the new trucks. They are here. The carts will be delivered to people’s residences. I think they are looking forward to it.” Lowrie said the crews have been giving positive feedback on the new trucks. In addition to reducing workplace injuries, the new automated collection program has environmental benefits. Residents will be able to include kitchen scraps (cooked and uncooked food, including meat and dairy) and foodsoiled paper into their greens cart. “The feedback we have received to date is residents are asking for that service,” Lowrie said. “It is part of the Zero Waste Challenge. The more we can divert out of the refuse stream, the better that is. That is a large part of it.”
Canadians from coast to coast got a chance to get to know the Royal City on Sunday. As a winner in the Kraft Celebration Tour, New Westminster earned a $25,000 donation from Kraft Canada for the new youth centre, a community barbecue and a live broadcast from TSN’s SportsCentre. “It went really well,” said Sandon Fraser, the city’s youth services coordinator. “It looks great on camera. The crowd looks great, really passionate.” City officials estimate about 2,000 people attended throughout the day, with about 1,000 people
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Catching the spirit: Fin, the Vancouver Canucks’ mascot, joins two members of the B.C. Lions’ Felions dance team at the Kraft Celebration Tour festivities in Tipperary Park on Sunday. The event was broadcast live on TSN’s SportsCentre.
City shines in spotlight event BY THERESA MCMANUS REPORTER tmcmanus@royalcityrecord.com
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