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Jobs, Rain Barrels, Earth Day Photos, & More! RMRS May, 2016 Newsletter Now Online

In 2016, we are switching from our pdf newsletters to online versions through MailChimp. This allows us to embed links to take you directly to more information. Let us know how it works for you!

Click to view our  May, 2016 Newsletter which includes our Victoria Day Holiday schedule, info on ordering Rain Barrels, photos from Celebrate Earth Day 2016: ENERGY! and the LAST Committee’s Transition Resource Fair

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Earth Day 2016 is Ready to Energize You!

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Celebrate Earth Day in Maple Ridge  has shaped up to be a spectacular event! This year’s theme is ENERGY! and we are looking at renewable energy and what inspires & recharges us in our daily lives. Here are just a few of the energizing things to look forward to…

-get recharged at one (or more!) Human Recharging Stations – from Books and Blankies to Art & Zumba, there’s something for everyone!

-drop off your gently used books, toys, & clothing and come find something NEW to you at the Family Freecycle, located in the Greg Moore Youth Centre

-learn what a theramin is, play music using your body’s energy, and listen to a world premiere by the Vancouver Experimental Theramin Orchestra

-treat yourself to delicious eats at the 2nd annual Food Truck Festival starring Hunger Management, Super Thai, and Pub Grubs!

-join the Maple Ridge Library for storytime – if you come at 11am, you’ll even see the fabulous Queen Elsa from Frozen!

-enter HUB: Your Cycling Connection’s Cycle Recycle Free Bike Draw

-listen to amazing local talent on 3 different stages. Performers include Shades of Green, Andrew Brice, Shannon Matters, Band for Good, Basement Sweets, and more!!

-paint & take home a ceramic sun courtesy of the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour artists

-interested in electric vehicles? Check out Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association’s EV display and have an expert anwer all your questions. PLUS!! Llearn how your electric car can power your home during a power failure!

-buy some fresh veggies and meet old friends at the first Haney Farmers Market of the year

 

Spring Schedules, Events, & More! RMRS March, 2016 Newsletter Now Online

In 2016, we are switching from our pdf newsletters to online versions through MailChimp. This allows us to embed links to take you directly to more information. Let us know how it works for you!

Click to view our  March, 2016 Newsletter which includes our Easter Holiday schedule, information on the Earth Day Photo & Poetry Contests, the LAST Committee’s Transition Resource FairSpring Chipping Program set-out deadlines; Bear-Resistant Organics Bin subsidy; Solar Cone, Composter, & Rain Barrel sales, our AGM, and more!!

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Ready for Spring? RMRS February, 2016 Newsletter Now Online

In 2016, we are switching from our pdf newsletters to online versions through MailChimp. This allows us to embed links to take you directly to more information. Let us know how it works for you!

Click to view our  February, 2016 Newsletter which includes the Spring Chipping Program set-out deadlines; information on Bear-Resistant Organics Bin subsidy; Solar Cone, Composter, & Rain Barrel sales, information on the upcoming Earth Day celebrations, and more!!

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Just Eat It! RMRS October, 2015 Newsletter Now Online

In this month’s newsletter, we highlight TONIGHT’S (Oct.22) free screening of the award-winning film, “Just Eat It,” our Waste Reduction Week presentation to Mayor & Council, & more!

PLUS! Check out the “Year 1” Zero Waste initiatives currently being piloted by local elementary schools and Board Member Kathi Halpin traces the evolution of recycling in her home.

Click to view a pdf copy of the RMRS October, 2015 Newsletter. This and past newsletters are archived on our website.

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Waste Reduction Week Presentation to Maple Ridge Mayor & Council

A huge Thank You! to all who helped make our Waste Reduction Week (WRW) presentation to Maple Ridge Mayor & Council on October 13 a success!

Just Eat It Poster - cropped for FB adRidge Meadows Recycling Society Vice-President Leigh Hodgins first updated council on our amazingly busy summer (thanks to the popularity of the new recycling boxes!) and the highest membership we’ve had in our 43-year history.She briefly reflected on past WRW presentations and plugged an upcoming screening of “Just Eat It” being shown in partnership with Cinema Politica on Thursday, October 22, 7:00 pm at the Maple Ridge Council Chambers.

WRW - Zero Waste Schools slide 1Leanne Koehn (Community Engagement) then explained how this year’s WRW activity was inspired by initiatives taken by two elementary schools (Alouette & Fairview). After introducing some of the initiatives and the School District’s first annual Energy Challenge, RMRS Environmental Educator Dan Mikolay continued to describe the “Zero Waste School – Year 1” initiatives including other ideas that were inspired by schools in the District.

Some enthusiastic students from Alouette Elementary helped us give out Zero Waste Kits and air purifying houseplants to Mayor & Council to inspire their Zero Waste efforts.

 
Thanks to all the kids, parents, teachers, & RMRS Board Members who came out to support the presentation and thanks to Amber Light Photography for the great photos!

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New Chipping Program Dates, The RED Box, Food Waste, and Bears – Oh, My! RMRS September, 2015 Newsletter Now Online

NOTE: Due to the August 28 Windstorm, the dates of the 2015 Fall Chipping Program have been MOVED UP to assist residents’ clean up efforts

The NEW set-out deadlines are:

Tuesday, September 15 for Maple Ridge residents who live WEST of 224th Street
Monday, October 5  for Maple Ridge residents who live EAST of 224th Street

 
In this month’s newsletter, we highlight the New Red Box for Plastics and changes to the Fall Chipping Program Dates.

PLUS! Board Member Candace Gordon shares a yummy recipe for reconnecting with your leftover veggies and lowering your food waste and Wildsafe BC Coordinator Dan Mikolay talks about how bears are preparing for the Winter.

Click to view a pdf copy of the RMRS September, 2015 Newsletter. This and past newsletters are archived on our website.

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