Hinton Recycling Depot – job posting
Hinton Recycling Depot Staff Positions Part Time Join our team and work in an innovative and unique recycling center. You will work with the public while enjoying the outdoors and light to medium physical work. If you are capable, friendly and reliable we would very much like to meet you. Must have valid drivers license. Forklift experience, First Aid and WHMIS certification would be considered an asset. We offer a relaxed work atmosphere where persons’ of all abilities are valued. You will enjoy a competitive wage. Total of 20 to 25 hours per week. Call Anne for more information at:...
Read MoreComposting 101
April 27 at 2:45 at Mother Earth’s Medicine Chest in Hinton (#104, 122 Brewster Drive) Presenters: Ann Auriat and Sharon McGettigan Learn the how, why, what and where of composting. Presentation includes handouts to take home. Free of...
Read MoreEverything You Wanted to Know about Recycling in Hinton
APRIL 27 at 12:30 at MOTHER EARTH’S MEDICINE CHEST in Hinton (#104, 122 Brewster Drive) Presenter: Ann Auriat from Hinton and Edson Recycling Learn what recycling is all about and find out what you are able to recycle in Hinton. Bring samples or questions if you have items you are unsure if you are able to recycle or not. Ann will also share information about what happens with the items that have been recycled. Free of...
Read MoreEnvironment Week Challenge – Bike/Walk to School
Where: Edson Elementary/Middle Schools When: May 26 to June 6, 2014 The challenge is to encourage students to choose to walk or bike to school rather than being driven. Out of town students are also part of the challenge and can participate by doing an activity that is beneficial to the environment, such as helping with family compost, cleaning their neighbourhood, etc. We want to celebrate our Alberta Environment and have students realize that they can make a difference. Students will hopefully discover new things about the environment and how they can contribute to protecting it. Drivers,...
Read MoreToxic Round Up – May 10, 2014
Where: Edson Recycling Depot – 5237 1st Ave, Edson Hinton Recycling – 149 Rowan Street, Hinton Evansburg Recycling Centre (Pembina Arena) – 4712 – 52 Ave, Evansburg When: From 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Bring down your old paint, paint thinner, furniture polish, shoe polish, glue, hairspray cans, all aerosol cans, old batteries, hair perm solutions and any other potentially toxic items. We will also be collection e-waste (electronics) such as old TV’s and computers. Hot dogs, hamburgers and refreshments will be served and prize draws will be...
Read MoreCommunity Gardens Information Night
November 5, 2013 6pm – 7pm Community Gardens – Growing More than Food! Not since the “victory gardens” of the first and second world wars have community gardens seen such a surge in popularity. What is driving this groundswell of community gardens across the country? What are some of the benefits of community gardens compared to gardening on your own? How can we design community gardens to promote healthy communities, food literacy, and bio-diversity? Ron Berezan (aka “The Urban Farmer”) will draw from his many years of work with community gardens in...
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