I requested a meeting with the Minstry of the Environment at the annual UBCM convention to discuss merging the deposit recycling system with the curbside recycling system.  There has been ample critical commentary (e.g., Facebook), so I thought I should take a few minutes to sketch out the issues and underlying rationale for this.

We have two recycling systems in BC:

See the notice from the RDOS for information about a new emergency notification service.  You will get a text on your phone, for example, if your water system is hit with a boil water order or your property is put on evacuation alert.

A shortcut to the Area F-specific regisistration is here: https://rdos.ca.regroup.com/networks/rdos/locations/electoral-area-f-/location_register

The RDOS can now send instant emergency notifications to residents directly to their email, mobile phones and landline phones!

CivicReady® Mass Notification System is now live on our website at www.rdos.bc.ca/news-events/civic-ready/ and we encourage you to spread the word to your constituents to sign up!