Richmond News
Transporting containers from Roberts Bank Terminal to Ashcroft via rail for sorting could ease truck traffic in Metro Vancouver and help mitigate the desire to develop the region’s limited farmland for industrial purposes…
Mayors say ‘Yes’ vote critical to local economy
Richmond News
Mayor Malcolm Brodie was joined by his Vancouver counterpart Mayor Gregor Robertson at Brighouse station in Richmond Wednesday morning to stake claims that a ‘Yes’ vote in the upcoming transit tax plebiscite will improve the economy as well as the environment and, notably, the money raised will be at arms-length of TransLink’s base budget…
Metro Vancouver Lowers Tipping Fees for Large Waste Loads
Wire Service Canada (press release)
Metro Vancouver today announced revisions to the tipping fees charged for disposing of garbage at regional waste management facilities…
Lower fees pitched for garbage haulers
24 Hours Vancouver
Regional politicians hope a decrease in the “tipping fees” garbage haulers are charged is enough to entice waste collection firms to keep their trash within the region — instead of travelling to the U.S. to dump it on the cheap…
Condo owners scramble to meet July 1 deadline for recycling kitchen scraps
Vancouver Sun
Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, chairman of Metro Vancouver’s zero-waste committee, said there are good reasons to keep organics out of landfills, not just because they take up valuable space but because they generate methane gas, a contributor to global warming…
City of Richmond takes “Banana Republic” stance on transit referendum
Richmond News
Is the City of Richmond justified in promoting the ‘yes’ side of the upcoming Metro Vancouver transit tax referendum?…
New roles, focus for Metro Vancouver politicians
The Tri-City News
A restructuring of the Metro Vancouver board’s committee structure will mean a higher profile and shifting duties for some regional politicians this year…
Metro considers reducing garbage tipping fees for large loads
Vancouver Sun
Metro Vancouver will consider rolling back its hefty tipping fees for large commercial haulers in a bid to reduce the amount of garbage being trucked to U.S. dumps…
New food waste disposal rules go into effect in Metro Vancouver Jan. 1
Food waste to be separated from garbage in 2015
The Vancouver Observer
As of January 1, new rules will be in place to encourage residents and businesses in Metro Vancouver to separate food waste from regular garbage…