THE CORPORATION OF THF CITY OF PORT
COQU11LAM

ENVIRONMENTAI. PROTECTION COMMITTEF

MINUTES

A

meeting of the Environmental Protection

Comiittee was held in the Council

Chambers on Thursday, February 12, 1987 at 4:30 p.m..

Personnel

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Attendance:

Alderman M.D. Gates, Chairman
Alderman M. Wright, P. Eng., Co-Chairman
T.I4. Chang, PE En'
Deputy City Engineer
I'Mr. D. Murphy of S .H.A.R.E . Soc i~
ty &pr..sent for Item 2)
CONF RMAT ION OF 14 NUTES
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Recommended:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Environmental
Protection Committee held on
1987 be taken as read and adopted.

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ITEM I:

RECYCLING PROGRAM

The Committee discussed the letter dated February
9, 1987 which was forwarded by
Mr. Murphy of S.H.A.R.E. Society to Counci I on the
subject of recycl ing. Mr.
Murphy was present during .the discuss iona.
In addition

further
detai s on the proposed promot iona pr ogr am for recyct ing toin providing
asked the Committee to consider two items which were contained 1987, Mr. Murphy
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Tht the City of Port Coquit 1am cost-share in the proposed 1987
promot iona
program for the recycl ing of newspaper in an amount of $ 3,000.
b. That the Mayor appoint an Alderman to work with
S.H.A.R.E. in exp lor inc the
feas i bi ity of mul t i-materi a recyc ing.
In cons dering item uan above, the Committee waadvised by T. Chong that it may
be puss i hie to obtain a grant from the GVRD for
promoting recycl ing. However,
one of the conditions of such a grant would be that
the City match dollar for
dol ar the amount of the gr ant from GVRD, The Committee
also advised that
the maximum amount of the grant from GVRD would be about $ was
2,000.
The Committee
noted that since the tangible benefits associated with the
recycl lng of newspaper
is the reduction in the refuse disposal costs to the
any cost-share amount
to be founded by the C ity to promote recyc ing shouldCity,
theretor.
come out of the
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C ity
refuse d sposa expend iture
The Committee f ina ly recommended
that $ 2,000 be committed from the 1987account.
refuse disposal budget for the purpose oi
promot inc recycling in the City and that a grant
application be forwarded to the
GVRD Recycling Committee for an amount
oi $ 2,000 to match the City's funds for
the same purpose.
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item nbn above, the Committee dec ided that in
au of one
designated Alderman to wor k with S.H.A.R.E.
in exploring the feasibi ity of
mul t i-mater al
ecycl ing, at least one member of the Environmental Protection
committee wi
a,tend future meetings on this subject. Mr.
Murphy was requested
io advise the Committee members of future
meetings on this subject.
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CONSERVATION FOUNDATION

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PUBLIC AWARNESS SVMBOLS

The Comm itfee discussed the letter dated
January 27, 1987 which was forwarded by
Mr. Robert Moody of the B. C. Conservations
Foundat:on. The Committee supports
the proposal made by the Foundation to paint
fi h symbols beside catch basins
that discharge into
tish — bearing watercourses.
The Committee therefore
recommended

that Counc i approve the proposal of fhe Foundation subject to the
being indemnif ied from al claims
which may arise as a result 0of th e
act'
c v it ice.
The Committee al so w ishes to invite Mr.
presentation to Counci when this item is being considered.Bernard to make a s ide
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ITEM

COOUITLAM RIVER CLEAN-UP BACKGROUND REVlcW

The Committee

quickly reviewed the background correspondence on this matter.
stated that he will be in Ottawa on other business in two weeks
+ime and that he is prepared to meet
with Mr. Gerry St-Germain, M.P. to ascertain
w ether or not he has made
any progress with respect to obtaining funds
for an
updated Consultant's study on the Coquitlam River.
Alderman Wright

ITEM IV:

USE OF CHEMICALS

IN FLOWER BEDS

Alderman Gates introduced this item and stated
that the proposal to use chemicals
n flower beds will be presented
at the next Council meeting. T; Committee
then
reviewed the minutes of the last Environmental
Commi""
M
thl s subject was discussed. At that time, thereProtection
was a number of questions raised
concerning this proposal. These questions were
tc the Parks and
Recreat ion D irector. Alderman Wright asked whetherreferred
or
not
the
locations where
chemicals are proposed to be used have been determined
yet. This information was
not avai able. The Committee instructed
T.
Admin Istrator and the Parks and Recreation Chong to forward a memo to the City
Director reiterating +he questions
which were raised during the earl ier Committee
on thi ."
aadd it ion,
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the Parks and Recreation Director should meeting
be
a
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ocat iona where chemicals are proposed to be used and to to provide a list of
give the reasons ae to
why there is such an urgency to consider
this item now.

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at 5i45 p.m.

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Operations Manager

Committee Chairman

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Minutes not read and adopted by the Commitee unti
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Mayor and Aldermen

City Administrator
City Clerk
City Engineer

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February 9, 1987
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idEirIBERS OF COUNCIL

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PROPOSAL REGARDIhiG NEWSPAPER RECYCLING

Zn response to the situation described
Enterprises report on
recycling, SHARE Enterprises has draftedina SHARE
strategy
Newspaper Recycling program in Port htoody and Port to improve the
Coquitlam. The key
components of this strategy are:
e Approach the Boy Scouts
to have them
their newspaper
to us. This would enable us to betterdeliver
monitor the amount of
newspaper act:ually recycled as well as consolidate
recycling
in the area .

Expand the use of the Blue Bags as
device.
This would entail leaving Blue Bags a ztpromotional
houses that are not
currently participating in the program. IPI uses this
technique in Burnaby and will be
it on a plot basis
in Port Hoody and Port Coquitlam. trying
The cost is 20g a Blue
Bag, with an estimated need for 8,000 bags a year (total
cost = 1,600.),
$

Distribute flyers every 3 months. This entails door-todoor delivery of 12,000 flyers. The estimated
cost is
7s1 cents a flyer, $ 900. per distribution and $ 3,600.
per
year.
We have talked to the two local
and they are
wi.lling to improve their coveragenewspapers,
of the recycling program,
starting in FEBRUARY.

have initiated a School program which will entail
class
visits to all schools in Port
Coquitlam and Port Hoody.
This began the first week of February.
r'eriously investigate the possibilities of multi-material
recycling
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(newspaper, glass and
in Port Hoody and
Port Coquitlam. rte suggest that metal)
a member of Council be
assigned to work with SHARE Enterprises in exploring the
feasibility of this matt:er.

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MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

February 9, 1987

Through the combination of the above actions, we are
level of participation and tonnage can be achieved. confident that. a higher
However, there is a
financial cost to most of the promotional
activities.
The revenues and costs
of running the program make
very difficult for SHARE Enteprises to afford
these
se added costs. This situation is common to most
organizations running
similar

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programs.

It is our opinion that it is appropriate that the municipalities

more active part in the financing of the

play a

The municipalities and
their residents receive the most immediateprogram.
and tangible benefits

Every ton of newspaper diverted from the waste stream from the
saves the
municipalities'esidents $ 27. Over the last 19 months, SHARE has
removed
over 1,384 metric tonnes from the waste stream
of
municipalities
in
School
District $ 43. This converts into
of approximately $ 37,368. to
the local residents. This does nota saving
include other longer term benefits that
accrue to society at large, nor does .it include
from use of the program as part of the employment the benefits that result
training program of SHARE
Enterprises.

program.

In many parts of North America and B.C., municipalities
accept a major role
in financing recycling programs. This
usually
takes
the
form of a fixed fee
for each ton of newspaper recycled (either a set sum e.g.
$ 10.

percentage of the tipping fee — 337). While many municipalities or a
in the Lower
Mainland are moving in this direction, recycling
operators
like
SHARE
must
cope in the short run.
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To address the immediate issue at hand, we would
like to propose that the
Municipalities of Port Coquitlam and Port Moody
cost-share
an expanded
promotional program for the Newspape- Recycling program. The
budget for
the program is $ 6,000. for 1987. We request that the two
municipalities
agree to cover 3/4 of the promotional budget; that is, 4,500.
$
(Port Moody =
$ 1400. and Port Coquitlam $ 3,000.). I would
to stress that ve are not
requesting a subsidy. Rather we request that like
the municipalities cost-shar
in a program from which they derive the most tangible
financial benefits.
Thank you for your consideration in this natter.

Derek Murphy
Program Director

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION

1. 1

PURPOSE QF THE REPOPT
ORGANIZATION QF THE REPORT.

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QPGANIZATION OF RECYCLING IN POPT MOODY, PORT COQUITLAM
AND

COGUITLAM

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HOW

THE CURRENT PROGRAM WAS DEVELQFED

ORi3ANIZ*TIQN OF THE CURRENT PROGPAM

PERFORMANCE

OF'HE SHARE RFCYCLING PROGRAM

PRODUCTION STATISTICS

RELIABILITY OF SEPVICE

SUPVEY RESULTS

FINAIICIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE SHAPE FFCYCLING PRQGPAM
THE PAST YEAP. (:1986-71
THE FUTURE
&1987-88 AND BEYOND'!

5.

EXPERIENCES IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS

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FUTUPE DIRECTIONS

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ORGANIZATIONAL

FINANCIAL

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FINANCIA

CONCLUSIONS AND R

APPENDIX

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FINANCE

APPENDIX 8

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FINANCE

INTRODUCTION

1. 1

PURPOSE OF THE REPORT

The purpose

thus rep rt s tw mal e a r I
SHARE Enterprises
t involve intere ted parties
Re:yclinq Proqram and
d'ire:ti
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i suasion over future
ons for the Provg ra m. As this
report will mal::e =1 ear I the
.'.e:yoling Program is di f fisu! t
se problems do not appear
insurmountable.
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ORSANIZATION OF THE REPORT

This report was
i t ten by the sta f f of SHARE
Enter ri e
assi stan:e from 3wr summer
stud t
survey of pa~tioipation patterns
= f lnoal
residents.
The report xn:Iudes the
following points:
a review: f the per fran manse of
- pl
of produ:tion stati stenos th
(tonnes
per month, by
=one); and parti:ipation rates and behav'tt
o
kgg households in Port Moody
and P:rt Coquitlam.
a finanoial overview :f the
finnan:es of the :urrent
inanoial year, as well as pro
)eoti 'ns for the :oming
inan=ial year (April 1887 Mar=h
1888).
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:verview of how other muni :ipalitzes
organise and
fxnanoe re:yqling a:tivities.
se:tzon will :on—
:entrate on the r :y:ling of ONPThis
(old newspaper),
though zt wall
on the e"y:linq =f other
materials (othertou:h
papers„ :ard board, glass and meta's).
an examinatqon :f
reoyc linq program. varz.ous options for devel:ping the
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:on=lusions and a:tions re:ommended by

There ar e twoo a.ppendi:es whi:h

:urrent and forth:ominq year.
La

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staff.

provide greater detail on the
ses .'e:y: e Pr ..qram in the

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Enterprises invites:nn trru:-t ive
al 1 interested
in er
omments frrm
parties
and
from
the
:ommunit
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should be sent to:

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ORGANIZATION

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RECYCLING IN PORT MOODY AND PORT
COQUITLAM

THE CURRENT PROGRAM WAS
DEVELOPED

HOW

SHAPE Enterprises has been 'nvc
involv d in a variety of
ecyc ing endeavours aver
the last I': veyears.
These recyclin
in t rose municipalities
within Schorl
District ffsg Port Moodp y, Part
'art aquitlam, and Coquitlam
as Anmore and 8 el r-r
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a ra) . Whi le the f -»cus. has usual
I y been =n
recycling old newspaper
&.'QNP), SHAPE Fnter ri
redye ed ol d corrugated rardtaard
and glass. The latter ef f:rts
proved less than s u cess ful and were
abandoned in tfie sprinq .. f
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The current

recycl in q p r=oqram
r. is a result of efforts of frur
Enter pr i ses, International
Pa
( IPI
-summerr
oof 1'GBw, the twc muni ipali ties
contra ted with IPI
a majcr reqianal reccyceler of
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old newspaper, ta provide
bi weekly curbside pick-up
e":c] usi ve
c f ONP for al I single
far«fly
residences.
SHARE Enterprises was de
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ie ca
=an
IPI ' s a
agent
en responsible for the actual ignated
curb-side piet"-up.t ract as
The Di trict of Ccoq uitlam
an .ffer to participate
in the cu& b-side p roqram.
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Nonetheless,
it should be noted that
SHAF'E Enterpr i ses still has
as c I cose t o- 7&.0 bbin
rmostly S5 qallon
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Coquitlam.

The mrtivatians of the ke
y players who initiated the currrnt
program are very distinct.
M st
stra'ic i
d is the positi =n
af IPI whi cfi
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seel&s tc make a financial qaif no&-war
f rom
The municipalities became involved
primar i y oc&t c f a
belief that
the canoe t r f reemoted.
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In addition, the m«nicipal i tie waul
benefit financially
d
nat havin t
by
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garbage r emoval service. otherwise be disposed through its
SHAF'E Enterpr i ses'r t i vat
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or bei
err&a involved
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was
ia I y fin
inan" ial, wishing tc i:mal&&.
a pro fil. wfii h " I I t
suppor at lier commun i ty services. In adcli
t i rn, SHARE
ore recently, SHARE Enterprises has used
as a training vehi I e for younq unemployed ie recyccl ing program
men.
The training
component aims at up-grading
sf:i
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I evel c f a pro fessi anal trurk driver witli a rla
I i .ense.
Tf &e:-a ntractual arrangement
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Ther&i are na contractual
arrangements ccnrerning ONP program.
=oils
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by SHAPE Enter
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i ns. The agreement between IP I anrS
tfi&. two munir i pal i t e
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for five years. In returnn for
d ependabl e bi weel.ly servi
thee munici pal
aliti
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i ties grant IPI andor their
aoent SHAFlE E n t erprises,
co pic up NP fr'm residential
sere are n- fin andi al transfers
properties.
or commitments between
municipalii;ies and IPI
the
cr SHARE Enterpri ses. SHA -,E Enterpr
is iidentifi
en i i ed in the contract
i.ses
as IVI's loc
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IVI has a
with
Enterprise~ tc provide the
ac ua curbside contract:
c: &p =f QNPS HAPE
p icb-u
which is then delivered
n erprises to IPI's
plant in urr ey. Tk&e cont r act se b y SHAF'E
level of payment b y IPI
t w SH AF.E Ent e r prises for each metric
tonne wof QNP d e 1 i vered.
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curbside component of SHARE Enter

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985 and has run ro
1y wi tk& tk&e
curbside pproog
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rr concL&rrent
each hou ahold with
inde each municipality iorgani=ed into 5 :ones for the
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component.

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indicate the appropriate " Blue Baa"
t wo muni iipa i ties, in addition tc u e
every household in dathe
:ther pro mot i onal a: t i vi t«'es.
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Since Jul 1986
in existence. This staff ers
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L as tl y, the recyclino
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am has increasingly been ervice.
p r og
p 1 acement I training p rogram
used a aa,'ob
jo
&ough funding f =r this
s &or .erm and may be di scent thaspect
is
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PERFORMANCE OF THE SH*RE
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Production levels :f the recyclinq
proqram are measured in
terms of metric tenn
recovered per month,
or average per day.
From July 8, 1885 tc es
-1, 1987, SH*RE Enterpr
ises recoverec!
1, -84 metric tonnes, Jan.
for an average o f 7"'.
"'. 8 t-onnes per
month.
Of the 1, -84 tonncs recovered,
half &Sl.'/I came from
ort Coquitlam. Port Moody provided over
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provides
qraphi= illustration of the total tonnagB
recovered monthly over a the
last 18 months. As =an be noted,
there is no clear tren
pc s". When one e:,amines the br
f t =nn Ige b
source (Port Moody,
Port !Coqcitlam, and eal&down
Bird),
!her
di st inst drop in recover
is a
(about '"0/'I f
F" t M .-d
:ff Bt by an increase in i es
bin recoveries. I='ort Ccquitlam has
I'BIr~ined at a constant
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Recoveries
Zone have varied dramatical
wi
some -:nes
pr:ducing 3 tc 4 bytimes
the amount of others. Iny, artie
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and E in Port Moody are very
iqht. A -rti
or Iis ies in their si=e and lower
participation rates. The
per oentaqe of hous e s participating
every picI"-up averages from
to 8 / in Port Coqui tlam. In Port
have als: fluctuated qreatly from month Moody, participation I ates
tc mon
n tl 1, ranging from
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there has been an increase
in
B I a tt Br ( 1a I f
'ar i =I.pation rates
in "ones D, E and eth pecial
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o zones.
!dr aph ': provi des an overview
of household parti cipation rates
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prob abl e that changes in part i i over the last 18 months.
pat ion rates re f1 est; seasonal
factors, as wel I as prom= t irnal a:
t i vi 'ty.
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ti'- n ati -t1 os, recoveI ice have been
rel txvely stable, p though
has been a drop in actual
recoveries from P rt Mo dy there
(though
par t141
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of

the ma jor concerns cf all parties has been the
reliabilit y oof
s ervice provided tc hc'useholds and apartments
One

participating in the curbside and bin proqrams.
Fleliability =f
service can be br
b -kken down
no ser vi ce wa s pr vided„ andinto twc areasl number :f days where
number of households

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regula pick-up runs.
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only missed me day 0 oper at tons !
though on '. occasi ons mechanical
not being:ompl et ed. Considering problem- have resulted in ones
c f operations, this
is a reasonable track record for anthe18 scale
month period.
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of ser vice during the
actual pirk u p runs.. SHARE
Enterprises
receives
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a b.'.u t
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beinq prosed up on a regular basis. Most 'omplaints
of these
p
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om pe:pl e pl acing their
paper out
truck has already passed through their
area. Som t after the
ace leir Blue Bags in a spot where
the swampers cannot
le number: f cal s on
thi s i ssue have
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concern that has been espressed
in ]pal
in . Ue 8 ags notpr being
replaced properly,:r not at all lies
'ar
.
!e prr blem here liein 1i g turnover among swamper s, wh-Part:c f the
are
ms sst
t rrai' ness and
vc un eers.
Trainee" are usually far more
o
rc1 cable.
a e
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One prob 1 em that SHARE Enter pr i ses
and which effects
intro 1
e ec s the perceived quality has
cf service, is
ONP (as well as the Blue
theft of.
Baqsl. Whe
!en tflis occurs, participating
louse lo ds complain that nc
Blue Bag cs left. Theft also
discouraqes future participation.
Theft has been a problem
pr i mar i 1 y i n
- =ones
in Por t Mood

little:

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~

SURVEY RESULTS

a r esul t c f lower than
anticipated par
teem: f mar Fetinq
rate=,, a
were hired tc d esiqnticip1tion
and implpment
survey to b e used students
in evaluatinq the recyc1 incl proqram
of SHAPE
Enterprises Thc. urvey
whel e the S HARE curbside was conducted in the twc municipalities
program cF crates (Port Moody and Port
oquitlami. The samp1 e c:nsi
sted f 1,(!C)O households! lg!0 fr m
each f the 10
As

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The students spent si x weeks =:nduct
i ng thr
1c. sul
s vpy.
-one
=one took
=

ook two days to compl ete, with one r
ound
p m. and a second round from noon tc 8!80
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The survey uncovered

the follrowing in format i. on I
BO/ of h- useholds interviewed
had heard of the curbside

recyc1 inc) proqra)r..

sq.7/ of household
olds claimed tc be participating in
curb. i de program,
the
whi e another F . 9/ used the
bins.
SHAF)E
).

Other methods of disposal of
ONF'ncludedi )Sarbage
I'.1/),1 Other community
oLlps
g
( 18. B);
Burn '. 17. S)
(see )3raph - frr disposal methods
by Zone).
Of those
in the :urbside proqram, 65.5/
claimed toparticipating
participate
on a bi-weekly basis.
15. '/
parti.cipate on=e a month, while 19.'"%
than once a month
participate less
Of

participating

households, 5 1.5% give
iv all cf their
newspaper to the curbside
'"'. /. gi ve 75/
prog)am
m,
an
d '"'.8
or more of their paper. Less
thann F% c f participating
households give less
than ' cf t) Ieir paper.t '::
Contraryv tc our erperienre, 1 l)e vast
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'.:

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their participation.
Of th .se res pending, the
vast ma jor i ty (89. 5%'I were
satisfied with the Blue Bag
method of picg-up.

Tl )e Blue Bag ha
been the moot f f ecct i' ve means:
in forming people about
the progr am. Of thc e houf eearned f the
program through the Blue Bag. The
)e
ne"
nest
t most ef
eff-.:
means were the
festive
1e 5
Municipal Garbage schedules
I'''..9/)
the local newspapers
and
(':."'%).
oer-to-door leaflets wrre
learned of the progrDoor-to(o
'ee Idr aph 9:) .
a m..

''c

.

data generated by the
)e survey
surve iiss in format i ve in a number
It in icates that partici
p,ationc driver.
ca e
y he daily count = f the true)) rates are h).qh "r than
ai y parti =ipat'i on rat).The ress
the dr i ver (around:"B/').') an)ed the
parti ci ati:n r
the survey (44%) 1 ie
i es ir)
i the fa'
that many ho)I' h 'ld d.. I'1st
participate on a bi-weebly
s'
b
a
'is)
t cathe.)" Llt t 'I-.
on an ir reqular b
mately 50/ r I all asis. I t is probabl saf)= t
unic) pa ities partici.—
pate in thie SHARE'ecycl
=: in', g p roc)ram
re h
th -ugh - b de
The

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not a problem for the communit
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erprises in sc far a
n
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PERCEHTACiE

/METHOD OF

DISPOSAL

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One encouraging finding of the
survey is that only -0/ of
households are throwing
their
ONP into the garbage.
The rest are
donating all or some of their newspaper. One
factor
which
effects participation is the amount of newspaper that
housekiold s
e eive. Households receiving
either or both of the large
regional papers (the Sun
and the Prov're) tend to k)ave kiigher
participation rates (see Graph

8).

FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE SHARE
RECYCLING PROGRAM
4 ~ 1 THE PAST YEAR 19S6-7)
&

For financial year 1986 — 7,
approximately 8 -0 metr i c tonnes
of ONP will have been
rerovered
through
SHARE Enterprises'
ling program. Thi recovery has f inane i al
ecycimp lirations for both
the municipalities s and
SHARE Enterprises.
The three municipal i ties have benefited frrm not
- pay
'nq
havinq
t
o
a tipping / dump
fees whirh would otherwise have to be
paid
if
the newspaper was
placed into the solid waste disposal

.tream.

At t he most simplistic level f
analysis iit cou
c
ld b e arquedd
that
&a
over
v
the last 1'onths,
Moody saved $ 4,6- -. and Port
Coquit 1 am saved $ 1 1, 629 (tonnesPort
ONP recovered t hrough the
curbside program, multiplied by of
the
) .
1his
oes not include ONP removed from thetipping fee of $
waste stream through the
bins' component (another
$ 6, 14-, divided amonq the three
municis.'. A more realistic
p alities).
of savings would
recwgni ze that part of the ONPassessment
recovered by the SHARE Enterpr ises'rogram would be recyc1 ed
in other ways. It would not be
unreal istic to assume that the SHARE
in an increased recovery equal to 70/ Enterprises'rogram
results
f the total ONP recovered
at present. Using this assumption, it can
be argued that Port
Moody saves in real terms $
$ 8, 140 p er y ear.. Again, this does while Port Coquitlam saves
not include savings from the
bins component.
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Given the
it is apparent that the three
municipalities above,
(and Port Moody and Port Coquitlam
obtain =lear financial benefits from the program. in particular)
Not included
in this analysis are the longer term benefit's
:f an increased life cf the e:isting muni=ipal that will arise out
dumps.
The finan:ial impact cf the program =n
SHARE Enterprises is
very different. Though recovery
of
ONP will have provided SHARE
Enterprises with revenues r f appro::i mately $ 48 6 -8 for the financial year 1986-7,
direct costs wi 11 be close to $ 44,000. I f
admini strati ve costs are mal
1:«:ated to the recyc1 inq program
($ 4 400) tkhere is a small deficit
for the urrent year (see
Appendix A). T o summari.e, ie recycling
program has been barel
cost effective from SHARE Enterprises'erspective.
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THE FUTURE

(158'7-BB AND BEYOND)

Assuminq levels of recovery .imilar to the present, the
municipalities will continue tc reap
real financial benefit f

e HAPE Enterprises'ecycling program. However, from
SHARE
Enterprises'erspective
t)le prospects are not very promising.
With the addition :f a second
persrn half way through the
current year, next year's costsstaff
will
siqnificantly higher. A
preliminary analysis shows a projectedbe deficit
of $ -, -1. (based
only on direct costs and n:t

includinq administrative costs see
Direct costs include replacement
cf Blue Baqs and
truck maintainance, but little in the way cf promotions.
—

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5.

EXPERIENCES IN OTHFR JURISDICTIONS

5. 1

ORGANIZATIONAL

II! 0'ther juri sdi ct ions, curbside
bin ONF'ecovery
programs are operated in a variety of and
ways and by di f ferent

types
organi=ations. In some municipalities, private enterprises.
are the lead organr sat
i one (Burnaby, Fuchmond, West Vancouver,
and North Vancouver ) . In many
othersy non-prof t sos i et I es
(Matsqui /Abbotsford, Whi te F'ock, Delta, Surrey) i play
the lead
role. And lastly, a few are run by muni=ipalities themselves
(as
Vancouver zs proposinq tc do).
Curbside is the common form of
though bins are
more popular with those responsible recycling,
for
the
actual
recovery cf
scol id wastes such as ONP. Bins are also far more cost
efficient
most
municipalities, curbside pick ups are almost
all bi-weekly.B.C.Many
use the Blue (or Orange) Bag as a
promotional device. Whale most
have some form cf
recycling for ONP, very few have municipalities
recycling programs for
other materials (surh as glass andformal
metals), thougl! there is a
gr eat deal rf informal activity in other
forms of recycling and
salvaqe. Multi-material recyclinq (especially
throuqh a curbside
program) seems tc be the dire=tion that many municipalities
hocpse
g
wever, it remains tc be seen hcw tc accomplish this.

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FINANCIAL. ARRANGEMENTS IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS

The financi ng of recycling
di f fers greatly by
province and by munici pal i ty. Inprograms
Ontario,
ONP recyc ers
receive a variet y of financial support. In most
addition
to provin:ial sub -idies, most Ontario recyclers receive waste diversion
credits, ranqinq from 1/- of the tipping fee (Oshawa b Burlinqton), tc the ent ire tipping fee (SL. Catherines'!.
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In 't f1 e ower Mainland, there are
n= muni:ipalities that
provide di version:redits,
thouqh
ants
gr
=ommon.
In Saani =h and Kel owna, muni:i paland free rent are quite
grants are an
important part of finan:ing of lo:al re:y:line
prrqrams.
Beiause f tlh e
of proper fundinq for the shari
no r f diversion benefits), la:I:
a number of re-yolers have folded over
=ouole of yea
s (.'e.g. Nanaimo) . Those that survive havethe last
ti ilt f' ears
y
ial situations. The
issue of hetter funding ver
frr
reoy=ling programs has been brouqht
ment Committee, but wfli 1 e the need up at tile ISVPD Waste Mana efor di version:redi ts or
alternate fi'an: ing is re:agni "ed, lo:al
Coun: i 1 s have yet to
deal wi th the i ssLle.
The Delta
to Del
pl ann i' g t o
e t a Muni =ipal Coun:il, Re =ye I i ng So=i ety
proposing
that;
t
be
qranted
diversion oredits in..return
full
t
for
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g'nan

go:

re:y=ling.

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prrviding multi-material:urbside

Tile ISVPD has re: ent 1
y made a:ommi. t ment t: in:
'
level of re::I
r easing the
:y:
in
i'n its muni:ipalities. However,
how this is
to be a::omplished has yet to be addressed.
It is likely
this will be the fo=us of dis=ussinnss over
that
ov r tf le nexxt ': year =. In
the meantime tiios e organi=ations providirlg
re:y ling programs
wi 11 have to struggle to
survive.

6

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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ORGANIZATIONAL

Tile organi "at; i on : f the present
re:y: ing pr:gr'am has
pr:ven reasonably
reli ahl e and =ost efONP
fe:tive
I thouclh oosts and
benefits are not equal
I y shared among the
frey players) .
The
experien:e of the last year has shown, however,
that it i s
diffi=ult t: maintain high 1 evel s f
part i: i pat 1 on. A rant inLtoLts
and multi-fo:used edu: at i onal and
pr:mot i:na 1: ampai

ant .-.ry

1

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r equi red.

One: f the

l:ey problems in re:y=ling ONP in S:bool
Distr i:t
is the high level
i t i on from other qroups
(both
profit and non-profit, ofas =ompet
well as some illeqal). While some
ot ler jurisdi:tion - have the
same problem rnotably Burnaby),
most re=y=lers in other
pal i ties d: n t have this problem.
For SHARE Enterprises themuni:i
is worst in Port Moody, where
the S:aunts and simi I ar qr problem
..ups
takeover
Dne
po sibi1 ity, aire dy hei nq pursued, is f:rS0/: f the ONP
SHAPE Enterprise t"
link u p with tflese ompet i t i ve groLlps,
t!i:Llgh t r
seen i f a mutual 1 y sat i
t: be
arranqement:an be errlairls
arri ved at.
The other key que. tion i, that: f
multi-mater ial re=y:I inq.
Whi e this seems to be hi
ghl
desi
rah
e
y
a number: f
perspe=tives, it's:ost ef festiveness is from
very
que t i nable.
However, the ISVRD i s interested
whi ':oui d pnssibl e be I: =ated in devel: ping a pi ot pr: je =t
in S:h:»:1 Distr i: t !ting. ln
addition, the experien:e of the Delta
So:iety in
developing su:h a servi =e:ver the nextPe:y:ling
year sflould be monit:red.
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EDUC*TIONAL AND PRONOTIONAL

While the iSVI=,'D has had a sohool eduoati
anal proqram for the
last few years, it fias
been
general
in
nature
and not related t:
in-reasing
in losel re:y:ling progi
ams. SHAF!E
Enterprises parti:ipation
has begun an exp
erimental school prrgram
in
:onjunotion with the GVRD pr ogram
in the lo:al s:h:« ls.
initiative will be monitored :losely
This
and hopefully expanded.
Promotional
around
SHARE Enterprises
re:y:ling program a=tivj.ties
has be rrati: andt!leshould
be expanded and
imprwved. Use of the Blue Bags as
a
marketing
tool with nonpartioi pating households is beinq ornsldered
r
(.i.e.
. .
saving ue
ags a iomes that are not presently
parti:ipating).
In
addition, regular (every three months".)
is".oor
d:or-to-d:=- :or fflyers is a

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6. B

F INANCIAL

'
I f SHAF,'E Enter r is
s is to =ontjnxle, improve and perhaps
expand its reoy:linqp program„
a better method :f finan:ing the
program is neoessary. T!'jere are
three methrd =f '
finan=i
inan=i al1 situation: higher pri:es
Enterpri -es; a di versi oredi t fromfortheONP paid by IPI t: SHARI.
muni:i pal i ties t: SHAI!E
Enter pr i ses (equal t: alon1 or
the tipping fees saved:;
part:isf the
and munioipal qrants. The latter
as it: is not related t: per f =rman:e and itlea 1 desirable, ins: far
pl a:es the re:y:ler
(SHARE Enterprises) in
posit
f:ontinual
1y asl ing f:r "Iiandouts
This is espe:i ally
di f fi =ult
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piven the grant poli:y: f
b:tli Counrils whioti strongly dis:=urages
grants.
The diversi on =r edi t opt i on i s the
most desi rab1
b e:ause
iit a d dresses the issue :f how
the finan:ial :osts and e,benefit«
the program are distributed.
:f
Diversi-n
:r
edits
's!'1 ai'n
":osts
are
.f
a
methrd
't!ie
g
t of an on-goinq proqram. Diversion =redits ale:
enoourage greater produ:tivity
on the part: f
ii e diversion rredits are widely
.
in the rest:f N" rth
Ameri:a, they are rare in B.C. Therused
rxs o f d''Ver
ore
oredits
on
its would
woul rrequire a higher degreeefore
f
initzat
i vs on the part
o the tw: muni o i pal i t i es (Port
moody and Por t Coqui t am'i .
Without some form:
shar ing the =osts ': f the re:y:ling
program, most o f the new f:ost
art vi t i es wi 11 not be
promotional
af fordable. There is the risk that the
proqram will slowl
weal'ien and
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CONCLOS I ONS AND RECOMMENDAT I ONS

a)
b)

Contingent on additional funding, promotional and
edu:ational asti vi ties in support of the re:y:ling
proqram should be expanded and improved.
The muni = i pal governments: f Port Moody and Por t
Coquitlam should enter int- a rest sharing arrangement
with SHARE Enter pr i see and IPI. Thi '. arr armament
should pre fer ably tahe the form.: f a diversion =r edit.
Any finan:ial assisaanoe should not be seen as a gra t
but as a di st ribut i on = f program posts and benef
i. ts.
SHARE Enterpri ses and the muniri
i ties o f Port Moody
and Port Coquitlam should explorepalthe

prssibility:f

expanding into multi-material re:y:1inq, though thi
should be done:arefully and in:onsideration
=f the
=ost sf fe:t i veness: f . urh a pr ogram.

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Appendix A
SHARE ENTEREPRISES

BUO6ET FORECAST

I'

1986-87; RECYC-ALL

I

REVENUE PROJECTIONS
YEAR

OCT

NOV

DEC

TO DATE

PAPER

TOTAL

$ 25I036

$ 4I255

$ 25,036

$ 4,255

$ 3I664

JAN

FEB

NARCH

TOTALS

53,520

54,163

$ 3,800

$ 4,200

$ 3,664

53,520

54,163

53,800

54,200 548,638

$

48,638

SALARIES

510I350

$ 2,678

BENEFITS

$ 2I678

'12I 678

$ 299

l(87

52,678

5187

$ 2,678

$ 21678

$ 50

$ 187

$ 187

5),424

550
550

$ 50

$ 50

550

$ 50

$ 50

$ 50

5297
532

$ 100

5187
550
550
$ 50

526, 418

$ 50

$ 100

$ 50

$ 100

520

$ 20

5)00

550
$ !00

TRUCK"SAS

$ 3,260

$ 500

TRUCK-H(S.

$ 500

$ 294

5187
$ 50
550
$ 50
5(00
520
$ 500

5100

TRUCK"NAIN.

$ 100

$ 100

$ 100

$ 200

$ 200

$ 100

DEPREC.

51,932
51,200

$ 200

$ 600
5470
$ 397
5897
5152
56, 260
$ 894

$ 200

$ 200

BINS

$ 37

5200
550

$ 200

$ 200

RISC. EXP.

$ 225

$ 60

TOI'ALS

560

518,493

5200
$ 50
560

54,245

$ 4,245

$ 4I245

$ 4,245

54,245

54,245 543,966

($ 45) 54,672

RENT

TELEPHONE

VOL. EXP.
PRONOTION
TRAVEL

5300
5170
597

$ 50

$ 20

$ 20

$ 20

l500

$ 500

5200
550

5500
$ 100
$ 200
5200
$ 50

560

$ 60

$ 50
560

53, 132

52,400
$ 337

5585

SURPLUS/

DEFICIT

$ 6,543

510

(5581)

(5725)

&l82)

(5445)

ADNIN COSTS

(52 400)

($ 400)

($ 400)

&$ 400)

&5400)

($ 400)

&$ 400)

($ 4I800)

(5981) (ll,&25)

(5482)

(5845)

($ 445)

(5128)

NET SURPLUS/
DEFICIT

$ 4, 143

($ 390)

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Appendix LI

SUBSET

SHARE EMTEREPRISES

BUDGET FORECAST

1986-87:

RECYC-ALL

REVENUE PRDJECI'IOUS

APRIL
PAPER
TOIAL

$ 3,800

53,800

HAY

JUNE

$ 4,200
$ 4,200

$ 4,400

54,400

JULY

44,200
$ 4&200

AUS

SEPT

$ 4,200

54,400

$ 4&200

t4&400

OCT

MOV

DEC

JAH

FEB

MARCH

TOTALS

$ 4,400

$ 4&200

$ 3&800

53&800

54&000

$ 4,200

$ 49,600

$ 4&400

54,200

53,800

S3,800

$ 4,000

54&200

$ 49,600

EXPENDITURE PROJEC)'IOUS
SALARIES

S2,784

$ 2,82e

BENEFITS

5195

$ 190

RENT

550

$ 50

TELEPHONE

550

EIP.

540

VOL.

PROMOTION

$ 100

TRAVFL

520

TRUCK"6AS

550D

TRUCK-INS.
TRUCK-HAIN.

5100
5200

OEPPEC.

$ 200

BINS

$ 50

NISC. EIP.

$ 60

TOTALS

$ 4&349

550
540
$ 100
$ 20
$ 500

828

$ 2,028

$ 2,828

$ 198

S2,828

5198

52&828

52,867

$ 198

t2,867

$ 201

52,867

$ 34&087

$ 50

$ 201

52&867

$ 50

5198

52,867

550
550
$ 40
5100
$ 20
S500

550

$ 201

550

5201

550

$ 50

550

$ 40

540

$ 100

5100
520
$ 500
5100
$200

$ 100

t(00

540
5100
520
5500
$ 100

$ 50

550
550
540
5100
520
$ 500

$ 2&386

$ 50

550

$ 201

5100
520
5500

5198
550
550
$ 40
'l1 00
520
5500
5100
5200

550
550
540
5100
$ 20
$ 500
5100
5200
$ 200
550
560

52

&

$ 50
$ 40

$ 100

$ 100

$ 2DO

$ 200

520D

$ 200

$ 200

5200

t50

$ SD

$ 50

560

560

t4,396

54,438

$ 4,438

54,438

l60
54,438

(5238)

(5638)

(5638)

($ 438)

5200
4200
550

$ 200

5200
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560

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560

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560

5200
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$ 500
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520
$ 500
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$ 50
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&IR!TISH COLUMBIA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
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[604] 533-661 6
2476 AVENUE. R.R. E14, LANGLEY, B.C vsA 722

January 27, 1987

Mr. 8. Kirk
City Administrator
City of Port Coquitlam
2272 rtcAll later
Por t Coquitlsm, B.C.
V3C 2AB

Dear Mr. Kirk.
The Br f tish Columbia Conservation Foundation

is a non-profit organization dedicated to the
preservation and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitats throughout
currently assisting the Provincial Ministry of Environment and Parksthe province. We are
and the Public
Involvement Prague am cf the Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Canada to establish a storm
drain marking program in the Lower Fraser Valley.
This prcgr am entaile painting a yellow fish symbol beside
storm drains that discharge into
fisn-bearing waters. The attached print ill ustr ates the symbol which Is 12"
long and is applied
using yellow traffic-line paint ands template. A mafor feature
of the program ls that the
marking will be done by public volunteer groups such as
Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, Fish and Game
Clubs, other community service groups, and individuals.
Local schools, particularly those
already Involved In the Salmonids in The Classroom curriculum,
will also have ths opportunity
to par tici pate. The marking crews will bs
equipped with reflective safety vesta and all cr ews
Involving children will have one or more aduit supervisors.
This extensive Involvement of the
public will hopefully Increase their mvareness of the
Importance of local streams to salmon and
trout and develop s sense of committment to maintaining ths water
quality of those streams.
In conjunction with the actual marking volunteers
will also distribute brochures to local
residences to inform the occupants as to meaning of the fish
symbol beside storm drains.
Hopefully, this will lead to a reduction in the incidence of materials such
as motor oil,
antifreeze, pesticides, detergents and other substances toxic to fish
befng disposed of down storm
drains.

Ths program has already received endorsement
by the rtunictpaiit tee of Surrey and Lsnglsy, and
we ars anxious io expand the program north of ths Frassr River.
Ws are therefore requesting
approvai and endorsement from the City of Port Coquitlam to conduct a storm
drain ma~king
pr ogram within the city boundaries. We would appreciate if such
approval could take the form
of a motion of support from ths mayor snd council, followed written
by
authorization. We would
appreciate your advising us of ths procedures to follow to obtain such approval.

We have prepared a 9''I/2:minute

voice dubbed'slide show that
explains the program and relet%;
lt to ths important sc'oriomtc and'social'roles
I'hat tile fisheries
resource pia ln Br'itish
We would bs pleased to present
the show to council andyor other local
officials who may wish further
government
clar!flcatlon of the purpose
ose o f th e s t orm drain
d
mar king program.
To get the progr am rolling
ws are hoping to obtain approval from
local
side of the Frassr River by the
end of February. Your early response governments on the north
would
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y u have any questions concerning the program or
suggestions as to how
we might. speed up the approval
process please contact our protect
biologist, Mr. Tony Bernard,
at 594-6752 or 584-8822. Your
ccoperation is greatly

'olumbia,
apprscfated.

Yours sincerely,
BRITISH COLUMBIA CONSERVATION

FOUNDATION

Robert Moody
Exsect}ve Director
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Itr. Gar y Taccogna, Communttyndvisor,

Mr. Peter Cavsrhill, Fisheries

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