Recycling News - South Jubilee Neighbourhood Association

Monthly Neighbourhood Recycling News

South Jubilee Neighbourhood Association operates a monthly recycling depot for assorted plastics and other materials not collected by the city, or for apartment dwellers who do not have curbside recycling.

Our depot is available for materials on the 2nd Saturday of every month - 10am – noon

Location - The Bank Street Art School, at the corner of Leighton & Bank Streets.

Our team of monthly recycling volunteers thanks you all for bringing your materials to our drop-off depot. We recently asked the company what happens to the material we collect, and how are we doing with the sorting. Here’s what Jason Adams, manager of reFUSE Resource Recovery said in his letter:

“Being part of Emterra Environmental, we have some of the best end-markets available, both domestically, and internationally.
For plastics, we benefit from a close partnership with Merlin Plastics. They accept all of our plastics. They wash them, grind them, and reform them into pellets that are marketed back to manufacturers that use them in the plastic extrusion processes. It’s a closed loop system. I can pass on praise to you that your customers, and volunteer sorters do an excellent job of preparing the materials to maintain their resource value.”

We wish to remind you of the following: 

  • SJNA pays for this material to be taken away, please remember to bring a donation to cover costs.

  • Please bring clean material only. 

  • Please drop off your materials only during our regular hours, 10am-noon, 2nd Saturday of every month

  • Bags left by our SJNA trailer outside of our normal hours attract rats and crows that make a mess.

  • We always welcome new volunteers! It’s fun and helps the planet.

  • For complete list of what we accept, go to http://www.southjubilee.ca


Make Emergency Preparedness a New Year’s Resolution – Attend a Free Workshop - (many dates throughout 2019)

CITY OF VICTORIA PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT -

Are you and your family prepared for an emergency such as a power outage, winter storm, earthquake or tsunami? Your family needs to have enough food, water and supplies to cope for at least seven days without outside assistance, depending on the emergency.

Make emergency preparedness your family’s New Year’s Resolution and attend a free workshop offered by Emergency Management Victoria. Learn about the hazards that can affect Victoria, what to include in your emergency kits, what you can do to protect your home from an earthquake, and how to reunite with your loved ones after a disaster.

Register for a free workshop at emvic@victoria.ca or call 250.920.3373. The 2019 Emergency Preparedness

Workshop schedule is as follows: 

Wednesday, January 23 - 7 – 8:30 pm                                 

James Bay Community School Centre

140 Oswego Street 

Tuesday, February 5 - 1 – 2:30 pm         

Cook Street Village Activity Centre

380 Cook Street

Tuesday, February 19 - 7 – 8:30 pm  

Fernwood Community Centre

1240 Gladstone Avenue 

Tuesday, March 5 - 1 – 2:30 pm

Silver Threads Senior Centre

2340 Richmond Road

Wednesday, March 27 - 7 – 8:30 pm  

Burnside Gorge Community Centre

471 Cecelia Road

Wednesday, April 3 - 1 – 2:30 pm

Victoria City Hall, Antechamber

Douglas Street and Pandora Avenue

Tuesday, April 16 - 7 – 8:30 pm  

Fernwood Community Centre

1240 Gladstone

Tuesday, May 7 - 1 – 2:30 pm

Cook Street Village Activity Centre

380 Cook Street

Wednesday, May 22 - 7 – 8:30 pm  

Victoria City Hall, Antechamber

Douglas Street and Pandora Avenue

Thursday, June 6 - 1 – 2:30 pm

Burnside Gorge Community Centre

471 Cecelia Road

Tuesday, June 18 - 7 – 8:30 pm  

James Bay Community School Centre

140 Oswego Street

Tuesday, September 10 - 1 – 2:30 pm

Silver Threads Senior Centre

2340 Richmond Road

Wednesday, September 25 - 7 – 8:30 pm  

Fernwood Community Centre

1240 Gladstone Avenue

Wednesday, October 9 - 1 – 2:30 pm

Burnside Gorge Community Centre

471 Cecelia Road

Tuesday, October 22 - 7 – 8:30 pm  

Victoria City Hall, Antechamber

Douglas Street and Pandora Avenue

Thursday, November 7 - 1 – 2:30 pm

Silver Threads Senior Centre

2340 Richmond Road

Tuesday, November 19 - 7 – 8:30 pm  

Cook Street Village Activity Centre

380 Cook Street

Free, customized emergency preparedness workshops for business, community groups, and housing complexes are available upon request. 

Emergency Management Victoria is the City of Victoria’s resource for helping our community prepare for an emergency. For more information and to sign up for Vic-Alert, the City’s emergency notification service, visit: VictoriaReady.ca.

For More Information:

Tanya Patterson

Emergency Program Coordinator

Emergency Management Victoria

Cellular: 250.888.3594

Go Victoria: Our Mobility Future Launches January 24

VICTORIA, BC — The City of Victoria is kicking-off 2019 with an event to engage the community on the development of a Sustainable Mobility Strategy that will chart the course for transportation planning and priorities in the City for the next 40 years. Go Victoria: Our Mobility Future will set our plans and priorities to invest in the most transformative ways to move people, goods and services in, out and around the City of Victoria, for generations to come.

Community Event Launch Details:

Date: Thursday, January 24

Where: Victoria Conference Centre

Time: Doors open at 6 p.m. – Event starts at 7 p.m.

Limited Seating – Reserve Today: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/go-victoria-our-mobility-future-tickets-54437231224

The audience will hear from an expert panel of speakers and watch a series of short transportation films about how mobility has already shaped Victoria, and what opportunities and challenges lie ahead. Confirmed speakers include:

  • Lilly Shoup – Senior Director of Transportation Policy, Lyft

  • Jeff Tumlin – Transportation Strategy Director, Nelson\Nygaard

  • Gordon Price – Urban Development and Planning Consultant and author of Price Tags

The audience can participate in the discussion, ask questions and provide insights on city-wide transportation and mobility issues. 

 “Victoria and the region need new mobility solutions to help eliminate congestion, pollution and greenhouse gases, while still allowing people the freedom to move and access the things they love,” says Mayor Lisa Helps. “Victoria needs rapid transit links to the West Shore and the Peninsula, safe and enjoyable walking and cycling networks, well-designed parking networks, high-standards of accessibility, and multiple shared and electric mobility options. These are the types of solutions that can help the City thrive.”

The City wants to hear from the public to build the strategy that will map Victoria’s transition to a higher standard of transportation and mobility, defined by integrated, clean, seamless and attractive mobility networks that support all modes of travel. This is the first in a series of community outreach sessions planned for 2019.

To find out more about Go Victoria: Our Mobility Future or reserve a seat visit: https://www.victoria.ca/EN/main/residents/transportation/go-victoria.html 

For More Information:

Bill Eisenhauer
Head of Engagement, City of Victoria
250.858.1061

beisenhauer@victoria.ca

City of Victoria - Draft Strategic Plan - 2019-2022

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City of Victoria - Draft Strategic Plan - 2019-2022

City Council has completed its 2019-2022 Draft Strategic Plan and invites you to provide feedback.

Give a Day to Your City! 

Join us at the  Strategic Plan Engagement Summit!

Saturday, January 19, 2019

10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 

Victoria Conference Centre 

(Doors open at 9:30 a.m. for registration check-in)

If you’re looking for an inspiring day of sharing ideas, learning together and community building – we invite you to give a day to your city and participate in the City of Victoria’s Strategic Plan Engagement Summit!

Prepare to roll up your sleeves and join your neighbours to dive deep into the proposed Strategic Plan and help set the course for your city over the next four years, as well as levels of engagement in 2019. 

The City’s draft Strategic Plan includes eight objectives and associated actions to direct the City's four-year work plan:

  1. Good Governance

  2. Reconciliation and Indigenous Relations

  3. Affordable Housing

  4. Prosperity and Economic Inclusion

  5. Health, Well-Being and a Welcoming City

  6. Climate Leadership and Environmental Stewardship

  7. Sustainable Transportation

  8. Strong Liveable Neighbourhoods.

Read the 2019 - 2022 Draft Strategic Plan to learn more!

Register Now!

At the event, you’ll deep dive into the strategic objectives and help map out the City’s 2019 Engagement Road Map.

Registration is FREE. Please plan to join us for the day. The event will include complimentary refreshments and a light lunch. Free childminding will be available but space is limited.

We hope you can join us and look forward to your feedback!

Online Survey

Provide your feedback on the City’s 2019 Draft Financial Plan and the 2019-2022 Draft Strategic Plan by completing an online survey by midnight on Sunday, January 20, 2019.

Budget Town Hall

Share your input on the City's 2019 Draft Finanical Plan. Mark you calendar and join us for the Budget Town Hall on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at Victoria City Hall. Doors will open at 6 p.m., or tune into our live webcast.

The Budget Town Hall provides the opportunity to ask questions and give feedback in-person or online from the comfort of your own home. You can submit questions online prior to the event or in real-time during the Budget Town Hall. Learn more.

Council will consider the draft Financial Plan and draft Strategic Plan, as well as all public input received, in early February.


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