West End Residents Association

Invitation to Participate;

Working Group on Mandatory Recycling Amenities in Multi-Family and Commercial Building

You’re invited to join a new short-term working group that will guide the development of a regional model to set minimum standards for recycling amenities in multi-family and commercial buildings and developments.
Members will include municipalities (development permitting, business licensing, recycling, fire prevention), recyclable material haulers, resident and business associations, building managers, developers, and professional associations.

o Initial 2-hour workshop to identify strategies and barriers o

Metro Vancouver Head Office, 17th Floor Boardroom, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby

o Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 from 1:30 – 3:30 pm

We need your input to develop a strategy that is consistent throughout the region.
Please call to discuss concerns and ideas, if you cannot attend the session.
As a working group member, you will be closely involved in drafting a regional model, including regulations, programs, and forms. We will need your participation at the following consultation sessions:

o October7th o weeks of November 8th and 22nd, as well as,

o lateDecemberorearlyJanuary.

Additional stakeholders will be surveyed about issues identified by the working group. They will review the proposed model in November 2009.

Thank you for confirming your participation. Please RSVP by Friday, October 2nd to:
Esther Be?rube?, P.Eng. Metro Vancouver – Policy and Planning esther.berube@metrovancouver.org
Tel: 604-436-6734

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A snowy first day of winter on Comox Street, December 21, 2008