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01 - Meeting Notes - Waste & Wildlife Working Group

Date: 23 September 2024

Attendees: Melissa T., Linus S., Kate R., Shannon R., Jordan T., Leela, H., Rhonda, E. 

Agenda:

Date 

Task Description 

Assigned To 

Status 

27-08-24 

Lands to bring SWMP to C&C for approval 

Lands (Melissa) 

COMPLETE 

27-08-24 

Invasive Species Removal workshop 

Lands (Kate) 

In Progress 

27-08-24 

Fire Resistant species info 

EM (Jeni) 

COMPLETE 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

2. Work planning/review of Short-term Goals for SWMP and assign leads 

Community Fall Clean-up 

SWMP Actions: 


  1. Waste Management Champion – O&M (next fiscal) 

  1. Waste transfer station (engagement & detailed design) – Lands (next fiscal) 

  1. Engagement this year, link to LUP 

  1. Partnerships for refundable collection (Melissa) 

  1. Leela reached out to ReturnIt 

  1. Follow up (Melissa) 

  1. Bins preferred? 

  1. Monthly return day – Charlie and Jordan 

  1. Make a post for monthly pickup 

  1. Individual help, bins, & community program 

  1. Lands support following Housing Inspections 

  1. Include collection support in Maintenance Request Form 

  1. Feasibility for curbsite pickup (Lands & O&M) 

  1. Connect with CVRD on 3-stream pickup (Melissa) 

  1. Monday Checkins – Charlie and Jordan support bin collection 

  1. Fall/spring cleanup (O&M) –this and next fiscal 

  1. Shannon organizes 

  1. Lands supports setup 

  1. Swap meet on November 6th  

  1. Storing collected clothing/toys/cleanup items (Lands) 

  1. More shelving 

  1. Shuffle storage – electrical shed --> KKC --> Connection Space 

  1. Clean curbside carts (O&M) next fiscal? 

  1. Staff time built into bearproof bin app 

  1. Multiuse bin locations (Next fiscal) 

  1. Remove 40yd bin (next fiscal) 

  1. Illegal dumping signs (ongoing Lands & EM) 

  1. Inventory complete 

  1. BMPs (next fiscal) 

  1. Recycling options w CVRD and FN Recycling Initiative (Lands 

  1. Melissa to follow up w CVRD 

  1. Organics collection (Lands) 

  1. Food waste (Lands) 

  1. Maintenance/staffing costs (Lnds & O&M) 

  1. December budgeting 

  1. Source separation in admin buildings (Lands & O&M) 

  1. Potential donation in Oct 

  1. Liquid waste (O&M) 

  1. Procuring zero-waste stations for on-reserve events (year 3 planning) 

  1. Review residential/industrial tool library & makers space (Lands) 

  1. Share shed as part of waste transfer centre design? 

  1. Good neighbour law (Lands, next fiscal) 

  1. Safe storage/disposal of HHW (O&M next fiscal) 

  1. Tie into BMP planning 

  1. WildsafeBC for community coordinator (year 3 planning) 

  1. Monthly cleanup/collection day for members w physical barriers (Lands) 

  1. Pilot with bottle collection 

  1. Habitat for Humanity for househould item pickup 

  1. Build into fall/spring cleanups 

  1. Community led cleanup with Surfriders, etc. 

  1. Buildn into fall/spring cleanups 


Action Items:

Make a poster for Fall cleanup, launch during open house 

Wildlife Camera setup under EMP – find wildlife corridors 

-use PC501? (put an extra camera on Island Rail) 

-Connect with Jack Fisher? Start on funding (Linus & Kate) 

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