| The National Zero Waste Council | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-1/5/The National Zero Waste Council | The National Zero Waste Council | <div class="ExternalClass5E4AE12232AB422BAB676F75CEBF4725">
<p>Since the fall of 2012, Metro Vancouver, in collaboration with the <a href="http://www.fcm.ca/" target="_blank">Federation of Canadian Municipalities</a>, has demonstrated leadership in development, launch and now implementation of the <a href="http://www.nzwc.ca/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">National Zero Waste Council</a>. The Council just conducted its first Annual General Meeting after being launched at the <a href="/media-room/video-gallery/conferences/217725900" target="_blank">2013 Zero Waste Conference</a>.</p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/ZWCBanner.jpg | Read About the Latest Developments | Solid Waste | Full | |
| 2014 Zero Waste Conference | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-1/7/2014 Zero Waste Conference | 2014 Zero Waste Conference | <div class="ExternalClass13F65ED168FF4FDFBC64A1C1A40649D8">
<p>Metro Vancouver hosted its fourth annual <a target="_blank" href="/zwc/Pages/default.aspx">Zero Waste Conference</a>. Over 500 people attended our annual conference that features experts and pioneers in the zero waste movement from Canada and abroad. This year’s conference was held on September 16 at Vancouver’s Trade and Convention Centre.</p>
<p>This year we focused on three themes: Innovation in Design, Transformation in Business, Collaboration for Systems Change. A special session on advancing waste prevention nationally provided an update on Canada’s <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nzwc.ca/Pages/default.aspx">National Zero Waste Council</a>.</p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/zwc2014-presentations.jpg | Read More About the 2014 Conference | Solid Waste | Full | |
| Solid Waste Management: Experience from the European Union | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-1/4/Solid Waste Management: Experience from the European Union | Solid Waste Management: Experience from the European Union | <div class="ExternalClass90C67ADC1F014F92A45A18F9DBCED7F5">
<p>Northern European countries are global leaders in recycling, and are increasingly moving away from landfilling to manage waste. In July, experts from the Netherlands and the UK met with Metro Vancouver’s Zero Waste Committee and participated in a Metro Vancouver <em>Future of the Region Sustainability Dialogue</em> to exchange ideas and discuss issues that have arisen in those countries concerning waste management and waste-to-energy projects.</p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/swm-roundtable.jpg | Read About This European Experience and Watch Videos of the Dialogue and Committee Meeting | Solid Waste | Full | |
| Responsibly Managing Our Garbage – Bylaw 280 | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-1/15/Responsibly Managing Our Garbage – Bylaw 280 | Responsibly Managing Our Garbage – Bylaw 280 | <div class="ExternalClassFACF689B4D9840FEA4511BAD2ECF3701">
<p>Having residential and commercial garbage delivered to regional disposal facilities operated by Metro Vancouver and the City of Vancouver is necessary for our region to meet its aggressive waste diversion goals, and to encourage a competitive waste management and recycling industry.</p>
<p>Metro Vancouver’s Bylaw 280 would facilitate this, and ensure that a cost-effective and equitable waste-disposal system continues to be available to all residents and businesses in Metro Vancouver. Bylaw 280 must be approved by the provincial Environment Minister before it is adopted, and Metro Vancouver is awaiting this decision. </p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/Bylaw280.jpg | Read About How Bylaw 280 Is Essential To Responsibly Manage Our Garbage | Solid Waste | Full | |
| New Waste-to-Energy Project Update | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-1/2/New Waste-to-Energy Project Update | New Waste-to-Energy Project Update | <div class="ExternalClass04F4A7DA9EEB422EA69FACDFA7836FED">
<p>Metro Vancouver has set ambitious targets to increase our recycling rate to 70% by 2015 and 80% by 2020. Independent consultants concluded that a <a target="_blank" href="/services/solid-waste/about/wte/pages/development.aspx">new waste-to-energy project</a> was the best solution to manage the remaining waste after all efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle. Waste-to-energy facilities recover energy and metals from garbage that cannot be recycled. Modern facilities have minimal effects on the environment, and are used worldwide to heat and power homes and businesses, and to recycle metals. We are currently in the early stages of developing the project.</p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/WTE.jpg | Read About the Latest Developments | Solid Waste | Full | |
| Lions Gate Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-1/3/Lions Gate Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade | Lions Gate Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade | <div class="ExternalClassE2800FD6689C4C89B8A4992F3A23116C">
<p>To comply with new regulations and standards adopted by the federal and provincial governments for secondary treatment for wastewater, Metro Vancouver will replace the current 53-year-old Lions Gate wastewater treatment plant with a new secondary treatment facility by 2020.</p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/LGWTP.jpg | Read About the Latest Developments | Liquid Waste | Full | |
| Witnessing Almost a Century of History | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-1/8/Witnessing Almost a Century of History | Witnessing Almost a Century of History | <div class="ExternalClassBA7F75A62D0743E89843D208D6F1BE07">
<p>A century of municipal collaboration to deliver regional services in Metro Vancouver began with a plan for a regional sewer system. In March 1914, the BC Legislature authorized the incorporation of the Vancouver and Districts Joint Sewerage & Drainage Board, and in 1956 the Greater Vancouver Sewerage & Drainage District was formed. Today, 17 municipalities and one electoral area are members of the Greater Vancouver Sewerage & Drainage District (GVS&DD) Board, one of the four legal entities commonly known as Metro Vancouver.</p>
<p>Albert Norman was born in 1917 in North Burnaby, three years after the Board was created, and 27 years later he joined the Board and earned $1.25 per hour in his first job as an excavator operator.</p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/100Years.jpg | Read More About Albert Norman’s Career at Metro Vancouver | Liquid Waste | Full | |
| Northwest Langley Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-1/9/Northwest Langley Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion | Northwest Langley Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion | <div class="ExternalClassD1BB6A7B647D4734B4CF7B94F1731ACB">
<p>The $64-million infrastructure expansion project at the <a target="_blank" href="/services/liquid-waste/treatment/treatment-plants-processes/northwest-langley">Northwest Langley Wastewater Treatment Plant</a> will accommodate the projected population growth in the Langley area, and provide enhanced environmental protection for the Fraser River. The plant’s treatment capacity will be expanded with the addition of three new state-of-the-art secondary clarifiers, which move settled sludge to a digester where microorganisms break down organic materials from wastewater.</p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/NorthwestLangleyWWTP.png | Read More About This Expansion Project | Liquid Waste | Full | |
| Wise Water Consumption and Water Conservation | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-1/13/Wise Water Consumption and Water Conservation | Wise Water Consumption and Water Conservation | <div class="ExternalClass672239341987440E80A2DAF41D2E3A2B"><p>Metro Vancouver’s continued efforts to raise awareness of wise water consumption and conservation during the summer months are paying off.</p>
</div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/sprinkling.png | Read More About Our Conservation Efforts | Water | Full | |
| Facts in Focus Policy Series | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-1/11/Facts in Focus Policy Series | Facts in Focus Policy Series | <div class="ExternalClass9FE38B6C80BA4032B90EDAE8B08E535E">
<p>Timely research and information are essential for Metro Vancouver to fulfill our <a target="_blank" href="/about/aboutuspublications/BoardStrategicPlan2012-2014.pdf">mission and three broad goals</a>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Deliver Core Services.</li>
<li>Plan for the Future.</li>
<li>Act as a Regional Forum.</li></ul>
<p>This research and information allows the Board to have informed discussions on issues prior to making decisions, and to find effective and innovative ways to communicate and engage with our communities.</p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/FactsFocus.png | Read More About Facts in Focus | Regional Planning | Full | |
| New Energy Management Policy | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-1/12/New Energy Management Policy | New Energy Management Policy | <div class="ExternalClass512BEC541DE64B3E8AB290AAFEB253FB">
<p>Metro Vancouver’s new Corporate Energy Management Policy will enable us to improve our energy performance and ensure sustained progress on all of our energy initiatives.</p>
<p>The policy covers promoting energy efficiency and conservation in Metro Vancouver operations, identifying clean and sustainable energy sources that can be generated and recovered from our operations, and managing energy performance of our regional utilities (water treatment and supply and wastewater collection and treatment) and other functions in an efficient and accountable manner.</p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/CorporateManagement.jpg | Read More About Sustainable Energy Management | Air Quality | Full | |
| Metro Vancouver, Richmond and Vancouver Parks Now Featured on iParks Navigator! | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-1/10/Metro Vancouver, Richmond and Vancouver Parks Now Featured on iParks Navigator! | Metro Vancouver, Richmond and Vancouver Parks Now Featured on iParks Navigator! | <div class="ExternalClass575633BD06E147488288E80716EBBE76">
<p>The iParks Navigator which integrates GIS map data with a mobile platform, helps you explore regional parks and those in Richmond and Vancouver like never before! And best of all it's free and available for iPhone, iPad and other mobile devices. iParks Navigator lets you filter for activities like playgrounds, pools and beach areas, and facilities like washrooms, picnic shelters, and visitor centres.</p>
<p>The City of Vancouver has joined the City of Richmond and Metro Vancouver in issuing the latest release of this innovative app designed to help people find parks around Metro Vancouver.</p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/iParks.jpg | Read About the App Features & How to Download For All Devices | Parks | Full | |
