WELCOME
Welcome to fall! As usual, there’s a lot going on at Metro Vancouver, including repairs to the Cleveland Dam spillway, a commitment to having the region become carbon neutral by 2050 and construction on the First Narrows Pump Station.
Metro Vancouver’s Liquid Waste Services Department was also recognized for its work on the South Surrey Interceptor, which conveys sewage from South Surrey, White Rock and Langley to the Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project was named 2019 Canadian Project of the Year and also recognized as runner up for new installations.
In other news, Regional Parks staff have been working in Pacific Spirit Regional Park to boost the survival rate of a number of amphibians, including B.C. species at-risk, while Metro Vancouver has updated two campaigns – Hey! Food scraps aren’t garbage and Wipe It, Green Bin It – to remind people to compost veggie scraps and fats, oils and grease.
This summer Metro Vancouver participated in a Community-to-Community Forum with the Musqueam Indian Band. The Board has also endorsed a business plan for a new Regional Economic Prosperity Service in an effort to attract new strategic investment that will contribute positively to the region’s livability and sustainability. And don’t forget the Zero Waste Conference, which is coming up on October 30-31 in Vancouver.
Metro Vancouver is a federation of 21 municipalities, one Electoral Area and one Treaty First Nation that collaboratively plans for and delivers regional-scale services. Its core services are drinking water, wastewater treatment and solid waste management. Metro Vancouver also regulates air quality, plans for urban growth, manages a regional parks system and provides affordable housing.
Park volunteers help to restore important wetland habitat for amphibians
In a quiet corner of Pacific Spirit Regional Park, some unassuming ponds are helping to boost the survival rate of…
South Surrey Interceptor receives award for trenchless tunnelling
Metro Vancouver’s South Surrey Interceptor, which conveys sewage from South Surrey, White Rock and Langley to the Annacis Island Wastewater…
“Wipe It, Green Bin It” campaign targets fats, oils and grease in sewers
Metro Vancouver’s “Wipe It, Green Bin It” campaign is back this Thanksgiving to remind residents that fats, oils and grease…
First Narrows Pump Station Construction Underway
The First Narrows Pump Station, along with a network of new sewer pipes, will convey wastewater to and from the…
MOMENTUM INCREASING FOR ZERO WASTE CONFERENCE
When you order fresh fish for dinner, you don’t expect it to come with a side of microplastics. But that’s…
Repairs underway on Cleveland Dam spillway
Metro Vancouver is repairing the Cleveland Dam spillway and training walls as part of an ongoing maintenance program to ensure…
METRO VANCOUVER ENDORSES REGIONAL ECONOMIC PROSPERITY SERVICE
Metro Vancouver has endorsed the business plan for a new Regional Economic Prosperity Service in an effort to attract new…
Metro Vancouver strengthens climate targets to become carbon neutral
Metro Vancouver is boosting its climate action by amending its Climate 2050 Strategy to include a commitment to becoming carbon…
HEY! FOOD SCRAPS AREN’T GARBAGE: UPDATED CAMPAIGN BUILDS ON GREEN BIN SUCCESS
Metro Vancouver has rolled out its updated Hey! Food Scraps Aren’t Garbage campaign, introducing new characters like Mr. Avocado Shell, Ms. Pineapple…
MUSQUEAM, METRO VANCOUVER HOST COMMUNITY-TO-COMMUNITY FORUM
Metro Vancouver and the Musqueam Indian Band co-hosted the 2019 Community-to-Community Forum this summer, underscoring the importance of building relationships.…