SWANA Pacific Chapter
PO Box 47007, 555 West 12th Avenue V5Z 3X0 Vancouver, BC, Canada

SWANA Pacific Chapter YPs are excited to host our zoom session #4: Speed Mentoring Wednesday, November 18 from 4:00 PM 5:00 PM PST. Participants will have an opportunity to speak to 3 solid waste experts, Heidi Gerlach (Dillon Consulting), a waste management policy and public sector expert; Scott Hoekstra (City of Kelowna), a landfill management and contaminated soil remediation expert and Karen Storry (Metro Vancouver), a circular economy & reuse, repurpose and recycle e...xpert. This event will feature breakout rooms where the YPs will join Heidi, Scott and Karen and be mentored in small groups. Registration is limited to 14 people. To register, please email [email protected].

Join us for SWANA Days 2020 - December 1 - 3/20 (10 AM - 12 PM each day) Virtually! Updated detailed agenda is available on our website: December 1 - Circularity & Diversion... December 2 - What's New? December 3 - It's All About the Money For more information and to register: https://swanabc.org/news-events/swana-day-2020/

REMINDER: SWANA Pacific Chapter education series call continues tomorrow, Wednesday, October 14 at 9:00 AM PST. Join our speakers Christopher Combe from the Township of Langley; Brian King from GFL Environmental and Harvinder Aujala and Isaac Yuen from Recycling Council of British Columbia along with our moderator Terry Fulton as we discuss how to Reduce Contamination in Organics. ... Please email [email protected] to confirm your registration.

***Application deadline extended to Monday, October 26*** Due to the COVID-19 safety precautions at post-secondary institutions, we have extended the Stuart Sommerville Scholarship application deadline to Monday, October 26. #students #environmental #universities #highereducation #education... SWANA Pacific BC & Yukon Chapter is pleased to once again offer a number of scholarship awards to encourage students studying in disciples related to solid waste management at British Columbia or Yukon universities or colleges. During this time, numerous awards totalling over $60,000 have been provided to students in post-secondary institutions. While any student in programs relevant to solid waste management or environmental protection are eligible for these awards, special consideration will be given to applicants who are also members of SWANA or are immediate relatives of a SWANA Pacific BC & Yukon Chapter member. The scholarships, sponsored by Ecowaste Industries Ltd, are in memory of Stuart Sommerville who was an active member of SWANA and particularly the Pacific Chapter. An application form and list of eligibility criteria is available on the Chapter website. Please note that applications must be submitted on or before October 26, 2020.

REMINDER: Deadline tomorrow, Friday, Oct 9 Stuart Sommerville Scholarships: #students #environmental #universities #highereducation #education... SWANA Pacific BC & Yukon Chapter is pleased to once again offer a number of scholarship awards to encourage students studying in disciples related to solid waste management at British Columbia or Yukon universities or colleges. During this time, numerous awards totalling over $60,000 have been provided to students in post-secondary institutions. While any student in programs relevant to solid waste management or environmental protection are eligible for these awards, special consideration will be given to applicants who are also members of SWANA or are immediate relatives of a SWANA Pacific BC & Yukon Chapter member. The scholarships, sponsored by Ecowaste Industries Ltd, are in memory of Stuart Sommerville who was an active member of SWANA and particularly the Pacific Chapter. An application form and list of eligibility criteria is available on the Chapter website. Please note that applications must be submitted on or before October 9, 2020.

Join us for SWANA Days 2020 - December 1 - 3/20 (10 AM - 12 PM each day) Virtually! Agenda (subject to changes): December 1 - Getting Things Started - New Initiatives... December 2 - Circularity and Diversion December 3 - It's All About the Money Early bird registration pricing extended to end of day Friday, October 9/20. Please see our website for more information and to register. https://swanabc.org/news-events/swana-day-2020/