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Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Greyhound reopening Sam Redding Omineca Express After several weeks of waiting, Vanderhoof has a Greyhound office agent again. Services such as package transportation and the distribution of tickets will finally resume when the office opens on either Monday or Tuesday next week. Ankie Nellen has worked in the community for eight
Garbage bylaws upgrade
years, she started out as a sales associate at 7-Eleven and worked her way up to assistant manager and certified store manager. She applied about three weeks ago because there wasn’t much growth for her available at 7-Eleven and she hopes to apply her skills to the Greyhound office. “There will be a steady opening of the office again and the parcel pick up and delivery will be starting up again,” said Nellen. “I will do my best to open at the times that the community would like me to so long as it’s doable with the delivery and pickup services. And hopefully I will supply
some other services also.” “I’m really glad that somebody has taken over that job,” said Vanderhoof Mayor Gerry Thiessen. “That’s certainly a job for the private sector. Transportation in the north is such a priority and you see it now without having a taxi service and a sporadic train service it’s really important to have the bus service across the north.” Nellen has plans to also sell some products out of the store either on commission or otherwise depending on what can be worked out with Greyhound.
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Sam Redding Omineca Express Vanderhoof is looking to finally upgrade its garbage collection bylaws after more than half a century. “Basically our bylaw was a 1958 bylaw. The way we deal with garbage and recycling is completely different now,” said Vanderhoof Mayor Gerry Thiessen. “What we’re sensing from MMBC and their requirements to take waste out of the waste stream, is that there are new rules that we’re going to be required as a community to adhere to.” Multi Material B.C. is an initiative that is looking at organizing and improving garbage and recycling practices across the province. Vanderhoof council chose to reject the last proposal from MMBC because it wasn’t designed to fit into rural communities especially northern rural communities. “The first step was offering local governments the opportunity to enter into a contract with MMBC to provide either curbside collection or, in some cases, depot collection of packaging and printed paper,” said Vince Terstappen, Sustainability Coordinator at the Nechako Waste Reduction Initiative. Continued on page 2
The Kal Tire float one of the entrants in the 2013 Parade of Lights, along with the Mayor Gerry Thiessen handing out candy on a very chilly December 6.
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