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When the single largest importer of plastic in the world virtually closes the doors to everyone else, demanding near perfect sortation, the ripple effect even comes as far as East Central Alberta. China closed its doors to all but the purest, cleanest loads starting January 2018, dropping their acceptable levels of contamination down to 0.5…
The Killam RCMP Detachment has a new Sergeant, as Colin Molinski has arrived and started work. Molinski is a veteran RCMP member, having worked in every corner of Canada prior to coming to Killam. “My nickname is Suitcase,” he says, because he’s moved so many times. He’s transferred a lot, on purpose, and says he’s…
Flagstaff County Council reviewed a new viability study of the Valley Ski Hill during their July 18 Council Meeting. The study was prepared by RC Strategies, and included seven main areas: current operations analysis; public and stakeholder engagement; market analysis; trends and leading practices; key findings; and potential options, recommendations, and next steps. Flagstaff County…
Three different groups of people in Flagstaff had the opportunity to learn more about Alberta’s opioid crisis, and more about street drugs and their effects through Opioid Awareness sessions sponsored by Flagstaff Initiative to Relationship and Spousal Trauma (FIRST) and the Rural Development Network. Two staff members from Turning Point Society of Central Alberta were…
The board and management of Flagstaff Waste Management, which is owned by every municipality in Flagstaff as well as Rosalind, have taken a hard look at the current household recycling materials market, and will be making some changes at the end of the summer. Under the new program, yellow commingled bins and mixed paper bins…
When looking into recycling successes, experts say that one of the easiest ways to become a good recycler is to set up recycling stations in your home. If you make it as easy as possible to recycle, you’re more likely to do it. The three r’s of recycling are often referred to as reduce, re-use,…
When it comes to recycling plastics, there are a lot of uncertainty and changes ahead, but there’s a simple rule of thumb that will help keep our recycling stream clean and profitable, and keep it from ending up in the landfill – “When in doubt, throw it out.” Not surprisingly, about half of recyclers stick…
It has been six full months since the Sedgewick and Killam transfer sites were closed, and both towns began a curb side recycling program for paper, plastic, and cardboard. Recycling is picked up curb side on the first Thursday of each month. Flagstaff Waste Management’s David Dahl says that he can tell that people are…
As Flagstaff Waste announced the closure of some of the transfer sites in the region, they also announced that Killam and Sedgewick, both of whose sites would be closed, were looking into a blue bag recycling pilot.
Flagstaff Waste is a society owned and operated by every municipality with Flagstaff County, including the County, and Rosalind, the society owns and operates the Flagstaff Regional Landfill.