Recycling old cellphones made easy in BC program
Environment Minister Barry Penner announced a web based program RecycleMyCell.ca that helps British Columbians find nearby cellphone recycling drop offs. The CWTA led effort partners with providers and manufacturers and donations go to World Wildlife Fund Tree Canada and Food Banks Canada. The site lists the ten closest locations from a postal code and offers free prepaid mail in for home mail back.
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Remembrance Day Service in Chetwynd Honors Veterans
Crowds gathered at the cenotaph in Chetwynd for Remembrance Day ceremonies under a cold autumn sky. The event remembered more than 100,000 Canadians who died in war and paid tribute to veterans from the two world wars, Korea, peacekeeping missions, and Afghanistan where 133 Canadians have died, including 36 since November 11, 2008. Elder veteran Albert Flett laid the lone wreath.
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Chetwynd remembers war as local veterans honoured
Brenda Massey led a cenotaph service at 9:30 am and the Government of Canada wreath at 11 am in the Legion hall as six Chetwynd residents serve in Afghanistan. Brenda Maisey shared WWII memories of elementary school gifts from allied countries including Macintosh apples, stressing that without soldiers life would be very different.
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Chetwynd
Afghanistan
Brenda Maisey
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Canada
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