A GENEROUS gesture by a Cumbrian waste contractor is helping campaigners to finish a community project in Brampton. The Cumbria Waste Group, which is owned by the county council, has donated 60 tonnes of road planings and aggregate to help level the car park for the 40 new allotments on waste ground at Cotehill Park. The park is home to Irthing Vale Wanderers Cricket Club and, more recently, the Border City Lacrosse club. Since September the area has been transformed by volunteers into allotments for residents. But this meant the car parking area needed to be resurfaced to cater for demand. The aggregate is enough to level and repair the area.
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TRC welcomes State Government announcement on water security funding
Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) has welcomed today’s announcement by the Queensland Government that it will continue to invest major funding into water security for the Darling Downs.
Toowoomba Region Mayor Paul Antonio said Council was pleased to have some clarity on the proposed water pipeline after months of uncertainty.
“I welcome today’s announcement from the State Government,” Mayor Antonio said.
“Council will now need to carefully consider the information released today and will continue to work closely with the State Government to reach the best possible outcome for the Toowoomba Region as this project progresses.”
HOUGHTON Houghton County has a new site for a potential jail.
Tuesday, the board approved purchasing the First Apostolic Lutheran Church property on Sharon Avenue for $1.1 million. The board discussed the purchase in closed session prior to the vote.
The terms of when Houghton County would be able to move onto the site still need to be finalized in the purchase agreement, Vice Chairman Tom Tikkanen said.
Board members and the public toured the church site last month prior to a board work session. The congregation plans to build a bigger church on Gundlach Road.
The 14,000-square-foot building would be planned to house the sheriff’s office, work camp, district court, and potentially offices such as the county clerk. A new county jail would be built on land behind the church, partially overlapping with the current parking lot.
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Metro Vancouver residents tossed half a billion pieces of PPE in landfill in 2020: report
Metro Vancouver s 2020 waste composition study shows more than 100 million masks and almost 50 million wipes hit waste bins during the pandemic year.
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Report shows more than 100 million masks and almost 50 million wipes hit waste bins during the pandemic year
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Posted: Mar 12, 2021 11:58 AM PT | Last Updated: March 17
Metro Vancouver residents threw 528 million pieces of PPE out in 2020, according to a new report. This included 109 million masks, 48 million wipes and 371 million gloves.(Kevin Frayer/The Canadian Press)