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recycling.
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by Betty Barton

Skeena Jr. Secondary School
students saw the first truckload of
recyclable paper they’ve been

collecting driving off to

- Vancouver, courtesy of Terrace’s

' Canada Safeway and Rich Mc-
Daniels of Old Dutch June 25.

- Teacher Danny Houpt explains
that it all started in February with
one box placed in one classroom
to collect recyclable paper. Event-

‘ually every class had at least one = This is just the beginning ofa great idea," says Skeena schoo! librarian Ray Walker. He’s talking about the school’s paper
_Teceptacle. recycling project, conceived and organized by teacher Danny Houpt (foreground). The students sent off 122 boxes of |

Six Grade 8 students from the recyclable paper to Vancouver Monday, transportation courtesy of the Terrace Safeway outlet.
Outdoors Club (Stella Haigh, Clare — _
Jennings, Dennis Chow, Lesley The Terrace and Distriet Teach- recycle as much as possible within

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“Caledonia school had contributed grads were "well behaved" during thelr weekend
30 boxes of recyclable paper, each celebration. Other than a few noisy party complaints —
box weighing 15 kilograms. many of them not grads — there were no real problems

On Monday, 122 boxes of paper and that says something for the maturity of the Class of
were trucked to Vancouver. It is 1990. So for this year’s grad class, congratulations on a
estimated that the boxes weigh job well done.
almost two tons. Their initial goal
was to gather one metric ton of
paper, which, it is estimated,
would save 17 trees.

In discussion while they waited
for the truck on Monday, the stu-
dents decided that the project had
been a major success for them-
selves — in developing organiz-
ational skilis and increasing their : Se BBB Lao ey 2, Pale
awareness of the environment and ¢
she need to recycle. They feel it Bundle up your water heater

sparked an interest and con-

ges spared’ an intrest and | { in a cosy blanket... and save money.

| The $120 per ton expected for eve Making your new gas water heater within the next year.
Ine ill be £ Il BOWER electric water But if you don’t have gas service in
the paper will be funnelled back ; ant
into the Outdoors Club this ; SMA Ril _ heater more” . your home, we'd still like your electric
oe year " energy- -efficies it water heater to be as energy-efficient as
Perhaps future funds from paper h hei id. possible. S vei : .
‘old could supplement the recyc!- - Gan save you up to 10% on your househo d possible. So, when we install the insulating
7 . cy water heating costs. . blanket, we'll give you a coupon that’s
| ing projects or increase the sal- That's why B.C.Hydro is making you good for a $20 rebate on a new Power
“monid enhancement program a cosy offer: a free insulating blanket for Smart electric water heater.
lready underway in Skeena. The your electric* water heater, installed free If for any technical reason your
: students Salvaged approximately of charge. electric water heater cannot be fitted with
three quarters of the paper nor- el ee It’s an offer worth $40. an insulating blanket, we'll offer you the
| mally thrown out at their school. Natural gas is a convenient andecono- = same $20 rebate.
| Terrace Safeway manager Eric ne gor Rea ; mical way to heat paler So if you hve a s° bundle e Your water heater will
Johanson has volunteered cmpty AEN || sep convent to gas the next time you buy bills, and we'll all save energy.
3. Safeway trucks as often as needed, water heater. To help you out, B.C.Hydro, To arrange for a contractor to install
a if elbllity “r weathering. ‘the along with your gas company, will give you the water heater blanket, call

ial. H mpressed with : a $150 cash discount if you purchase a Lawrence Watson
"materia e was i e ge s
“the organization of the project, the Pel ss ; ' at 1-800-667-6227

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3 neat packaging of the paper. "This " ‘*For safely reasons, natural gas, propane and ail-fired water heaters do not qualify for this offer.
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