Compost your Christmas tree curbside or at a local tree chipping event this weekend.
Cut and bundle your Christmas tree with biodegradable twine into bundles no larger than 3′ by 1′ following these guidelines and put it out for curbside collection or make use of one of these North Shore chipping events this coming weekend:
North Vancouver
6th St. Agnes Scouts
Location: Ray Perrault Park (formerly Boulevard Park) in the parking lot at the corner of 13th St and Moody Avenue, North Vancouver
Event Date: Saturday, Jan 4 and Sunday, Jan 5
Time: 10:00 to 4:00
Cost: By donation. Tree chip-up and bottle drive.
Please bring your tree and empties for recycling to the scouts who’ll be assisting with this as their second fund-raiser of the scouting year. Trees are chipped by donation and empties are taken to recycling depot with the kind assistance of the Phillips family! Please tell all your friends and neighbours! www.6thstagnesscoutinggroup.com
City of North Vancouver Firefighters
Location: Rona Parking Lot, near Park & Tilford, North Vancouver
Event Date: Saturday, Jan 4
Time: 8:30 to 4:30
Cost: This charity event is by donation with all proceeds going to the North Vancouver City Firefighters Scholarship Fund.
Grand Boulevard Parent Participation Preschool
Location: Queensbury Elementary School Staff Parking Lot, 520 East 20th Street between Moody and Queensbury, North Vancouver
Event Date: Saturday, Jan 4
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost: By donation. All proceeds will go towards Grand Boulevard Parent Particiaption Preschool.
Island Pacific School
Location: Rona East Parking Lot, 1st and Hanes Street, North Vancouver
Event Date: Saturday, Jan 4 and Sunday, Jan 5
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cost: TBD.
Montroyal School
Location: 5310 Sonora Dr., North Vancouver
Event Date: Sunday, Jan 5
Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cost: By donation. This is a fundraiser for their Grade 7 graduation event.
North Vancouver Lions Club – Edgemont
Locations:
1. Chevron gas station in Edgemont Village – 3150 Edgemont Boulevard, North Vancouver
2. DeRosa Automotive – 110 Fell Ave, North Vancouver
Event Date: Sunday, Jan 5
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Cost: By donation. *Trees can be dropped off at DeRosa on Saturday; however the chip-up machine will not be there until the Sunday.
North Vancouver Lions Club – Lynn Valley
Location: Lynn Valley, Karen Magnussen Arena, Upper Parking Lot, North Vancouver
Event Date: Saturday, Jan 4
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cost: By donation.
Seymour Scouts
Location: Parkgate Shopping Mall, North Vancouver
Event Date: Sunday, Jan 5
Time: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Cost: By donation. All proceeds benefit various scout programs.
Upper Lonsdale Preschool
Location: DNV Municipal Hall parking lot, 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver
Event Date: Saturday, Jan 4 and Sunday, Jan 5
Time: 10:00 to 4:00
Cost: By donation.
West Vancouver
Ambleside Tiddlycove Lions Club
Location: 1310 Argyle Street, West Vancouver. Located at the foot 13 th Street in the parking lot at Ambleside Park, just over the train tracks and left.
Event Date: Wednesday, Jan 1 to Sunday, Jan 5
Time: Weekdays, noon to 4 p.m., Weekends 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost: By donation. For more information call Lion Don Rippon at 604-788-4360.
Island Pacific School
Location: Fisherman’s Cove, 5776 Marine Drive, West Vancouver
Event Date: Saturday, Jan 4
Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cost: TBD.
North Shore Scouts
Location: Hollyburn Plaza, Marine & 18th
Event Date: Saturday, January 4 and Sunday, Jan 5
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cost: By donation. All proceeds benefit various scout programs.
Happy New Year & Happy Chipping Mamas!