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Ice Facility Operator Course - Registration
August 20 thru 24, 2012 in Smithers
Location : Smithers Town Hall, 1027 Aldous Street
RFABC Members: $693.33 Non-Members: $813.17
Description:
Working in an ice facility requires certified skills and abilities. This 40 hour course has been developed by RFABC and is approved by the British Columbia Safety Authority. Certification includes the completion of the 40 hour Ice Facility Operator course and exam, completion of the practicum book and passing the Safety Authority exam. The pre-requisite for the Provincial IFO Exam is IFO Course completion, 30 days work experience and 40 hours job training i.e. Log Book. If they already have these then they may apply for the Provincial Exam anytime. The BC Safety Authority requires about 30 days notice to book an exam. The BC SAFETY Authority Website is a hrefhttpwww.safetyauthority.ca target_topwww.safetyauthority.ca/a Toll free 1-866-566-SAFE 7233. The course is 5 consecutive-8 hour days of classroom. Course content includes applied mathematics, safety, basic refrigeration principals, refrigeration system components, floor systems and electrical. Course participants are required to purchase a Casio fx 260 (solar) calculator for the course. This calculator is supplied by the BCSA during the provincial IFO examination. Maximum class size 20.
Register at
http://www.winware.ca/cgi-bin/rfabc2/courses.cgi?featr=view&fsche=All
Recreation Facility Association of British Columbia
Spring - Water Flushing Program
NOTICE TO ALL WATER USERS
The Town of Smithers Works and Operations Department will be conducting a Flushing Program beginning Monday, May 7, 2012 until approximately Friday, June 1, 2012.
One week prior to the Flushing Program beginning, chlorine will be added to the system in controlled quantities, to offset iron, bacteria, silts and other substances that have settled out of the water and become lodged in the distribution system. Users will probably be able to detect the taste or odour of this chlorine until approximately June 8th, 2012.
The quantity of chlorine injected into the system will not be allowed to exceed two milligrams per litre and will not be injurious to your health. This is a normal year-round chlorination dosage in many communities. Anyone finding this taste or odour objectionable will be able to quickly dissipate it by allowing a container of water to stand with the surface uncovered for a short time, or by boiling the water for a couple of minutes.
If, during the course of the flushing program, the water from your taps becomes coloured or dirty, please run taps continuously for a period of time, and you will find that the problem will clear up. Should that action not correct any problem with taste, colour or odour, contact the Town at 250-847-1649.
The Town would like to thank water users for their patience and co-operation during the Flushing Program. Our aim is to provide the community with the best quality of water possible.
Open Burning
The Smithers Fire Department would like to remind residents that the Town of Smithers Open Burning Bylaw No. 1155 prohibits any open burning of domestic waste materials, garden refuse, garbage, land clearing or noxious materials.
For more information, please contact the Fire Department @ 250-847-2015.
2012 Smithers Fall Fairground Event Schedule
Please click here to view the 2012 Smithers Fall Fairground Event Schedule.
Recreation Programs
Find out more about the programs below by the Town of Smithers Recreation Department, on the Recreation Programs page.
WATCH THE "SMITHERS - BRITISH SOCCER CAMP, AUGUST 20-24" TV COMMERCIAL: |
SUMMER 2012 PROGRAMS!Register now for Summer Programs. |
NEW! MONDAY NIGHT RUGBY FOR ALL AGES 13 to ADULT:Now accepting registration for the Monday Night Rugby Program |
Now accepting registrations for the Spring 2012 - Ranger Park Preschool programs. |
STEVE NASH BASKETBALL LEAGUE:Click here to view the 4th Annual Steve Nash Basketball League Thank You. |
Smithers Arena Schedule & Calendar of Events
2012 Arena Schedule:
Public Skating and Shinny Hockey are finished.
August ice time rentals are available now.
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Calendar of Events:
| JUNE 2012 | |
June 23 |
Smithers Secondary School Grad Ceremonies |
AUGUST 2012 |
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August 13-17 |
Northern Hockey School - 9th Annual Hockey Camp |
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Click to find out more information about the Civic Centre Arena.
Reduce - Reuse - Recycle
It's not garbage if it can be reused, repaired, recycled or composted
Although the Town of Smithers does not do residential recycling pickup, there are many organizations in the Town of Smithers that do help with reuse, repair and recycling of items that are no longer needed.
Click here to view: Town of Smithers - Garbage Collection Webpage, Town of Smithers Recycling Webpage
In BC there is currently a 'Product Stewardship Program'. The Product Stewardship model is comprised of several key players working together to ensure that products no longer being used by consumers are managed in an environmentally responsible manner.
Products covered by the Industry Product Stewardship Program:
British Columbia's Recycling Handbook - A simple guide to what can be recycled under BC's Stewardship Program (http://www.return-it.ca/ips/index.html)
TOWN OF SMITHERS RECYCLE PARTICIPANTS
Antifreeze
- Ok Tire Store - 3911 Hwy 16 - 250-847-4478
Appliances
- Large (freezers, fridges, stoves)
Smithers/Telkwa Transfer Station - 6050 Donaldson Road - 250-846-6805
Hours of Operation - Open: Monday - Friday: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm., Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Closed: Statutory Holidays - Small Appliance Recycling Program
Bulkley Valley Bottle Depot (www.encorp.ca) - 3318 Victoria Drive - 250-847-3416
Unplugged website - a listing of all accepted small residential appliances (http://www.unpluggedrecycling.ca/)
Batteries - (http://www.call2recycle.ca/)
- Automobile: Smithers/Telkwa Transfer Station - 6050 Donaldson Road
- Rechargeable: Totem Audio - 1276 Main Street - 250-847-4722
Glacier View Satellite - 1215 Main Street - 250-847-4499
Beverage Containers including Milk
- Bulkley Valley Bottle Depot (www.encorp.ca) - 3318 Victoria Drive - 250-847-3416
- Smithers & Area Recycling Society - 2880 Tatlow Road - 250-847-8944
Cardboard & Paper
- Smithers & Area Recycling Society - 2880 Tatlow Road - 250-847-8944
Cell Phones - (http://rcbc.bc.ca/events/waste-reduction-week/recyclemycell)
- Totem Audio - 1276 Main Street - 250-847-4722G
- Glacier View Satellite - 1215 Main Street - 250-847-4499
Clothing (including sports & blankets)
- New to You (Hospital Auxiliary) 3688 Broadway Avenue - 250-847-2424
- Salvation Army - 1065 Main Street - 250-847-1501
Computer Equipment
- Bulkley Valley Bottle Depot (www.encorp.ca) - 3318 Victoria Drive - 250-847-3416
Electronics (including cameras & stereos) (http://www.esabc.ca/cfm/index.cfm)
- Bulkley Valley Bottle Depot (www.encorp.ca) - 3318 Victoria Drive - 250-847-3416
- Electronics Stewardship Association of BC (http://www.esabc.ca)
Flammables (including gasoline)
- Smithers/Telkwa Transfer Station - 6050 Donaldson Road - 250-846-6805
Fluorescent Bulbs
- Smithers Lumber Yard - 3528 Hwy 16 E. - 250-847-2246
Furniture (in good condition)
- New To You (Hospital Auxiliary) - 3688 Broadway Avenue - 250-847-2424
- Salvation Army - 1065 Main Street - 250-847-1501
Grass Clippings & Leaves
- Smithers/Telkwa Transfer Station - 6050 Donaldson Road - 250-846-6805
- Town of Smithers - Public Works Yard - 2888 19th Avenue - 250-847-1649
Ink Cartridges
- Glacier View Satellite - 1215 Main Street - 250-847-4499
- Speedy/Interior Stationery - 1156 Main Street - 250-847-9712
Medications (http://www.medicationsreturn.ca/british_columbia_en.php)
- Pharmasave #034 - 1211 Main Street - 250-847-8750
- Pharmasave #105 - 3752 Fourth Avenue - 250-847-4474
- Safeway Food & Drugs #144 - 3664 Hwy 16 - 250-847-4744
- Shoppers Drug Mart #2257- 1235 Main Street - 250-847-2288
Motor Oil, Filters & Containers (http://www.usedoilrecycling.com/en/bc/returncollectionfacilities)
- Canadian Tire - 3221 Hwy 16 - 250-847-3117
- Glacier Toyota - 3187 Tatlow Road - 250-847-9302
Paint, Pesticides, Propane Tanks, Flammable Liquids (www.productcare.org)
- Smithers/Telkwa Transfer Station - 6050 Donaldson Road - 250-846-6805
Hours of Operation - Open: Monday - Friday: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm., Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, Closed: Statutory Holidays
Trees & Branches
- Smithers/Telkwa Transfer Station - 6050 Donaldson Road - 250-846-6805
Hours of Operation - Open: Monday - Friday: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm., Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, Closed: Statutory Holidays
Tires - (http://www.tirestewardshipbc.ca/)
- Kal Tire - 4320 Hwy 16 - 250-847-2665
- OK Tire - 3911 Hwy 16 - 250-847-4478
- Tatlow Tire - 3668 Tatlow Road - 250-847-3286
- All Seasons Automotive - 3829 Hwy 16 - 250-847-9428
Thermostats
- Information site http://switchthestat.ca/eng/index.php
WEBSITES FOR COMMON RECYCEABLES
British Columbia Product Stewardship Council http://www.bcproductstewardship.org/general/mission.php
Canadian Electrical Stewardship Association - http://www.cesarecycling.ca/
Call to Recycle - http://www.call2recycle.org/
BC Ministry of Environment Recycling - http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/epd/recycling/
Product Care - "Product Stewardship Solutions" - http://www.productcare.org/
Recycling Council of British Columbia - http://rcbc.bc.ca/recyclepedia
Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako http://www.rdbn.bc.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=403:recycling-brochures&catid=133&Itemid=498
Stewardship Agencies of British Columbia - http://bcstewards.com/
Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP) Report
The following Report meets the Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP) requirements to publicly report on climate actions undertaken by this local government in the current year and intended climate actions for the following year.
Click for more information, on the Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP) Report 2011.
Public Notice - 2010 Annual Report
View the 2010 Annual Report
Smithers Airport Promotional Video
Smithers and Burns Lake Mountain Bike Trails - part of BC Premiers Award
BC Rec Site and Trails officer Kevin Eskelin has won a BC Premiers award for his innovative work with the Smithers and Burns Lake Mountain Bike Associations. Eskelin worked with the local organizations in the establishment of trail networks that meet provincial mountain biking standards. An excerpt from the news release states; "Thanks to Kevin Eskelin’s vision, mountain biking may have a new mecca in Burns Lake and Smithers. These two northern communities, hit hard by a declining forest industry, were keen to diversify. Capitalizing on a new provincial mountain bike policy, Kevin worked closely with the communities, mountain bike associations, First Nations and other stakeholders to create a world-class facility. Over three years, he helped partners raise over $600,000. And now 50 kilometres of professionally designed and built trails wind their way through 4,600 hectares of wilderness, delighting riders of all levels, garnering the region high profile press and placing these two unlikely communities on the international mountain biking map." Congratulations to all. A video on the project and award can be viewed by clicking here.
Smithers Community Profile
Click here to view the Smithers Community Profile.
MANDATORY GARBAGE CARTS – FAQ
Click here to obtain more information regarding the Mandatory Residential Garbage Carts.
For further information, please contact the Municipal Office at 847-1600, or the Works and Operations Department at 847-1649.
Apply for your Home Owner’s Grant here
The Provincial Home Owner Grant is designed to help homeowners reduce their property taxes. You can apply for your Homeowners Grant thru the E-HOG link here.
