June 6 | 9th Annual Vancouver Landfill Open House
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A free, fun filled event for the whole family! Visitors will have the opportunity to:
- Take a guided bus tour of the Landfill
- Learn about the Landfill’s environmental protection systems
- Discover how landfill gas generates electricity and heat
- See how Metro Vancouver biosolids can be used to create top soil for completed areas of the Landfill
- Watch the bird control hawks and falcons in action
Check out informational display by the Burns Bog Conservation Society, Metro Vancouver, City of Vancouver, and more.
Activities for children include:
- craft creations with The Art Express
- a junkologist
- a giant sandbox
- balloon twisting
- face painting
- hands-on science display
Enjoy free hamburgers and hot dogs. Sit in actual Landfill equipment. Take home a bag of compost.
Location: 5400 72 Street, Delta
9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Date: Saturday Jun 06, 2009
Contact: 604.940.3212.
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