Ecology North in Hay River Last summer Hay River resident Kim Rapati approached Ecology North to express her interest and enthusiasm in creating programs in Hay River to encourage waste reduction, active transportation, energy efficiency and sustainable living. Over the past six months, Kim has spearheaded some fantastic environmental education programs in Hay River, Fort Providence and Fort Resolution as part of Waste Reduction Week, Water Week and the laundry project. Thanks to Kim's efforts, the Town of Hay River has expressed interest in partnering with Ecology North to help Hay River residents to reduce waste by increasing opportunities for recycling and composting. This past week, The Town of Hay River invited Ecology North to give a presentation on ways we can work together. Click here to see the presentation Kim gave at the Hay River Town Council meeting last Tuesday. Keep your eyes peeled on EN News to read about further Ecology North events and initiatives in Hay River! Thanks to Kim for her initiative, hard work and enthusiasm to help HayRiver work towards becoming the "Hub of Sustainability".

1. Ecology North
Partnership
Town of Hay River Projects
presented by Kim Rapati
and Shannon Ripley

2. Sustainability in the Hub
The Hub of Sustainability!
¥As the second largest community in the NWT
and the closest to market, we have a real
opportunity to be the leaders in recycling and
environmental sustainability
Waste Diversion as a Town Priority
¥ Waste diversion initiatives can effectively
prolong the life of our landfill
¥ There is great community momentum
regarding sustainability initiatives - residents
are interested and poised for action
Effective Ecology North Partnership
¥ Ecology North recognizes the waste diversion
initiatives the Town is already developing and
is enthusiastic about assisting in the research
and communication of these initiatives

3. Kim Rapati
Education
Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, ON
¥ Honours Bachelor of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism
Outdoor/experiential education, leadership, communication
¥ Bachelor of Geography
Environmental issues, resource management, climate change
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¥ Sustainable Community Development Course
at Dechinta Bush University, Blachford Lake Lodge, March 9 - 12, 2012
¥ Town of Hay River Landfill Operations Course
invited to participate and acted as guest speaker to landfill operators and managers
from six NWT communities, discussed waste diversion strategies
for managing household waste
Started working with Ecology North in Oct. 2011
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4. Ecology North
Ecology North is a charitable, non-profit organization based in Yellowknife,
formed in 1971 to support sound environmental decision-making on an
individual, community and regional level.
Priority focus areas: public education and awareness, climate change mitigation
and adaptation, sustainable living, waste reduction, local food production and
source-water (drinking water) protection.
• Maintains collaborative partnerships with a number of other local community and
educational organizations. All programming emphasizes the links among
environmental, social and community well-being.
Centralized Composting in Yellowknife
Centralized composting in Yellowknife Local food production in Fort Smith

5. Recent Ecology North
Hay River Area Projects
Waste Reduction Week October 2011 Waste reduction display at Arena
¥ Created ‘Hay River Recycling Guide’ with Town of Hay River and Tri-R
Recycling
¥ Held public display in the arena with recycling game, backyard and vermi-
composting information and more
Laundry Cost Reduction February 2012
¥Held public event in Fort Providence around energy and cost reduction possible
when doing household laundry
Local Food Learning Jan - March 2012
¥Jackie Milne ran ‘Hungry for Change’ six-week discussion course, starting your
garden workshops around the area and helped set-up school gardens and
composting
Water week documentary at Library
National Water Week March 2012
¥ Presented northern-based Grade 7 curriculum regarding the bottled water
industry and water monitoring in our region to schools, conducted a class
presentation in Fort Resolution
¥ Held tar sands/water consumption documentary screening at the Library
followed by presentation from local water monitoring group and discussion

6. Future Initiatives
Ecology North can help strengthen the Town of Hay River team this summer to create real progress in the waste
reduction initiatives planned for this up-coming summer. Here are a few of the projects to be worked on:
Recycling Feasibility Study
¥Centralized drop-offs for waste paper products and recyclables that do not provide a return for residential
consumers.
Spring Clean-up Hazardous Waste
¥ Two collections this year, will promote e-waste alternatives and general education on hazardous waste
Backyard Composting Promotion
¥ Assist Town in distributing backyard composters and hosting educational workshops
Centralized Composting Feasibility Study
¥ Explore centralized composting possibilities in Hay River

7. Partnership
Ecology North is looking forward to our partnership
with the Town of Hay River and is excited to provide
support through:
Research
¥Understanding the priorities of the Town and focussing on
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Communication
¥ Developing educational materials and making them available to
residents - providing them with the background and theory behind
why waste reduction and sustainability are important in our
community
Empowerment
¥Providing residents with the simple tools and skills they need to
be individually responsible for contributing to waste diversion and
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8. Thank you!
Mahsi cho!
Merci!
Kim Rapati
Ecology North
Hay River Coordinator
kim@ecologynorth.ca
867-876-0487