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By Martin Martinson

Hidden Treasures

Curbside giveaway weekend returning to North Battleford

Jul 18, 2019 | 9:01 AM

As the old adage goes, one person’s trash is another’s treasure.

In June 2018, the city of North Battleford hosted their inaugural curbside giveaway.

With positive feedback from several residents, the city announced at the recent council meeting they will host the event again this September.

The curbside giveaway allows residents to leave items on the curb in front of their homes to give away for free on Saturday, Sept. 21 and Sunday, Sept. 22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents must remove all items from the curbs by 4 p.m. each day. The city’s community safety officers will ensure nothing is left out overnight.

People must clearly indicate that items left on the curb are free with a sign or attached paper noting the items as such. Each item must be labelled.

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Reusable items such as books, CD’s, dishes, kitchen gadgets and furniture are acceptable.

However, large appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners are not permitted during the giveaway, and people are advised not to put out mattresses, or some child-related items, such as walkers, playpens, strollers, or similar items because of safety concerns.

Assistant Director of Utility Services Tammy MacCormack said she’s happy to see the program return for another year. MacCormack manages the landfill for North Battleford and said her staff see a lot of things entering the landfill that still appear to be in very good and useful condition, that, because it was thrown away, will now just be “buried in a pit.”

“We want to try to encourage people to reuse things as much as possible,” she said. “If you go and get something new and what it’s replacing is still useful, someone else should have the opportunity to use it.”

In addition to keeping useful products out of the landfill and available to others, MacCormack said the free curbside giveaway allows those who may not have enough things they want to dispose of to make a garage sale worthwhile, an opportunity to still move unwanted products out of their home.

The city asks residents to only put out items that are safe and in good condition. People must not discard items on private property, and giveaway items cannot block driveways or obstruct traffic.

There will be a list of non-profit organizations to contact to donate leftover re-usable items provided on the city’s website.

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Martin.Martinson@jpbg.ca

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