NEAT News
NEAT Friends Tell All
January 25, 2012 - 10:46amI love my job. As part of the NEAT team, we have many friends in our communities. Because they know what we do, and how we feel about some personal practices in daily lives, they may hide their disposable coffee cup when they walk by or explain that they only idled their car for a...
Happy Holidays for your friends at NEAT
December 23, 2011 - 10:57am
"It's A Prrrdy NEAT Christmas"
It was the night before Christmas and everything's "Green"
Prrrdy was proud of the ideas he had seen.
The lights were all hung on the...
Post Holiday Tree Disposal
December 16, 2011 - 3:30pmBefore everyone disappears for the holiday season, we just wanted to keep you up to date on the best ways to properly dispose of your fresh trees post December 25th.
If you live in the Peace River region, the municipalities have teamed up with charities to pick up trees or have...
Retro, Vintage, Ecclectic...
October 20, 2011 - 4:45pmThese are the words the "cool" kids use, but guess what? These are all words that can be used for items that are being "REUSED."
In honour of Waste Reduction Week, I went looking for ways to make "reuse" fresh and cool. In my travels, I...
Thank you for Supporting NEAT
October 5, 2011 - 1:22pmWe are wrapping up, and cleaning up after an amazing night at Wine & Trees. We had a great group of people and fun was had by all. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors and the people that helped to make this evening happen.
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A Week of Recycling at OSCARE
August 9, 2011 - 12:52pmThe summer program at OSCARE in Fort St. John is taking action with the 3 R's this week. Cathy, a staff member for the school aged kids, has created an entire week of activities to get the kids involved in being "green."
The kids have been saving their...
Canning Recipes, as Promised
August 9, 2011 - 11:55amHoney Spice Peaches
- 8 lbs peaches
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups honey
- 1.5 tsp whole allspice
- 3/4 tsp whole cloves
- 3 sticks cinnamon
- 3 - 32oz jars
Come work with NEAT!
August 4, 2011 - 4:57pmNEAT is looking for a Community Outreach Representative in Fort St. John. If you are self-motivated and can take an idea and make it happen, you could be the perfect addition to our team.
For a full job description, check out our...
Can You Eat Your Yard?
June 24, 2011 - 3:28pmI had this thought. I am a low maintenance girl and I really like it when the things around me are the same. I am always trying to figure out the easiest landscaping options that will still look good. I loved all of our flower beds when we moved into our house because they...
Upcycling
June 14, 2011 - 4:03pm"Upcycling" isn't one of the R's, but it would definitely fit into the reuse category. Most of the time, reuse refers to using something again, or using it for something else before sending it to the landfill. Some may think that using baby food jars for screws...
