The Bow Valley Information Group
www.BVIG.blogspot.com is back online after a content review . This page was only a temporary
move while the original was down . Please visit original site @ www.bvig.blogspot.com for new photos and updates .
Thanks .
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Escape the hustle & bustle of Canmore ... go for a hike .

Image : Quarry lake park Canmore
It's always easier to get home after working a long shift and watch tv or surf the net . Try a nice walk or hike away from the cars and noise . It'll make you feel much better . Canmore has far too many areas to list which are relaxing and beautiful . Close your eyes , spin around & head in any direction .. you're sure to find one .
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Original Bow Valley Information Group site BVIG shut down due to content complaint...........
Our original site at www.bvig.blogspot.com has been shut down pending a content review after a complaint was filed with google blogger . The original site will be back within 48 hrs . Looks like our articles have touched a nerve . We have a laarge data base of emails so all events etc have been sent out so most will still have access to INFORMATION . Anyone who would like to have larger more detailed photos from our posts can have them. Simply request them at bowvalleyig@gmail.com . Our regular format will resume as time allows . keep posted .
Banff Refreshing Party .....
Banff gears up for giant party
Posted By Matthew Timmins
Updated 4 hours ago
By Matthew Timmins
photos@thecrag.ca
Town investment: $100,000. Banff Lake Louise tourism: $30,000. Cash sponsorships: $15,000. Media value sponsorships: $70,000. Four Canadian bands playing on Banff Ave to in an area set to hold 30,000 people: Priceless.
That’s the price Banffites and visitors will have to pay on August 21 to see Ron Sexsmith, Joel Plaskett Emergency, K-Os and Theory of a Deadman for the Banff Refreshing Party. But even though the date is set for less than a month away, the town of Banff and everyone involved still have a long way to go.
Posted By Matthew Timmins
Updated 4 hours ago
By Matthew Timmins
photos@thecrag.ca
Town investment: $100,000. Banff Lake Louise tourism: $30,000. Cash sponsorships: $15,000. Media value sponsorships: $70,000. Four Canadian bands playing on Banff Ave to in an area set to hold 30,000 people: Priceless.
That’s the price Banffites and visitors will have to pay on August 21 to see Ron Sexsmith, Joel Plaskett Emergency, K-Os and Theory of a Deadman for the Banff Refreshing Party. But even though the date is set for less than a month away, the town of Banff and everyone involved still have a long way to go.
Francis Cooke Landfill ....... is that much really recycled ?


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BVIG : It has been brought to our attention after several telephone conversations and emails that the Bow Valley Waste Commission and the Francis Cooke Landfill " brass " are definately not providing accurate information to the public . One simply has to drive through the landfill to see the deception .
This is what we have found : All clean wood material is supposed to be dumped at the wood section ( illustrated above ) which in turn is recycled . Only a portion of wood brought into the landfill is recycled though , into useless contaminated mulch and woodchips . Allowed in this clean wood section is : painted wood , stained wood & varnished wood in massive quantaties . No one is actually sure of the chemical makeup of the paint and stains etc . Lead based paint etc is not a good product to have in mulch . Apparently this is overlooked . Oddly enough pressure treated wood is not allowed to be dumped anywhere in the landfill .. it has a special container which residents much use at a fee of $20/ arm load . The container is then shipped by a trucking firm into the city of Calgary . The theory - Pressure treated wood can leech into the ground in time & at a faster rate due to downward pressure / weight from soil if buried . The fear is arsnic a chemical used in the treatment process thus allowing the wood to become rot resistant . . At the Francis Cooke landfill pressure treated wood it is a big money maker . Why do they allow varnich , lead based paint , allpainted wood , & stained wood to be made into mulch ?? Is this a safe recycling practice ? Plastics , ceramic , mattresses , tar paper , fiberglass , glass and many more material is allowed to be buried at the landfill .. all of this is recycleable .
The massive pile of concrete mixing with the pavement pile is also recycleable and is done on a regular basis according the the powers that be . It's not though .. Why is the pile so big ? It has never been recycled . Why are aluminum cans of all shapes and sizes dumped at the landfill metal area and smushed into the ground ( as illustrated above ) ? These aren't being recycled as stated by the powers that be . Why is wood with all kinds of bizzare chemical compounds soaked into it being sold and given away as mulch and woodchips ? Why is the pile / piles so big ? This isn't recycling as it is meant to be ! Why is there so much material blowing out of the lanfill and into trees ?( as pictured above ) . Luckily for the commission the summer leaves hide a great deal of it . Fall and winter are coming though . Why is there never enough staff to get things done properly and in an efficient manner atthe landfill ? Do the local construction companies realize what is happening to their waste ? They are being charged hefty fees for it .
These questions and more were put forth to the powers that be via a mass email request . Amazingly enough no response at any level has been given . The only response went to the Google complaint dept thus putting our original address site down and under content review . It will be back up in 48hrs .. not to worry . Guess we touched a nerve . Good . That is our main objective - POSITIVE CHANGE .
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