Month: April 2023

Helping Hands’ original program started in 2007. For many years, this twice yearly event in September and April was an excellent demonstration of true community spirit. These semi-annual Food Drives attracted more than 800 volunteers to collect and sort food donations that stock the Food Bank for Cochrane & Western Rocky View, which is operated by the Cochrane Activettes. The year 2020 brought many changes including the usual operation of Helping Hands semi-annual Food Drives;…

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With the flowers starting to bloom (in other parts of Canada) and with the weather starting the warm up, it’s time for weekly Green Bin collection to resume! In Bow Meadows, Green Bin collection resumes weekly on April 10th, 2023! Bow Meadows Green Bin pick up day is Fridays! What goes in the green bin? The following are NOT accepted: aluminum,  bricks or stones, ceramics, cigarette butts/ashes, clothing, diapers, garbage, glass, glossy paper, hazardous waste,…

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