1. Andrew Winters & Allison Tyldesley Niagara Region
Collaborating with Community Partners in Niagara Region
Andrew Winters & Allison Tyldesley
Niagara Region
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Presentation Overview
Background of Niagara Region
The Broken Spoke
Community Involvement
Collection Locations
Impact
Recipients
Illegal dumping
History
Community Impact
Trends
Next Steps
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Niagara Region
Lake Ontario
Hamilton
USA
Haldimand County
Lake Erie
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Niagara Region
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The Broken Spoke
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The Broken Spoke
This program promotes the REUSE of bikes
It is a partnership with:
The District School
Board of Niagara,
The Broken Spoke and
Niagara Region’s
Waste Management
Services
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The Broken Spoke
At the Port Colborne High School, students in The Broken Spoke program refurbish and repair bicycles for reuse
Program is part of the
High School Special
Skills credit program
The Niagara Region
partnered in April 2016
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Collection Locations
Bikes are collected at the
following collection sites:
Walker Environmental
Niagara Region Drop-off Depots
Humberstone
Niagara Road 12
Bridge Street
Recycling Centre
Port Colborne High School
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Impact
Total bikes collected:
1,253 in 2016
1,254 as of October 1, 2017
Total number of bikes donated
by The Broken Spoke program
4,680 bikes to date
Niagara Region won a Bronze
Promotion and Education award
in the Print Tool category for MWA
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Recipients of Donated Bikes
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Background
A working group was re-established in 2012, to ensure a consistent approach to handling and mitigating illegal dumping in Niagara region
Members include Niagara Region waste management, communication and roads staff, representatives from each of the twelve area municipalities, and community partners
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Background (cont’d)
The main focus of the group is to:
Educate Niagara region residents on this costly occurrence
Identify “Hot Spots” or areas prone to illegal dumping activity
Develop and apply techniques to mitigate illegal dumping in the region
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2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
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Community Partners
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16. Crime Stoppers of Niagara
May 9 media event showcased the official partnership, garnered substantial media coverage
Ontario chapter of Crime Stoppers encouraging other municipalities to follow
Increase in exposure, media outlets and community awareness

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Trends
#/YEAR
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017 (Q3)
Illegal Dumping Reports
394
506
530
589
480
Online Reporting Tool Submissions 42 83
112
129
126
Warning Letters Issued 35 39 37 32
Compliances Achieved 1 2 5 4 3
Offence Notices Issued 7
Rewards Awarded
N/A
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Next Steps
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Andrew Winters
Program Manager, Disposal Operations and Engineering
Niagara Region
Allison Tyldesley
Associate Director, Collection & Diversion Operations
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