Mayfair eye clinic gearing up to help refugees
Mayfair Optometric Clinic, in partnership with Essilor Canada and the Essilor Vision Foundation, is donating lenses, lab work and eyewear products to help Ukrainian refugees who are expected to arrive in Victoria in late April.
“We are happy to have Essilor Canada on board to help us take care of the incoming Ukrainian refugees with free glasses and repairs as needed,” said Mary Lou Newbold, Mayfair Optometric Clinic chief executive.
“Ukrainians continue to flee their cities and towns for safety from the conflict with only what they can carry. If they have left behind eye wear or need repairs after their journey to Victoria, we, along with Essilor Canada, want to step up and provide that for them.”
The Essilor Vision Foundation is the charitable arm of Essilor Canada, with the objective to help create access to vision care for the most vulnerable and under-served populations in Canada.
Hartland top oil recycler
Hartland Landfill has been recognized as one of the top recyclers of used automotive fluids in the province.
The B.C. Used Oil Management Association ranked Hartland No. 3 based on the total amount of used oil, antifreeze and associated filters and containers at the public recycling location during 2021. City of Burnaby Eco-Center and Ridge Meadows Recycling Society in Maple Ridge were in the number one and two spots.
Duncan’s Bings Creek Recycling Centre was ranked No. 10; Ladysmith’s Peerless Road Recycling Centre was No. 23; Cumberland’s Comox Valley Waste Management Centre was No. 25, Cobble Hill’s Fisher Road Recycling was No. 29 and the Campbell River Waste Management Centre at No. 30.
All of the antifreeze collected is recycled into new antifreeze. About 68% of the used motor oil was refined into new lubricating oil, and the remaining 32% was processed and sold as new product.
Used oil filters contain metal, which is recycled into products such as rebar, nails and wire. Used oil and antifreeze containers are recycled and used to manufacture new oil containers, drainage tiles and parking curbs.
VIEA president to retire
George Hanson is retiring as president and CEO of the 91原创 Island Economic Alliance.
During his 11-year tenure, Hanson was responsible for several notable achievements for VIEA, the only regional, non-government, non-profit, economic development organization of its kind in British Columbia.
These included the annual State of the Island economic summits, establishing the Island Good product brand, facilitating the Island Wood Industries initiative and achieving Foreign Trade Zone designation for the 91原创 Island region.
Hanson will remain until a successor is hired and will work with his replacement over a transition period.
