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If it’s time to turn your Christmas tree into Shreddies™, here are some places and times to get it done with a donation to a worthy cause. If you have a nonprofit chipping event coming up and would like me to add it to the list, email me.
So long, faithful tree. We hardly knew ye.
Lions Club Of Sooke – Saturday January 06, 9am-3pm
Sooke Road at Phillips Road, under the Seaparc sign
Castaway Wanderers Rugby Club – Saturday and Sunday January 06 and 07, 10am-4pm; Saturday January 13, 12pm-4pm
On Currie Road at Windsor Park, beside the rose garden
Reynolds Secondary Music Program – Saturday and Sunday January 06 and 07, 9am-3pm (also accepting returnable beverage containers)
Reynolds Secondary School, 3963 Borden
James Bay Athletic Association – Saturday and Sunday January 06 and 07, 10am-4pm
205 Simcoe, James Bay
Central Saanich Lions Club – Saturday and Sunday January 06 and 07, 13 and 14, 9am-3pm
1800 Hovey Road, by the Central Saanich Lions Lawn Bowls Club
Knights of Columbus – Saturday January 06, 10am-4pm
St. Joseph The Worker Parish, 753 Burnside Road West
Juan De Fuca Search and Rescue – Saturday January 06, 11am-3pm (also accepting returnable beverage containers)
Slegg Building Materials at 1210 Childlow Connector, Langford
Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan – Saturday January 06 and Sunday January 07, 10am-4pm
Tillicum Shopping Centre, Save-On-Foods Fort & Foul Bay, Broadmead Village Shopping Centre, Westshore Town Centre
Oaklands Elementary – Saturday January 06, 10am-2pm (also accepting returnable beverage containers)
Oaklands Elementary parking lot, 2827 Belmont Avenue
Sidney Lions Club – Saturday and Sunday January 06 and 07, 10am-3pm
Iroquois Park, 9586 5th Street
Colwood Volunteer Firefighters Association – Saturday January 06 and Sunday January 07, 9am-3pm
Colwood fire hall, 3215 Metchosin Road
Central Middle School PAC – Saturday January 06 and Sunday January 07, 9am-3pm (also accepting returnable beverage containers Sunday)
1280 Fort Street
Victoria Gizeh Shrine Clown Unit – Saturday January 06 and Sunday January 07, 9am-3pm
Canadian Tire, 1519 Admirals Road
Community Living Victoria – Saturday January 06 and Sunday January 07, 10am-4pm
3861 Cedar Hill Cross Road
McKenzie Elementary School – Saturday January 06 and Sunday January 07, 10am-2pm
McKenzie Elementary School rear parking lot, 4005 Raymond Street North
Victoria Lions Club – Saturday January 06 and Sunday January 07, 10am-4pm
Broadmead Shopping Centre, 777 Royal Oak Drive
Oak Bay Firefighters – Saturday January 06 and Sunday January 07, 9am-4pm
1703 Monterey Avenue by the fire department
Compassionate Resource Warehouse – Saturday January 06 and Sunday January 07, 10am-4pm
Archie Browning Sports Centre parking lot, 1151 Esquimalt Road
St Patrick’s Elementary School – Saturday January 06 and Sunday January 07, 1pm-3pm
2368 Trent Street
Sidney Elementary PAC – Sunday January 07, 10am-3pm (also accepting returnable beverage containers)
2281 Henry Avenue
Nanaimo Search And Rescue – Saturday January 06 and Sunday January 07, 10am-4pm
Country Club Mall, 3200 North Island Highway; proceeds to John Barsby School outdoor programs
Love, Dr. Scott James
