聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 The SARCAN depot in Redvers recently celebrated renovations with a grand re-opening on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 10 a.m.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Present for the ribbon cutting was Kevin Acton, the SARCAN Director of Operations: 鈥淭he depot renovation is a very welcome change for the staff and customers at SARCAN and for the town of Redvers. As Redvers grows and develops, it is important for SARCAN to accommodate our customers.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Acton went on to thank Marsha Goforth, the current CEO of the Redvers Activity Centre, Marilynn Garnier, recently retired CEO of the Redvers Activity Centre, and Mike Reville, the depot supervisor in Redvers.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e have been working with Marilynn for over 20 years, and with her departure it is the end of an era,鈥� Acton explained. 鈥淲e are looking forward to continuing to work in partnership under Marsha [Goforth]'s leadership...鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚'd also like to acknowledge Mike Reville... who has done a fantastic job of seeing through the depot renovations.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 He also thanked the many individuals who work in SARCAN as well as acknowledged the importance of the depot to Redvers and the surrounding area.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The SARCAN in Redvers has been in operation for the last 26 years, with the original opening in July of 1988.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Acton explained that 鈥渟ince then, the depot has recycled 59,274,934 beverage containers... The depot's busiest year since 1988 was actually this past year, with 3,375,122 containers recycled.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 On a provincial scale this is exemplary as all SARCANs brought in a total of 407 million beverage containers for the 2013-14 year.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭his was the first time that we broke the 400 million container mark,鈥� Acton exclaimed. 鈥淥ur depot employees, like Mike here in Redvers, work so hard to continue to make the SARCAN system the best in North America.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Present for the ribbon cutting included Goforth, Garnier, Reville, Acton, and the Deputy Mayor of Redvers, Gilbert Couture.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Renovations of the building has meant there is more space with a staircase being moved, new lighting, a new trailer loading dock, renovated offices and lunch room, as well as a new floor. This has resulted in a brand new look for the building.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Following the ribbon cutting, Reville went on to say, 鈥淚'm excited about the renovations and we have a really good crew here. Everyone knows their jobs and they work hard.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Redvers SARCAN depot is open from Tuesday to Saturday throughout the week from 9 a.m. to聽 5 p.m.
