News

After a long rebuild, we are happy to announce that the Recycling Depot is once again open 24/7 for Household Recycling Drop-off. However – please note – for the duration of 2023 the depot will be closed for Recycling Drop-off on long weekends.

The HR Excellence Awards event showcases finalists in five Professional Excellence Award categories (one of which is the Visionary Award), four Business Excellence Award categories, as well as honours two Fellow CPHR recipients. The Visionary Award recognizes executives who endorse, support or champion the HR function within their organization. It is intended for individuals outside of the HR field. Congratulations to Kim Nelson who was chosen as recipient for the 2022 Visionary Award. Thank you for your continued vision and leadership.
Gateway Board, Staff, and Participants

Clay Owl Boutique and Studio was purchased by Gateway in the spring of 2019 as our first Social Enterprise. We are located at 586 Main Street, in Winkler. Clay Owl’s primary purpose is to provide training opportunities for the participants that are supported through the job development program. Skills are built through the job interview process, discussing shifts and schedules, requesting time off, filling out timecards, customer service skills and any other on-site skills related to working at Clay Owl. This is all accomplished alongside the support of a fulltime job coach employed at Clay Owl. The participants who work at Clay Owl earn a wage and take with them skills that are transferable to future employment opportunities within the community. Please check our website for more information at: www.clayowl.com

As an agency that provides supports to over 150 adults living with an intellectual disability, one of the main components of our services is to find meaningful employment opportunities for the individuals we support.

One of the many ways we do this is with our recycling program. 

We recycle the following items:

• Aluminum – Beverage Cans, Trays, Pie Plates & other Containers, Foil
• Box Board – Single Layer such as Cereal, Tissue Boxes
• Cardboard – Corrugated
• Glass – Food Jars & Beverage Containers (such as Pop, Wine, Spirit, & Beer Bottles)
• Milk Jugs
• Milk & Juice Cartons/Boxes, Tetra-pak Containers
• Paper – Newspapers, Flyers, Inserts, Junk Mail, Office Paper  Materials such as Letter Quality Paper, Envelopes (With or Without Windows), Copier Paper, Computer Printouts, Paper Egg Cartons, Phone Books, Paperback or Hardcover Books, Magazines, Catalogues, Bagged Shredded Paper, Brown Paper Bags, Tissue Roll Cores, Gift and Packing Paper
• Plastics with Recycling Logo #1, 2, 4, 5, & 7 such as Pop & Water Bottles, Laundry Detergent Jugs, Shampoo Bottles, Condiment Bottles, Food Containers such as Yogurt, Margarine, etc.
• Tin Cans – Soup, Ketchup, etc.

We do not recycle:

• #3 – Hard Plastics such as CD Cases or Plastics that Shatter
• #6 – Plastic such as Muffin Containers, Individual Yogurt Containers, etc.
• Bubble Wrap
• Disposable Diapers
• Fluorescent Bulbs (Can be dropped off at Rona)
• Household Hazardous, Bio-hazardous, Chemical Waste/Containers  (Accepted at the City of Winkler Public Works Yard – 345 1st St.)
• Light Bulbs
• Medical Waste (Syringes, Bio-Hazardous Material)
• Outdoor Lawn Furniture
• Plastic Bags
• Plasticized, Waxed, or Laminated Material
• Propane or Helium Tanks
• Pyrex or Dishware Glass, Window Glass, Mirrors, Ceramics, Porcelain
• Rubber Tires
• Scrap Metals
• Styrofoam/Styrofoam Packing Material
• Wood Waste

Acceptable E-waste:

• All Batteries Except for Automotive Batteries
• Answering Machines
• Cameras
• Cell Phones
• Computer Cables, Keyboards, Mice & Monitors
• Computer & Video Gaming Peripherals
• Computer/Conductor Wires
• Desktop & Portable Computers
• DVD Players, VCR’s
• Fax Machines
• IT Devices
• Laptops
• Medical & Monitoring Devices
• Microwaves
• Photo Copiers
• Portable Audio & Video Devices
• Printers,
• Scanners
• Stereos
• Telephones
• TV’s