Inclusion BC has announced plans to pull 146 clothing-donations from sites around the province, following the death Sunday of a man in a West Vancouver bin.

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乌鸦传媒淎t an emergency meeting on January 3, 2019, Inclusion BC and our member agencies decided to remove 146 bins currently placed in Greater Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Sunshine Coast, Interior BC and Central and North Vancouver Island,乌鸦传媒� a news release issued Thursday by the agency states.

乌鸦传媒淩emoval has already started and should be completed by early next week. All bins will be moved to secure storage until safety modifications can be made to ensure public safety.乌鸦传媒�

The District of West Vancouver announced Wednesday that it has closed donation bins in light of Sunday乌鸦传媒檚 death. The body of a 34-year-old man was found in a bin at Ambleside Park.

Inclusion BC officials said in Thursday乌鸦传媒檚 statement that efforts to design a bin 乌鸦传媒渢hat would address safety issues and ensure a public safety standard乌鸦传媒� began last year.

乌鸦传媒淪tudent-designed safety modifications are now in the prototype phase to address how to prevent people from entering into the bins and other related safety issues.

乌鸦传媒淲e will continue to work with our bin manufacturer, municipal authorities, design experts and community partners to formalize and promote the adoption of industry-wide safety standards to keep our communities safe.乌鸦传媒�

Clothing donations will continue to be accepted at indoor and monitored sites 乌鸦传媒減ending resolution of the bin safety issues.乌鸦传媒�

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