Heavy Garbage Pickup To Go Ahead

Cape Breton Regional Councillors voted unanimously to go ahead with this year’s heavy garbage pickup, yesterday.

Municipal staff say scrapping heavy garbage collection would save 230-thousand dollars a year.

However, many councillors expressed concerns about ending the popular service on short notice.

Meanwhile, Mayor Cecil Clarke says council will revisit the issue, this summer.

Heavy garbage collection will begin on May 5th.

Council also discussed the labour dispute with the Sydney Ports Corporation, yesterday.

The stevedore’s union is upset that the Corporation has hired six non-unionized employees to work on the dock for the upcoming cruise ship season.

Council unanimously passed a motion to write a letter to the Ports Corporation asking it to reconsider its decision.

The motion gives the Ports Corporation until Friday to respond.

 

 

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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