12 - Sunday, August 14, 1994 - North Shore News

day walk-out that left some residents without garbage col-
lection that week. While our survey reveals that more than
90% of North Shore residents consider garbage collection to
be an essential service, it depends on one’s definition of
“essential.” It is terribly inconvenient when sanitation work-
ers withhold their services: however, it does not pose the
same threat as, say, police officers or fire fighters withhold-
ing their services. Garbage collection is not essential to life
and liberty — but it is essential to living in a clean, beautiful
city that we can be proud of.

FEW PEOPLE who were living here in the early “80s will
forget the time that the gaz cage collectors went on strike.
Some of the images that spring to mind include trash cans
overflowing onto sidewalks, bags of garbage tossed at the
side of the road, and parks littered with household waste.
Could this happen again? It almost did. Victoria civic work-
ers went back to work last Wednesday after staging a week-
Jong strike that threatened the city’s image just days before
the start of the Commonwealth Games, And two weeks ago
North Vancouver District sanitation workers staged a one-

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INQUIRING REPORTER

Lae) Glover

North Vancouver

I would say so. It's become
an essential service in the
modern day. We have all
this throw-away stuff so we
have to have garbage col-
lection. But 1 do think peo-
ple should be made respon-
sible for the amount of
garbage they put out.

Reg Slater

West Vancouver

Yes. What are we going to
do with it if nobody picks it
up? What a mess. U'd defi-
nitely say it’s essential for
health reasons. You can't
ignore garbage.

Sharon Deringer

North Vancouver

Yes, because of the nature
of garbage you have to have
it taken away on a regular
basis — particularly at this
time of the year, Most peo-
ple do not have a good
place tou keep garbage and
with our raccoon problem it
would be a real mess.

Michael Anderson

West Vancouver

Yes, because it’s just going
to pile up otherwise isn't it?

Steven Jacobs

North Vancouver

1 would think so because if
it wasn't collected it would
be pretty stenchy around the
North Shore. We'd have a
big rat problem — before
you knew it they’d be all -
over the place. And we’d
also get a lot mere rac-
coons, coyotes and bears.

SURVEY TEAM

THE NORTH Shore News survey team telephoned 465
North and West Vancouver residents to find out whether
you consider garbage collection to be an essential service.
The following is a complete breakdown of survey results:

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Horseshee Bay
Dundarave/Ambleside
British Properties
Norgate/Pemberton Heights
Capilano/Deibrook Highlands
Lower Lonsdale

Central and Upper Lonsdale
Lynn Valley

Blueridge/Deep Cove
TOTAL c.eessccssecensne 2.1%

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