Editor:
I offer a solution to Colleen Elson’s letter (“Lost and found,” March 22) suggesting that garbage dumpers can reclaim their lost articles by retracing their steps to gather their garbage treasures from parks, streets, sidewalks and bus shelters.
His Honour Bill Beamish should appoint one employee – preferably a fit one or someone who may want or need to lose weight – to police our streets, on foot. When they come across a dumper dumping their crap – be it dog or human, as in dog droppings, cups, bottles, refundable cans, cigarette butts, or any other item that they should dispose of properly – the officer writes a ticket for, say, $200.
The money collected would cover the garbage control officer’s salary.
Result – clean town to be proud of.
It is such a simple solution, yet we waste our time talking about this and nothing is done to rid our town streets, sidewalks and parks of crap.
Lets hope our new council cleans up their town.
Jennie Tschoban, Gibsons
