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Garbage contract issue still causing a stink BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
A recent decision by the Village of Salmo to tender out its garbage contract has resulted in a community backlash against Mayor Ann Henderson and her council. The loss of the well-established Salmo Garbage Services has sparked ire in the community and raised questions about the process of tendering out the contract. Mayor Henderson began Tuesday night’s council with an address to 30 Salmo residents who packed the hall to support Salmo Garbage Services, the local company which has delivered the service for 25 years but lost the contract to Alpine Contracting earlier this month. “While it is good to see so many citizens interested in the business of council,” she said. “There has to be a degree of decorum, and public time after the meeting is a courtesy.” Henderson reminded the residents that interruptions would not be tolerated, and only current agenda items, which didn’t include the garbage contract, would be addressed during public discussion. During the tense hour-long council meeting, the elephant in the room, the dissolution of the Salmo Garbage Services contract, was opened up for discussion after Coun. Jennifer Peel went on record during her report to address the matter. “The contract was tendered out because it came to an end,” she said. “Moving forward the contract that was awarded was, in my opinion, in the best interest of the community,” adding, “it will save our community copious amounts of money.” Heated questions and comments from the public countered Coun. Peel’s statement during the public discussion period. “I would strongly suggest looking into someway to fix this,” said one Salmo resident. “We support our local people and businesses and bringing in an outside business, well is that really good for our community?” he questioned. Another resident commented that he has never seen rates decrease and the fallout of council’s decision will hit the village in January. “Whether the process of tender was fair I can’t say but working in a municipality for 18 years, I have never seen a rates decrease.” See RESIDENTS, Page 3
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Work was underway on the Victoria Street Corridor project in downtown Trail on Wednesday. Westcana Electric maintains traffic signals in Trail and marked electrical hot zones on the pavement, to signal areas to avoid once the street starts being ripped up.
Faulty freezer costly for Kate’s Kitchen BY ART HARRISON Times Staff
Local Salvation Army soup kitchen, Kate’s Kitchen, serves up lunches for dozens of less fortunate citizens of Trail every week but after a weekend appliance failure the menu will be considerably more limited for some time. The breakdown of a meat freezer at the well-known local charity over the weekend caused the loss of almost $1,000 worth of meat and milk products and has volunteers hoping for a timely donation. “It probably went out on Friday but
it was such an old freezer it’s probably not surprising,” said Kate’s Kitchen volunteer, Linda Radtke. “We came in on Monday and it was so hot in the building and everything was floating in about a foot of water.” Radtke said the broken appliance was one of a number of freezers used by the kitchen that are all of about the same vintage but unfortunately was the one that held the food of the highest value and most damaged by thawing. “If it had been the bread freezer it wouldn’t have been so much of a problem,” Radtke said. “As it is, we did
get some milk in (Tuesday) but meat is going to be slim for awhile. We’re hoping to claim it on insurance but the adjusters are away so I don’t know yet.” Radtke says the charity is hoping someone will be able to donate another freezer eventually to help them out but that they would really hope that any replacement might be a bit more up to date and reliable than their remaining appliances. Anyone willing to make a timely donation of a freezer or meat to Kate’s Kitchen can contact Radtke at (250) 364-0445.
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