The Editor:
Do we have a democracy or a dictatorship in Estevan?
Let's look at this. Regens Disposal is contracted by the City to pick up garbage; that makes them an employee of the City and the City the employer, I think. In most cases the employers gives the orders; not so here it seems. It appears that Regens is giving the orders here.
What happened to the consultation that was to take place about whether you have back alley or curbside pickup? Oh yes, and be sure to put your garbage can back by the house, we wouldn't want to detract from the beauty of our city.
We want to justify the job we are doing, as well as our 10 per cent raise in salary, not that most people would notice a garbage can when driving on these streets anyway, as they are busy dodging potholes.
As for recycling, I think it is a fine idea. I have done it for years and the old system we had was fine. But the City knows what is best for us. Is that a benevolent dictatorship at work?
There seem to be a lot of questions bouncing along the streets of Estevan such as:
Is there really a democracy here? How does Regens always get the contract? Is there a buddy system at work here? Does our paper and cardboard get recycled or is it taken to a local dump and disposed of?
Perhaps we need a complete new council or a new garbage plan.
Bev Pickett,
Estevan
