
DON QUIXOTE VS. CITY HALL When an American gets mad, he says "where's my Gun". When a Canadian gets pissed off he says "Where is my pen, I'm going to send a letter to the EDITOR". When the EDITOR won't publish his letter he sets up his own BLOG page. When I received enough support to get a Council Seat the dogma of the establishment became : "Better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside pissing in." (Only time will tell !)
Wednesday, July 02, 2014
Iqaluit’s dump fire could cost up to $5M to put out
CBC News Posted: Jul 02, 2014 7:00 AM CT
A landfill expert says putting out Iqaluit's dump fire could cost between $3 and $5 million. Dr. Tony Sperling flew to Iqaluit to offer his advice on the fire that’s been burning for six weeks now. He recommends a “controlled overhaul.” “Which basically means you dig out all the garbage, you get it really wet, and then you recompact it and cover it with dirt,” he told city council at a special meeting Monday night. Unfortunately, that comes with a hefty price tag. Soaking the big pile would cost between $50,000 and $60,000 a day, or an estimated $3.5 million.“The actual cost will depend on duration,” Sperling said. When the fire first flared up in May 20, Iqaluit City council agreed to let the dump fire burn. On June 11, after smoke from the fire had closed schools and caused a planned community cleanup to be postponed, they reversed that decision. Now councillors are asking where the money to put the fire out will come from. The city’s 2013 budget was just over $40 million. "If the possibility exists that we can't get any third-party funding from any level of government or any external organization then we have to go back into our own internal financial resources,” says John Hussey, the city’s Chief Administrative Officer. “It would require a special council meeting dealing with the budget." To pay for the fire, Hussey laid out options, such as a municipal hiring freeze, cutting back on spending and reducing capital projects. He says whatever happens, the city will need a plan, and soon, because city council wants to put the fire out right away. (more)

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