Gerry Lowe says it's time for the city to bring back the yearly cleanup and there should be incentives to build on vacant lots. Graeme Stewart-Robertson, who works at the Atlantic Coastal Action Programme, suggested A-Cap might be able to help out with that. Michelle Hooten says if the city has to clean up a lot, the property owner should be billed.
Rhoda Welshman of the Lower Westians tells CHSJ News there are two issues that stick out......the garbage and drug use by young people. Welshman says the city has been made aware of the debris but nothing has been done. Candidate Barb Ellemberg went so far as to suggest the community is under siege.
On safe drinking water, Gerry Lowe warned it could be 20 years before that's achieved and at what cost because he claims the underground pipes have to be replaced along with the building of a water treatment plant. Graeme Stewart Robertson, who works at the Atlantic Coastal Action Programme or A-Cap, says you need a councillor who actually understands the science of clean water which he does. Brian Boyd argues clean water should have been done 10 years ago and he accuses previous Councils of being ineffective on the issue.
