As Yellowknifers prepare to head home on Wednesday after a three week displacement across the country, the municipality is now tasked with preparing for an influx of city service use in the community.
Yellowknife Mayor Rebecca Alty spoke on some key elements of a successful return for residents saying the City has put an emphasis on garbage collection.
“Garbage pickup is going to start on Thursday and we’re going to focus on just garbage for the first couple weeks and then we’ll resume the garbage and compost schedule in October,” Alty tells MyTrueNorthNow.
“Garbage pickup will resume on Thursday and organics will begin again October 2nd,” she adds.
Additionally, the City has announced the Solid Waste Facility will be open for residents during regular hours from Thursday to Sunday for Yellowknifers to drop off residential waste at no cost.
“It’s not amnesty days though so it’s not large items or construction waste or stuff if you’ve been doing your fall cleaning, it’s just focusing on residential garbage, if you’ve got to clear out your fridge, that sort of thing,” the Mayor says.
Alty has announced the city is working to organize an official amnesty day after the re-entry commotion settles, for residents to drop off any additional large items they may have.
