Somebody call Trashopolis!
The National Geographic channel's descriptive blurb about the television program says it "explores the most enchanting and iconic cities in the world and attempts to unlock their dark, dirty little secrets through their trash."
Despite its many fascinating episodes about the history of garbage disposal, the show likely has yet to do one on a city that wants to dump the responsibility of trash collection back onto its residents.
Enter, White Rock. White Rock city council, that is. In power a mere four months, they've managed to do away with question period, and now this.
Imagine living in a condominium in White Rock - which roughly 11,000 strata owners call home - and finding out your civic government decided, behind closed doors yet, that it will cease collecting waste from commercial and multi-family units on July 1. That means condo owners and businesses will have to find their own garbage collectors after that. Single-family residences need not worry though. Apparently some citizens really are more equal than others...
C'mon, guys, really? You would never have dared to even contemplate such a move during an election year. And should you even think of voting yourselves a pay raise during the duration of this term in office, after pulling this stunt, woe is you. Better wear your swimming togs, for when the electorate chucks you off the end of the pier.
Is not garbage collection, and things of that nature, the reason why we have civic governments in the first place?
Come to think of it, perhaps this subject matter would prove too rank for the National Geographic channel and its family viewing audience.
Maybe they could put a "viewer discretion" tag on it - something to the effect of "Intelligence vacuum might hurt your head."
Something like that.