Courtesy Spruce City Wildlife Association

By Matt Fetinko

New partnership takes aim at illegal dumping ahead of expected price changes

Oct 15, 2020 | 11:33 AM

PRINCE GEORGE — A new partnership between the Spruce City Wildlife Association and KKS Tactical Supplies has been formed in an effort to reduce the amount of illegal dumping seen in Prince George.

This follows an SCWA cleanup over the weekend that saw 420 kilograms of garbage removed near Heather Park Elementary School. KKS donated a trail camera after the cleanup in an effort it will help catch people illegally dumping. Donations are being accepted and matched by KKS to fund trail cameras and equipment to set them up. KKS said already a few cameras have been funded; Grasshopper Retail Inc. is among the early backers of this partnership.

The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George is set to undergo some fee changes for it’s legal dump sites. This is part of a three-phase plan through 2022 that will ultimately see a 100% surcharge implemented on some materials including asphalt, concrete, mixed concrete, masonry and rubble, and mixed DLC. That same plan will also result in a decreased tipping fee on reusable, source-separated materials such as clean wood, scrap metal, large branches, and painted/treated wood.

The SCWA BackCountry Cleanups have resulted in over 50,000lbs of garbage cleaned up in the five years it’s been active. Not included in that total, according to SCWA, is five vehicles, countless appliances, and recyclables.

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“It’s not only unsightly, who want to go into the backcountry or trails around town and step over garbage,” explained Steve Hamilton, President of SCWA. “But it’s also unsafe. This last cleanup we had had broken glass and needles and it’s within a few hundred feet of a school.”