Iqaluit is one massive garbage heap

Glorious spring. Never before in my 20 years in Iqaluit have I seen such a profusion of colour in spring. The blues, the yellows, the reds, the oranges, the browns and blacks and most of all the ubiquitous whites blossom forth with each receding inch of snow.

Yes, garbage is everywhere in super abundance. And we do not seem to care.

As citizens of this unique city of Canada we no longer have the right to act as stewards on our once beautiful city and surrounding land. It appears we have given up all responsibility to properly maintain that which has been given to our care.

Certainly we have experienced a lot of stormy weather over the winter, but that is no excuse for not taking the time and effort to prevent the elements, plus ravens and dogs, from turning our fair city into one massive garbage heap.

We need now to turn our energy and initiatives into a clean-up plan and schedule that will maintain an acceptable degree of cleanliness for the entire year. A healthy change in attitude would be healthy start.

Frank Pearce
Iqaluit