Rule on Dumpsters

If anyone needed convincing that the Downtown Kelowna Association's plan to remove dumpsters from the downtown core was a good one, then tonight's events should do the trick.

My husband, Stan, and I were headed downtown for a sneak preview at Sheffield's Gourmet Coffee on Queensway at Pandosy around 7 pm when we saw and smelt smoke. There was a dumpster fire in alleyway off Pandosy! Firemen were on the scene within minutes. Then, less than 30 minutes later, smoke again, this time in the back alley closer to the Lawrence and Pandosy intersection. Again, firemen arrived and doused the flames.

Removing dumpsters will clean up our downtown alleyways. Nasty odours will be gone and there will be no easy targets for graffiti. Hiding places will also be gone, and there will be no "dumpster diving". Plus, there will be more recycling! This is a measure that must be expedited and I will do everything I can to make this happen for our downtown.