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Hauling the garbage
Darrell Greer Northern News Services Published Wednesday, August 25, 2010
The back-haul program was begun this past year by the Northern Transportation Company Ltd. (NTCL) and met with solid success. NTCL manager of business development Martin Landry said the company helped Cambridge Bay remove about 20 tons of material from the community. He said the program provides both a social benefit through job creation, and an environmental benefit due to the cleaning of the Arctic environment. "This was a test project that saw us move stuff from Cambridge Bay to Delta, B.C., for proper disposal," said Landry. "The project employed six people for two weeks, and one of them became a regular casual employee of the hamlet. "This year we were able to expand the program when we received funding from the Kitikmeot Economic Development Commission and partnered with Hazco (an environmental specialist company). "NTCL quarterbacked the training of up to 20 people in Cambridge Bay, Gjoa Haven, Taloyoak and Kugluktuk on how to properly package and label material such as batteries, paint, etc., to leave their communities." Landry said NTCL is moving the program forward even further, and spreading it out to communities in the Inuvialuit settlement region. He said NTCL is also looking for a partner to help with training so it can get the project moving in the Kivalliq. "There's a huge opportunity here for back-haul from these communities to be sent to Churchill on our barges, and then on to Winnipeg to have it disposed of properly by our partner, Hazco. "We're hearing more and more from communities as they become aware of our initiative. "Many are looking for our help with such things as 60 to 300 barrels of waste oil they need to dispose of."
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