SERVING SASKATCHEWAN SINCE 1906
VOLUME 114, NO. 26
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019
WITHIN TRADING AREA FREE
SERVING EAST CENTRAL SASKATCHEWAN INCLUDING HUMBOLDT, TISDALE, MELFORT, NIPAWIN & SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES
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MOVING FORWARD
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NIPAWIN RECYCLING
Improper use of bins still a problem Jessica R. Durling REPORTER
NIPAWIN — Nipawin continues to deal with unusual and potentially dangerous items in its recycling bins, like dead geese and used toilet paper. “This fall we had two different pickups that had dead geese in them,” said Sandra Astrope, owner and secretary of MTN Disposal. “We’ve had toilet paper where the person has wiped with both ends before putting in the recyclables. It becomes a health hazard for our guys that are actually picking through the material and getting it bailed because the human waste that’s on some of the products.” Other items that are
turning up in Nipawin’s recycling that shouldn’t include used needles, dead foxes, used tampons and dirty diapers. “Sharps [used needles] are one of our biggest concerns because of the health hazard for our guys, and medical waste we have had too that still had the liquid in.” Used needles were found in a load as recently as March 22 by MTN Disposal. When a truckload is contaminated and it presents a health risk, the entire load of up to 500 carts will be sent to the landfill rather than be recycled. “We weren’t going to risk our guy’s health by digging through sharp contaminated material,” Astrope said. “All those die-
hard 499 who take the time to recycle properly and whoever threw those in there made it useless for all those other people that just recycled.” According to the Boreal Area Waste Authority, what goes into the local landfill doesn’t ever degrade. “What goes into the pit is a last resort, so if you have a whole truckload of potentially recyclables that are contaminated and have to go in our pit, is taking space away from everybody,” said Jason Volke, chair for the Boreal Area Waste Authority. “It’s actually long-term storage because the construction of the cell is lined. It doesn’t break down or go into the soil or anything else. It’s
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Sandra Astrope of MTN Disposal talked to people at an open house on recycling in Nipawin on March 26. PHOTO BY JESSICA R. DURLING
CRIME
Drug bust in Meacham leads to two arrests STAFF
MEACHAM — An investigation into drug trafficking resulted in vehicle being stopped in Meacham, which in turn resulted in warrants that found contraband. In December of 2018, members of the Federal 304 – 6th Street Humboldt
Serious and Organized Crime North in Saskatoon started an investigation into drug trafficking in Saskatoon and the surrounding area. Based upon information learned during the investigation, a vehicle leaving a residence in Meacham was stopped by
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police. The stop of the vehicle resulted in the arrest of two of the main suspects in the investigation and a seizure of 18 individual packages of methamphetamine, four cell phones, the vehicle they were driving and two large packages of methamphetamine: one weighing 1,300 grams, the
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other weighing 985 grams. The vehicle had been stolen from Saskatoon. The arrests and seizures also led to other search warrants being executed – one at a residence in Meacham and another at a business on the 600 block of Avenue N South in Saskatoon. 719 - 14th Street Humboldt SK761883 NE
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At the residence, they found 14.98 grams of cocaine, four grams of methamphetamine, $10,100 in cash, a loaded .357 magnum revolver, a loaded .22-calibre revolver, ammunition and a crossbow, eight scales, a taser, a can of bear spray, scoresheets and six cell phones.
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During the search of the business, five stolen vehicles were located: two trucks, one SUV, and two passenger cars. A number of vehicle break-in tools and false sale sheets were also located during the search. As a result of this SEE DRUGS PAGE 2
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