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City cleans up three tonnes of garbage dumped on street

3,400 kilograms of household garbage dumped in the 3700 block of Shenton Road on Sunday morning
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City of Nanaimo workers had to pick up 3,400 kilograms of household garbage that had been dumped in the 3700 block of Shenton Road on Sunday morning. Photo submitted

City of Nanaimo workers had to spend hours cleaning up a mess someone left on the street.

According to a city press release, crews had to pick up 3,400 kilograms of household garbage that had been dumped in the 3700 block of Shenton Road.

The mess was found by a passerby at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday.

“It took a city crew equipped with trucks and a front-end loader hours to clean up a load of over three tonnes of household garbage that had been dumped on Shenton Road over the weekend,” noted Dave LaBerge, city manager of community safety, in a press release. “It appeared that the debris had been compacted, as if it had been transported in a commercial garbage truck. This incident not only polluted the neighbourhood, but also posed a risk to blocking storm water drainage and sewer systems.”

The city asks anyone with information to contact bylaw services at 250-755-4422 or Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345. To make an anonymous tip, contact Crime Stoppers at www.nanaimocrimestoppers.com or at 1-800-222-8477.