No dumping in Cape Breton, please

Public works employees have walked off the job for the second day in a row in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.

Tuesday's wildcat strike lasted about two hours. The union says it resulted from a dispute with a supervisor in the parks and recreation department, and it's not clear why about 100 workers have left work again.

Garbage pickup has been suspended, and bus service is at a standstill in the greater Sydney area.

Curbside collection to resume

Meanwhile, the municipality has approved a pilot project to restore the curbside collection of bulk garbage.

Several councillors are frustrated with people who illegally dispose of their bulk garbage on back roads instead of taking them to the municipal landfill. The new plan would cover such items as old household appliances.

Deputy Mayor Jim MacLeod says some people couldn't care less about dumping their garbage in the woods or on beaches.

"Just go down and dump their dead dogs, their dead cats, their garbage, even their ashes we don't need it down there thank you. And hopefully, I know this is not going to stop it, but while we're at it we're going to have to bring in a bylaw, and bylaw enforcement people to enforce these bylaws, cause people can no longer tolerate the mess that these people are leaving around the communities."

Council hopes to resume bulk garbage pickup by next spring.