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Attempted abduction averted An adult female was approached by a male in a car asking her to get into his vehicle. Shortly before 9 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8 a male, described as approximately 60 years of age, caucasian, with grey hair, and wearing a red and grey sweater approached an adult female on the 400 block of Elliot Street and told her to get in his car and he would give her a ride. The female told the male no but he asked again. The female again replied no and this time the male drove away. The vehicle driven by the male is described as a small blue car. No make or licence plate was obtained. RCMP are asking for anyone who may have witnessed this incident to contact them at 250992-9211 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS (8477).
Biggest Pumpkin At the last outdoor Farmers’ Market of the season the annual Biggest Pumpkin Contest brought in many large specimen’s but none could rival Irene Pepper’s 388-pound behemoth which she grew in her home garden in North Quesnel. For more pictures of the event see Friday’s Observer/ Doug Pepper photo
Reaching cost reduction goals means more cutbacks to services
Late last week council announced cutbacks to services, in order to reach its cost reduction goals. “As part of its continuing efforts to ensure Quesnel remains a vibrant and resilient community through this transition period, Council has continued to focus on reducing the City’s operating costs and this week we’re announcing some staff and service changes that will help us achieve our target
of $525,000 in cost reductions for the 2016 budget”, Mayor Bob Simpson said. Earlier this year, Quesnel City Council implemented staff changes at City Hall that will result in a net savings of approximately $250,000 starting in 2016. This week Council announced further program and service changes in an effort to achieve the remainder of its target-
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ed cost reductions for 2016. These changes include: • Taking advantage of an attrition opportunity to restructure administrative staff at the RCMP detachment; • changing the hours of operation at the Quesnel and District Museum to seasonal (May to September) rather than yearround; • renegotiating the contract for the Quesnel and
District Visitors Center; and, • making changes to residential garbage pickup and landfill operating hours. Starting the week of Nov. 16, residential garbage pick-up will occur every two weeks rather than weekly. Also starting Nov. 16, the landfill will be closed Mondays and statutory holidays with the exception of Boxing Day.
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Bi-weekly residential garbage pick-up will be aligned with MMBC’s recycling materials pick-up, the revised schedule will be posted on the city’s website shortly. “The changes to residential garbage pick-up frequency and landfill operating hours are the first steps in Council’s review of our entire waste management system,” Simpson said. “Council’s overarch-
ing goal is to develop and implement a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling strategy that will simultaneously achieve environmental, climate change, and cost reduction objectives.” “This week’s announced changes to staffing, service levels and operating hours are all part of Council’s commitment to ensure that the City of Quesnel is fiscally prudent and sustainable.”
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