EAST CENTRAL — The Tisdale landfill and the Melfort rural pipeline are both receiving funding by the provincial and federal governments
The Town of Tisdale will receive $2.13 million from the federal government, $1.78 million from the provincial government for the existing regional landfill, including a new compost pad. The total cost of the project is $5.33 million.
“It’s a huge opportunity to get our landfill expanded, do some composting,” said Al Jellicoe, Tisdale’s mayor.
Brad Hvidston, the town’s administrator said that without the funding they would have been able to do portions of the expansion, but would not have been able to afford to expand into composting.
“This will eventually save years on our landfill,” Hvidston said.
Hvidston said that with the new compost pad, the town will be looking into the possibility of a future curbside compost pickup.
“Council will have a decision to make in the future whether we curbside collect the compost.”
It is expected to be completed at the end of 2020. Before now the compost was disposed of in the garbage.
The Melfort Rural Pipeline Association will receive around $157,000 from the federal government, around $131,000 from the provincial government, and are investing around $105,000 themselves, for a total project cost of just under $393,000.
This is for the construction of 5,600 metres of new water pipes and pump house upgrades that will connect to the existing rural reservoirs to provide potable water to rural residents.
