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Make it weekly
London council needs to reconsider its decision to have garbage pick up every two weeks all year round.
Between June 15 and Sept. 15, garbage should be picked up every week.
Those of us with pets, babies or incontinence are dealing with vile smells, rodents, flies and maggots during these hot months. It’s even worse when we have to deal with an additional day or two due to a holiday weekend.
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My family has three cats and a dog and my husband, for the first time ever, needs to rinse the maggots off the garbage bags and cans before putting them out.
I’m sure not everyone does this and I pity the garbage collectors.
If you must do pickups every two weeks, then pick up the blue boxes on that schedule instead of garbage. Londoners should be getting better service for our tax dollars.
Susan Ross, London
Mobility lanes
Living in a retirement home, and without a car, I treated myself to a small mobility scooter. It doesn’t go fast, seven kilometres an hour, but it gets me where I want to go.
So, last week I decided I would go to the Bostwick library, about 1.5 km away, and too far for me to walk. The first part of my trip was a very bumpy sidewalk ride, but from the intersection of Wonderland and Southdale roads west to the library, about one km, I was able to use the bike lane. What a delight. It was so smooth, and well away from the traffic, and during that distance I didn’t come across one cyclist either coming or going. I noticed by the markings I was even going in the wrong direction, but why not? No one else was using it.
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Perhaps we could rename all those unused new bike paths mobility lanes instead and encourage use of them by those who are disabled or elderly.
Jackie Looper, London
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Target bad drivers
Regarding the article School zone speed limits on major roads rejected (July 25). Bravo to city council members who voted down reducing speed limits on main thoroughfares.
Coun. Shawn Lewis is correct, lowering the speed limit on main roads will cause drivers to cut through neighbourhoods to try to avoid congestion on main roads. I live in on a street off a main road and we already get cut-through traffic. Targeting bad drivers would be much more effective for everyone’s safety.
There is so much signage on our streets, it has become a distraction to drivers. Adding more distraction makes no sense.
I also would suggest the groups pushing for more bicycle lanes could form volunteer groups to offer bicycle safety sessions for kids. Learning this at a young age would certainly add to the safety dynamic.
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Anne Smith, London
Opposite effect
Regarding the article Council approves draft bylaw to thwart ‘renovictions’ (July 24).
Bylaws that remove the owner’s control of a rental property will have an effect opposite to the one desired.
People thinking of investing in rental property will look for other investments. This bylaw will drive the value of small rental properties down and result in fewer newly built small rental ventures, making it that much more difficult for tenants to find affordable accommodation.
Walt Lonc, London
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