Last Wednesday, RCMP Saskatchewan shared its top list of non-emergency 911 calls that were received in 2018 by its Divisional Operations Communications Centre. It was a busy year for the centre, however, RCMP report that some of the 911 calls missed the mark.

Here is their Top Ten:

1. Endangered species – Caller called 911 as they located two salamanders in their yard and thought they might be endangered.
2. Everything is OK – Someone called 911 to make sure they didn’t do anything wrong and to wish the RCMP officers a Merry Christmas.
3. What’s the delay – Caller called 911 as their fast-food delivery order was taking longer than they thought it should.
4. The chase is on – A concerned caller reported a donkey chasing some horses around in the field.
5. Master chef – A dispute over how to cook perogies ended up with our caller calling RCMP for assistance.
6. Mysterious caller – A caller was uncertain as to how a 911 call had been placed from his home. After some discussion, it was determined that it must have been his cat that did.
7. Who let the dogs out – A call was received requesting RCMP attend a house as the dogs needed to go outside and the door was stuck.
8. No turkey for you – Our 911 caller reported that her Thanksgiving turkey was stolen.
9. Unwanted master chef – This upset 911 caller was asking for RCMP assistance as their guest was cooking ribs in the oven.
10. Park between the lines – Someone called 911 to report that a vehicle was parked taking up two handicap parking spaces.

RCMP remind everyone that 911 is for emergencies. In non-emergency situations, the public can call their local RCMP detachment or local police service.

DAVIDSON—Now that Davidson has a brand new garbage pit and approval to use it, Davidson town council last Tuesday looked at adopting new policies and rates to go along with it.

The permit issued by Saskatchewan Environment to operate the new cell was presented to council. It took effect Nov. 28 and is good for five years.

“I feel this should be a champagne moment,” Coun. Arlene Low said of the long awaited approval.

Coun. Jared Shaw joked the celebratory christening of the new pit could occur by “busting it (the champagne bottle) open over a bag of garbage.”

Jokes aside, the new cell at the Davidson landfill came with a hefty price tag, about $200,000.

Council discussed the need to triple fees to better reflect the cost of building the pit and maintaining the landfill.

Council reviewed a new fee schedule and policies, suggested by Trent Thomson, public works foreman, that were similar to those of the Town of Wynyard.

The proposal would triple fees. A car or half-ton load would increase from $10 to $30; a 3-quarter or 1-ton load would triple from $30 to $90, a 2- or 3-ton load would increase from $50 to $150, a 4-ton-tandem trailer increases from $100 to $300 and a semi load would go from $150 to $450.

All loads taken to the landfill would be inspected.

Contractors are required to sort their loads to avoid filling the garbage pit with refuse that could be diverted from the pit such as dimensional lumber and asphalt and concrete.

Mixed loads that are not separated will be subject to an extra charge that is triple that of the regular rate.

Some councillors expressed concern about the backlash from landfill users if the rates are tripled immediately.

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The Davidson Leader is available at these fine retailers: Davidson – Stedmans, Shell, Riverbend Co-op Gas Bar and Food Store, The Davidson Leader; Craik: Palliser Plains Co-op Food Store; Kenaston: KC Distributors.