Town News

Stop! Before you flush or drain the sink – Look!

Towels, facecloths, mop heads, paper towels, caps to bottles, toys, baby wipes, and grease when flushed down your toilet and washed down the drain of your sink is causing BIG PROBLEMS for our town waste water/sewer system. Ever notice the big silver boxes with a red light on the top located around Town. This is the Town’s lift stations which are used to pump wastewater or sewage from different parts of Town to the septic tank. When the red light is blinking it means there is trouble in the lift station.

In these stations there are motors that chop up the raw sewage before pumping it through the system. Large cloth-like and plastic items cannot be easily chopped up and often cause problems. These problems can become VERY COSTLY for the Town to repair. Before you flush the toilet or drain your sink please be careful not to wash down large non-biodegradable items in our Town’s septic system.

It’s the season of joy…
A Perfect time to say…
May smiles always surround you…
May everyday bring excitement…
May there always be laughter and music…
May your life be full of wonderful treats…
May you suceed in all you do…
And may all your wishes come true!

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

On behalf of the Town of Roddickton-Bide Arm Council and Staff, we wish you and your families a safe and wonderful Holiday Season,

Mayor Sheila Fitzgerald

With winter around the corner, we would like to remind residents of some winter details:

– Please reduce speed in winter conditions.

– Take steps to secure your home, such as, cleaning your chimney, checking fire alarms, and planning for power outages and major snow falls.

– Residents are reminded to move roadside garbage boxes and other structures back from side of streets (minimum 20 feet on side streets and 33 feet on main streets. This is approximate measurements). The Town and Snow Clearing Contractor assumes no responsibility for damaged garbage boxes and structures due to snow clearing.

– When winter parking, please move your vehicle off the shoulder of Town streets. Vehicles may be ticketed by the RCMP for parking on the street reservations.

– When removing snow from driveways, please do not deposit on Towns streets; this is against Town regulations and highway regulations. Charges may be laid by the RCMP.

The next regular scheduled council meeting at the Green Moose Interpretation Centre is Tuesday, December 5 starting at 4:30 pm.

Job Opportunity

The Town has received some additonal hours. If you are interested in applying please do so by Monday, December 4, 2017, 4:30 pm.

CEEP

The Town of Roddickton-Bide Arm has received Community Enhancement Employment Program funding and is seeking workers.

We require workers to complete work on the war memorial.

The anticipated project start date is: as soon as possible

• These positions pay minimum wage. ($11.00)

• All positions are open to both women and men.

• Workers must be currently unemployed to be eligible to work on the project. (Note: Part-Time, Casual, and Call In Applicants are not eligible)

• Workers must provide previous Record (s) of Employment

• Workers can be employed for up to 400 hours.

• Individuals who require more than 400 hours of project employment in order to obtain EI benefits are not eligible to participate.

• Individuals must qualify for EI by the end of the project. Further information regarding EI eligibility is available from Service Canada.

For more information, or to apply, please contact the Town office at 457-2413 or drop off a resume including ROE (s) to the Town Office at 81 Major’s Street by 4:30 pm, Monday, December 4, 2017.