The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
Water line trouble doesn't take a break with the coming of summer; however, finding problem areas within the Town of Snow Lake's sewer and water system just got a whole lot easier. After borrowing and trying out an Ultra Sonic leak detector from the City of Thompson several years ago, the Town purchased one during this last budget year. They used it to detect a leaking water line on Main Street just this last week, and judging from this initial use, the tool will save them, time, wear and tear on their equipment, and ultimately money. After pinpointing where the line was, the crew dug a 10-foot square hole, made their repair, and had it filled and covered over within three hours. The leak was repaired in record time and minimal damage was done to the paved street in the process. Still on the Town; at their last meeting they shuffled their Public Works crew around. Former Town Foreman, Alex Lendvoy will not be returning to that position and as a result, Assistant Foreman, Peter Roberts will move into the job. Taking Peter's place as the assistant is Bob Southern. The Town also advertised locally for a mechanic/operator to satisfy the entire Town compliment. Also at the last council meeting, it was noted that someone had dumped household garbage in a scrub brush pile at the Taylor Bay cabin subdivision and in a separate incident, a load of brush had been deposited outside the locked gates at the town dump. Even though it may have only been a case of someone confusing the two dumpsites, the Town is taking a hard line on the issue. In a recent mailout to community households, the Town advised that they would investigate instances of this type of dumping and prosecute anyone found responsible. The fine for littering is $500 and that would certainly be an expensive lesson on proper dumping etiquette. Additionally, the council recently revised a by-law that covered the removal of homes from their foundation. In the past, when homes were moved from the community, the basement was filled and the foundation walls were pushed in, essentially rendering the basement, as well as the lot, useless. This amendment now requires those who move homes off of basements to plug all floor drains, remove interior walls (this is a further amendment for the coming meeting), fill the basement with sand, and leave the walls standing. If at some point in the future someone buys the lot, all they need do is remove the fill and the basement is ready to build upon. In another matter, over the past week or so, it has been slow going on the 36 km stretch of road from Snow Lake to the #39 Provincial Highway. The Department of Highways is in the process of seal coating the entire distance and vehicles traveling the road have had to follow pilot trucks through the portions that are being worked on. They should be done in a couple weeks time and the result promises to be a much smoother surface to drive on.
