
Regina’s Heritage residents calling on city for adequate garbage cleanup
Global News
Rose feels Regina's Heritage neighbourhood is being neglected and that this type of garbage problem would not be tolerated in more affluent areas.
Melanie Rose has lived in Regina’s Heritage neighbourhood for the last decade.
She says it’s been a decade of living amongst litter and garbage.
A walk through her neighbourhood streets and alleys and the amount of garbage strewn about is staggering.
Rose says there are many factors that led to her area having a trash problem.
She claims that rental properties are often offenders because when they move in, trash is already littered about and then they just add to the mess over time.
Food security is also an issue in the community. Rose says people are often going through the trash looking for food, which leads to litter and garbage on the ground.
Rose has written many letters to city officials over the years but she says nothing has ever come of it.
She feels the neighbourhood is getting neglected and that this type of garbage problem would not be tolerated in more affluent areas.