Editor:
Over the last six weeks, I have watched the Burnaby street cleaners in their attempts to clean the leaves off our streets.
I will use Burnaby Heights as an example and can only assume the same habits go beyond my neighbourhood.
Today was the last straw. I observed the path of one of the street sweepers wandering aimlessly through the neighbourhood. Most of the route was on streets already cleaned and no attempt was made to clean up any debris.
I am gobsmacked at the process the engineering department has chosen to adhere to for so many years.
The City of Vancouver adheres to a notice of date of removal, applies a fine to those that do not move their cars on the one day they will pass by the street, and they tow away offenders. The waste of time and energy, plus the cost to clean our Burnaby streets, is stunning.
Vancouver takes two days in Vancouver Heights and Burnaby takes six weeks and they are not done. Am I the only one that sees something terribly wrong with this picture?
Gordon Guenter, Burnaby
