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Not so sweet, the honey bucket still has a niche in Yellowknife

Despite the many modern advancements we see today, a modest number of Northerners still cling to the SA国际影视传媒榟oney bagSA国际影视传媒 or SA国际影视传媒榟oney bucket.SA国际影视传媒
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This is an example of a SA国际影视传媒榟oney bucket.SA国际影视传媒 Although not luxurious, some Northerners still rely on the old-fashioned method of waste collection and disposal. Photo courtesy of Nadine Delorme-Simon

Despite the many modern advancements we see today, a modest number of Northerners still cling to the SA国际影视传媒榟oney bagSA国际影视传媒 or SA国际影视传媒榟oney bucket.SA国际影视传媒

ItSA国际影视传媒檚 a waste collection device that allows the user to take their drippings or droppings out of their living area and dispose of them.

Basically, itSA国际影视传媒檚 a sometimes dirty method to get rid of feces or urine.

Anthony Foliot, better known to many as the Snowking of Snowking Festival fame, gave a colourful rundown of what to keep in mind when using a honey bag.

SA国际影视传媒淪tep one: Double bag or itSA国际影视传媒檚 a drag,SA国际影视传媒 he began.

SA国际影视传媒淪tep two: If you plan on a big spaghetti dinner and a night of heavy drinking, make sure to change the bag before you go out,SA国际影视传媒 Foliot continued.

SA国际影视传媒淪tep three: If you have a pile of frozen bags behind your shack, make sure you get them to the dump before spring melt.

SA国际影视传媒淪tep four: Never make home brew in a honey bag.

SA国际影视传媒淎nd lastly: The best place to purchase a honey bag is the world famous Weaver and Devore.SA国际影视传媒

Former Yellowknife mayor Gord Van Tighem said honey bags are still in use but by very few.

SA国际影视传媒淏ags are available at (Weaver and Devore) and drop off at the dump is no charge,SA国际影视传媒 said Van Tighem.

According to Foliot, honey bags were a fairly well used item at the snow castle in the past, but now the team has moved to SA国际影视传媒渕olded plastic pots,SA国际影视传媒 such as the ones found in portable toilets.

Ken Weaver, of Weaver and Devore, said the store has been selling the honey bag for 60 years, and the item still sells fairly well.

SA国际影视传媒(We sell) a reasonable amount,SA国际影视传媒 he said. SA国际影视传媒淚 mean, of course, everybody in town is on pump-out services, unless theySA国际影视传媒檙e a little bit off the grid. Wherever people have remote cabins, usually they haul their waste back to town.

SA国际影视传媒淭heySA国际影视传媒檙e just a good sturdy, heavy bag, and hopefully they donSA国际影视传媒檛 drip when you carry your waste out,SA国际影视传媒 Weaver said.





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