Yellowknife power engineer Stewart Pallard has announced that he will make a bid for a city council seat.
Pallard seeks to address issues such illegal dumping, dumping fees, local business assistance and homelessness, he stated in a news release on Tuesday.
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Instead, Pallard feels that the municipality should give households more wiggle room in the size of garbage bin that they can use.
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With regards to dumping fees, Pallard wants to look at lowering the overall cost.
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He did not provide comments on what actions he would take to address the current climate for local businesses and to tackle homelessness.
Pallard holds a bachelor of arts and majored in political science at the University of Calgary; he also attained a public relations career diploma from MacEwan University in Edmonton; and he holds a third-class Power Engineering Certificate of Competency.
