Happy summer all. This months’ editorial is in response to a letter we received here at the NHCA. A concerned resident had a lot to say regarding illegal dumping southeast of Harvest Hills just beyond 96th Avenue. The anonymous author detailed her experiences finding everything from tires and mattresses to freezers filled with rotting meat!
Daisy the basset, never one to turn down free meat, was eager to extend her regular walk through the future Aurora Business Park the highlands above the Deerfoot. While we didn’t find any rotting carrion, we did see the freezer as well as a few prominent fire rings complete with abandoned lawn chairs.
While it is apparent that developers have used this City land to dispose of fill (likely with permission), others have used it to dispose of waste from their own home renos illegally. With the pristine rolling hills so tainted I was surprised to see so many cycle commuters using the unmaintained trails leading up from West Nose Creek Park to connect with the pathway system in Harvest Hills. They paid little attention to the landfill as they sped past. A pair of young kids, too young to be concerned with the 20km ride to the office, used the moguls left from dumped soil to catch some decent air on their own bikes. Avoiding bags of diapers while managing to keep everything upright was no easy feat.
So… until the development of Aurora is complete (in 2030) this area will continue to play an important role to the citizens of the Northern Hills. There will continue to be plenty of room for cyclists, dog walkers and many other recreational enthusiasts if we all use some consideration and common sense.
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