Iqaluit votes 2015: Romeyn Stevenson wants to tackle waste

When Iqaluit residents go to the polls on October 19,city council candidate Romeyn Stevenson wants them to be thinking about the big picture. He says city policy cannot and should not change on a whim. Meaningful reform, he explains, comes through long-term planning and incremental change.

"The reason I decided to run again is because I feel there are a lot of things that need to be done still that we are working towards, and I would really like to be a part of making those things happen," Stevenson says.

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Stevenson, who'sbeen on council since 2009, isa long-time Iqaluit resident who'sworked at Inuksuk High School for the past 16 years.

When it comes to election issues, Stevenson saysaddressing the city's debt is a major concern, but his priorities are not financial ones. On the top of his list is improving water and sewage services and revamping the city's waste management policy.

"My goal for these next three years," Stevenson says, "would be that we put ourselves in a position where instead of being an embarrassment in terms of waste management we would be, in the North at least, a leading example.

"Somewhere the other communities could look to and go OK, well that's what they did there, we should do that to."

Nine people arerunning for Iqaluit city council, as well as three for mayor, in the Oct. 19 municipal election. CBC North will profile all 12 candidates.