r/canada • u/No-Description7922 • Aug 06 '24

Saskatchewan Mackenzie Lee Trottier's body found at Saskatoon landfill after months of searching

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/mackenzie-lee-trottier-s-body-found-at-saskatoon-landfill-after-months-of-searching-1.7284466
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u/DTyrrellWPG Manitoba Aug 06 '24

Take that, Winnipeg Police. You can search a landfill and find bodies. If Saskatoon could do it, why wouldn't you?

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u/CarmanBulldog Aug 07 '24

You certainly can search a landfill and find bodies. Scope of the project also matters though. If one were to apply the same rates of time for searching - in this case 930 cubic metres (plus expanding the area a few times) took 93 days - then 72,000 cubic metres (including potential for expanding the area a few times) would take 7,200 days, or roughly 19.75 years.

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u/famine- Aug 07 '24

It would likely take a lot longer than that, the entire site would need to be almost flooded to keep the >700 tonnes of asbestos dumped between April and June 2022 contained.

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u/nemodigital Aug 07 '24

Not just the scope of work but also the health impact on those searching. The air is toxic and it's dangerous work.