This joint clean-up campaign, originally initiated by Lisa and Richard Armstrong and this year supported by the Town of Peace River and Tim Horton's, finally happened. It was scheduled for Earth Day (April 22), but with the fresh snowfall, couldn't go ahead.
A group of residents (I'm not sure of the final numbers) plunged ahead last night amidst cloudy skies and a pretty strong wind to do what we could to clean up the litter around town. I had the pleasure of cleaning with another woman and her two young children, which made it all the better. We felt like goats as we clambered up the side of the hill near the Log Cabin, but oh, that hillside looks so much better now without the garbage! Tim Horton's brought us bottles of water, which was a nice perk.
Many thanks to the Armstrong family, Tim Horton's, and the Town Staff for getting this organized. And also big thanks to all the residents who turned out to help clean up the garbage left when the snow disappears. I still shake my head at how people can throw out coffee cups, candy wrappers, cigarette packages and all the other stuff that appears on the ground--community pride doesn't seem to be part of their thinking. We need to find ways to reach them. Any ideas?
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