Fifty volunteers collected 400 pounds of trash during a four-hour cleanup of Fort 91原创 on Saturday, June. 5.

It ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. covering a one-kilometre area around the heritage CN Rail station on Glover Road, where bags, pickup tools, gloves and T-Shirts were being handed out.

It was the first such event organized by , a group founded by Fort 91原创 resident Bryan Miller to bring like-minded people together to take the 鈥減ick-up pledge,鈥� and the , which operates the historic CN Rail train station at Mavis Avenue and Glover Road.

鈥淚t was a good day,鈥� Miller commented, noting that in addition to the volunteers, there were visitors to the portable Your Local Community awning set up next to the station, who inquired about the event and expressed interest in taking part in future cleanups.

鈥淎 lot of people came by,鈥� Miller said.

READ ALSO: Keeping it tidy: Fort 91原创 man urges residents to take a cleanup pledge

Among the volunteer trash hunters was Pam Arthur, a Fort 91原创 resident who lives on Church Street and said she planned to devote most of her efforts there.

鈥淚t鈥檚 so busy,鈥� she explained.

鈥淲e even have the big trucks going through.鈥�

Arthur collected the most trash of any volunteer, about 50 pounds, so much that she needed assistance getting it back to the collection point at the station.

Miller called Arthur 鈥渋nspirational.鈥�

Many of the volunteers consisted of families with children, which Miller didn鈥檛 expect, but was happy to see young kids absorbing the message to keep their community tidy.

鈥淲e ran out of kid鈥檚 shirts in the first hour,鈥� he estimated.

READ ALSO: VIDEO: Taggers and illicit climbers causing headaches for heritage rail station in Fort 91原创

Helen Williams, manager of the heritage CN station, was also on hand for the event and welcomed the initiative.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a natural alliance for us,鈥� Williams told the 91原创 Advance Times.

Williams said the station, a public site, often has people leaving their trash behind.

鈥淲e are constantly picking up,鈥� she observed.

Miller noted that due to the amount of graffiti and vandalism at the CN Rail station, a land bridge connecting the street to the the display train had to be removed after being in place for 20 years.

Miller thanked the 鈥淐offee Dads鈥� group from the Fort 91原创 Elementary School, who provided music and entertainment during the event.

鈥淲e鈥檙e going to be doing it again,鈥� Miller told the 91原创 Advance Times.

Your Local Community鈥檚 next community cleanup will likely be in a different area of 91原创, some time in July, Miller said.