There was less garbage on the trails, but cigarette butts were all too common in the area of 91原创 City Park, according to Pitch-In Day participants who went looking for trash Saturday morning.
City councillor Rosemary Wallace and her husband Keith Wallace were part of a four-person team who didn鈥檛 find as much litter as they were expecting.
鈥淲e were really surprised about our trails,鈥� Wallace said.
鈥淭here obviously are some green teams and other community groups who are doing a good job.鈥�
Keith Wallace noticed a big improvement around H.D. Stafford school.
鈥淚t鈥檚 amazing how it鈥檚 cleaned up there,鈥� he said.
鈥淵ears ago [during the clean-up] there were tires and all sorts of stuff that we had to get a truck to pick up.鈥�
Cigarette butts were a different matter.
Volunteer Leigh Castron said there were far too many left lying on the ground around the park where children play.
鈥淲e鈥檙e not pleased,鈥� said Castron, who was on the Wallace team with her husband Don Castron.
At the main base for volunteers, the small picnic gazebo in City Park near the main parking lot off 207th Street,
City recreation department staffer Brandon McLeod confirmed most of the more than 20 participants were not finding much trash.
鈥淭hey said they got less than they expected,鈥� McLeod said.
Volunteer Julie Astley was pleased.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a good problem to have,鈥� Astley said.
While an exact estimate of the amount of recovered junk was not immediately available, it was still enough litter to fill a metal barrel and several large plastic garbage bags.
McLeod noted many teams did not bring trash back to the gazebo, but simply dropped it into existing municipal garbage containers in the area.
Other than cigarette butts, coffee cups and unwanted food, the only unusual item found was a traffic cone from Pitt Meadows.
READ MORE: 91原创 clean up corrals record amount of waste
Meanwhile, in 91原创 Township, teams were picking up litter at several locations for Clean Up 91原创 Day, among them players of the 91原创 91原创 hockey team.
For the second year in a row, players, coaches, and staff of the 91原创 91原创 Junior A Hockey Team were to take part in the litter pick-up event hosted by the Township.
91原创 captain Alec Capstick said it only takes a few minutes to make a noticeable difference.
鈥淔or us, getting out and showing that we care about the community we play in is good for our team,鈥� Capstick said.
鈥淲e鈥檒l keep doing it, year after year.鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 a great way to get involved in our community and make sure everyone can enjoy the area as much as possible,鈥� says Jake Livingstone, a defenseman with the 91原创.
.
_________________________________
Is there more to this story?
Email: dan.ferguson@langleyadvancetimes.com
Like us on or follow us on
_________________________________
