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Reprinted from Mission Record, Nov 9/06(Original story no longer available on the Mission Record website) Looking after a local riding trailBy Carol Aun Mission Record
About 50 people spent all day Sunday picking up trash and other illegal litter from the Lost Creek Forest Service Road, just north of Sylvester Road. Decked out in layers of warm clothing and gloves, Abbotsford residents David and Irma Oliver were still wading through the trash just before the group packed things in. “It’s been a good day,” said Irma on the amount of trash that was collected. Some people say cleaning the area will just create more room for dumpers, she added, “but I feel we are making a dent [in the illegal dumping problem].” The Olivers belong to the Lower Mainland ATV Club, just one of the club participating in the clean up. The event, organized by Quads.ca, also drew support from Coquitlam Crawlers, Explorers Club and Valley Trail Riders ATV Club. David and Irma have never used the trails around this area, but they know people who do and wanted to help. “We used Davis Lake when we were teens, so we’re familiar with it,” said Irma. “It’s too bad people bring household garbage up here instead of taking it to the dump,” added David. The group began cleaning up at 9 a.m. and most packed up by 4 p.m., but some people were still at it, including the Mission RCMP which had also lent its efforts to the project. “I work with this community and deal with community issues. This is one of the big issues,” said RCMP Const. Joey Starr, who is also a member of Quads.ca that kick-started the clean up. “Everyone worked hard,” he added. “It was a gross, messy job, but people stuck through it. There was a lot of household garbage.” Waste Services Inc. provided two large garbage bins, which the volunteers filled, collecting 6.59 tonnes of garbage, which didn’t include scrap metal or unwanted appliances. Reliable Towing also pitched in, removing eight burned out vehicles from the area. Glowbal, Coast and Sanafir Lounge restaurants provided lunch for the group and Paragon Communications supplied some radios to keep the volunteers in touch with one another. The District of Mission and the Ministry of Forests also provided support. According to Starr, only about the first eight kilometres were covered on the main road. “Many of our volunteers were extremely surprised and disgusted at the huge amounts of garbage being dumped,” said Greg Sue, founder of Quads.ca. “It seems like we hardly made a dent in the mess.” Sue plans to organize more cleanups through his club in the future. © Copyright 2006 Mission City Record |
