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Trash troubles plague area
FLOOD FEARS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE Fraser River water levels expected to decline
Dumping continues in Silver Skagit region
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home – and started coming up once a week to clean up. Garbage has become an By chance, he ran into ongoing issue in the Silver Flexhaug who decided to Skagit area. lend a hand. Campers, hikers, party Health issues forced goers and even people Bush to stop, but Flexhaug dumping trash they’d rath- has continued on. er not pay to get rid of at “Last year was the first the local landfill, are using full year doing it by myback roads to dispose of self.” their litter. In that year he cleared It’s not a new problem, more than 300 bags of garbut it’s one David Flexhaug bage, four television sets, would like to see stopped. construction material and The Hope resident even two freezers filled has dediwith rotten cated countfish. less hours to He gets no “I load my cleaning up money for carport up with the area along his efforts. Silver Skagit However the garbage so the Road. Two or District of bears don’t get three times a Hope does week he and allow him to into it.” his wife Terry take the gargo out with bage he cola truck and lects to the David Flexhaug dozens of garlandfill for bage bags to free. pick up litter The only left behind by others. problem is after a hard “There’s lots of grad par- weekend of garbage collecties up here at this time of tion, the dump is closed on year. I’ve cleaned up many Mondays. already. Some people re“I load my carport up spect the bush and pack with garbage so the bears out what they bring in. But, don’t get into it.” a lot of the people don’t and As well as cleaning up that’s why I carry on this garbage, Flexhaug hands service,” said Flexhaug. out garbage bags to people He is carrying on the he meets in the area and work started by Don Bush, has several garbage cans several years ago. that he monitors. “Don wanted to know He feels the message he’s where his water source trying to promote is startcame from and came up ing to stick. here,” explained Flexhaug “People are catching on a Bush noticed things in little bit,” he said. the creek – garbage, paint Continued on A2 cans and even a motor Kevin Mills
FLIGHT FEST TAKES TO THE SKY
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This year’s focus is on allowing visitors to experience flight
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BEAR AWARE GROWING FVRD launching a regional education program
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David Flexhaug is a one-man cleaning crew. The local resident volunteers two to three days a week to keep the Silver Skagit Road area clean. He has taken more than 300 bags of garbage out of the forest and into the landfill.
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