May 2o23
COMMUNITY NEWS
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Joyce Street Spring Clean Up party by Paul Reid Thanks to the Joyce Street Spring Clean Up party on Earth Day April 22nd, the Joyce Street area never looked better. Now in its second year, the Joyce Street Clean-up is another great opportunity for neighbours to get together and to give back to their community. The number of participants was down a bit from last year, perhaps due to the slightly damp and grey weather; nonetheless, spirits were high and the rains held off. Before heading out, the volunteers were signed in and orientated. This included reading through a list of safety tips; becoming familiar with the areas where each crew would focus on and to be outfitted with reusable gloves, garbage bags and litter pickers (tongs). Families, friends; even our dear local political figures, Adrian Dix (MLA) and Don Davies (MP) set out for the next two hours to see what they could remove. As well as bags and bags of trash, three syringes (needles) were identified and later removed. One of the safety tips is “not to pick up any hazerdous materials such as glass, barbed wire, syringes/needles, medical waste, pipes, chemicals or debris with sharp or rusted edges.” So in this case, the volunteers alerted members of the CCPO to actually retrieve these three syringes. A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the Spring Clean-up party! Photos by Paul Reid
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