After noticing garbage and recycling around the pond at Miner's Landing in Copperwood, Mitch Heyland took action. He and his family organized a litter cleanup for the next day, inviting fellow Copperwood residents through their community Facebook page.
With help from a few neighbours, they filled two recycling containers and three garbage bags.
Thank you to the Heyland family for taking an active role in helping to maintain this community park!
Nominate a volunteer to be recognized by emailing parksvolunteer@lethbridge.ca.
There are many neighbourhood associations and individuals in Lethbridge that organize events to clean up all or a part of their neighbourhood. These cleanups could be a litter blitz, weed pull, or planting. Whether you do a neighbourhood wide litter cleanup, weeding of a shrub bed or anything in between, the benefits are many.
If you are planning a neighbourhood cleanup, let us know! We can supply garbage bags, gloves and other tools as well as organize a garbage pick up afterwards. If you recently completed a cleanup, we would also love to hear about it!
Organizing a cleanup in five easy steps:
1. Pick a date and site for your cleanup
2. Invite guests
3. Gather your supplies
4. Register your cleanup with the Parks Department by clicking here
5. Send post-event photos, attendance and hours to parksvolunteer@lethbridge.ca
