HSWS president, Kyle and the haul from only two-hours work off Runnel Drive by Scott Creek.
In-stream work during the year is avoided except for the months of July and August.
Each year in late summer we walk along the creeks to collect garbage in-stream. We are often amazed at how much has accumulated over a year, and more recently, how much trash accumulates in heavy-traffic areas within a month or two!
In 2023, we were out in July and then August. We returned to the busy streets: Runnel Drive and Aberdeen Ave.
Trash included a lighting panel with bulbs, a car seat, umbrellas, plants, a purse, clothes and shoes, books, paint cans and other aerosols, a computer monitor, a fire extinguisher, tires, furniture, shopping cart and basket, and the usual fast food and cigarette litter.
Trash collection is coordinated with the City of Coquitlam. Thank you.
Trash in Scott Creek. During a July visit at this same location (at Runnel) furniture was pulled from the stream.
Trash collection on the bank of Scott Creek, south of Guildford and west of Lansdowne.
Trash removal at Aberdeen Ave in July, above Scott Creek.
Robbin and Matt with bags of trash and clothing by Scott Creek south of Guildford and west of Lansdowne.
Anne with a haul in July on Runnel Drive. The furniture seen here was in the stream.
Matt gives a thumbs up at the end of another two-hour session. All the trash was moved to one central location for the City of Coquitlam to pickup.