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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday May 4, 2007 - 21 Bronte Creek cleanup continues this weekend By Andrew Fruch will be meeting in the parking lot of Quality Hotel on Bronte Road, just south of the QEW. The hotel has agreed Old tires, empty beer bottles and to provide free parking for the volundiscarded scrap metal are some of the teers. not so scenic items people are likely to "It doesn't matter if they are out for find littering the shores of Bronte five minutes of five hours," said Wilson. Creek. "As long as they come out, it would be But a group of Oakville residents nice." are hoping to change that by organizThroughout the course of the weeking a cleanup of the area. end, volunteers will receive bottled "My friends and I kayak on the water donated by Fortinos. A barbecue creek and we see the garbage and it snack will also be provided by Just An bother us," said Mike Wilson, organiz- Olde Fashioned Butchery. er of the cleanup. "So the idea came to The town of Oakville's Parks and organize a few people, and see what we Open Spaces Department will provide could do." gloves and garbage bags for the effort Wilson organized a cleanup effort and arrange the pickup for the garbage that took place last weekend. Prior to collected. the cleanup, Wilson Before the sought assistance "My friends and I kayak on cleanup comfrom Ward 1 mences, Tree the creek and we see the Councillor Ralph Specialists Inc. will Robinson, who lent a garbage and it bothers us." survey the area for hand in the event. any potential haz"I was contacted Cleanup organizer ards that could be by email and I decid- Mike Wilson caused by damaged ed to see what the or dead trees. Town could do," said Robinson. Throughout the weekend, Robinson "So we provided garbage bags, plans to attend a second time and is gloves and pick- up sticks. I went down pleased to see people organizing the there and I could see a lot of garbage in cleanup efforts. the valley" "I think it's truly terrific," said counA total of eight people took part in cillor Robinson. "There has been a the cleanup, including Wilson and group that has been cleaning up the councillor Robinson. south border of the creek, but nobody The group worked both Saturday has taken a clear initiative for the north and Sunday, doing there best to put a side. There is considerably more dent in the staggering amount of garbage on the north side so this is a garbage present at the location. great idea." Another effort is being organized With the weather forecast calling for for this weekend and Wilson is asking agreeable temperatures and sunny skies, for volunteers to join them. The second the scene could not be better for an envicleanup will be taking place Saturday ronmentally-friendly weekend. All that is and Sunday, and will be a bigger affair needed are people who care enough to than the first. show up and take part in the event. Volunteers can show up either of the "Greater the turnout, the better it two days between 10 a.m and 5 p.m. will be for everyone," said councillor They are asked to bring with them Robinson. "So we would just like peowater shoes and be willing to cross the ple to come out and give us a hand. Do Bronte Creek. When the cleanup efforts what you can, it's all for the environbegin on Saturday morning, the group ment." SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER RETURN TO BEER STORE: Ward 1 Councillor Ralph Robinson and Mike Wilson carry out empty beer bottles they found littering Bronte Creek last weekend. TIRE DUMPING: Michelle Dubois and Darryl Claringbold carry a discarded tire hauled out of Bronte Creek.