By Patrick Newhook/May 5, 2022
Mount Pearl Council is pulling up its sleeves and getting its hands dirty as it plans to clean up the Waterford River.
On May 3, Mount Pearl City Council held it’s first meeting of the month, with a key take away being the Community Development Committee Report.
The report is a culmination of multiple Community Development Committee meetings that outlines multiple suggestions that were discussed during the latest council meeting.
One of the biggest parts was the 20 Minute Makeover/Waterford River Clean Up. Councilor Chelsea Lane presented the Clean-up.
“The City welcomes the 2022 Annual 20 Minute Makeover and Waterford River Clean up on Saturday, June 4. This long-standing annual event brings volunteers including businesses, residents and community groups together to help pick up litter and small debris in Power’s Pond, along the Waterford River banks and throughout the city,” said Lane.
Newfoundland and Labrador is know across the country for it’s scenic beauty, however, there’s a well-known secret that reveals itself every spring, the build up of litter. When spring arrives and the snow melts it reveals a build up of litter across the province, marring the natural beauty of the land.
Every year towns need to work together to clean up the province. Mount Pearl has annually had clean ups to help beautify the city.
“This is something that is so important and it’s so great that we have this in Mount Pearl because many hands make light work,” said Lane.
Councilor Jim Locke said he’s glad the city is bringing back a dedicated day to pick up the garbage, and noted this will be an effective way to help get the trash out of the city.
“I’m delighted to see this here that we’ve had a dedicated day because when we started this many years ago, we always had a day, a big rallying day, we’d meet at the Reid Centre or another location and you get different groups out, different organizations out and it was a real blitz on that day and then we sort of fell away from having a dedicated day,” said Locke. “I’m glad that we got this back because we can continue with the ongoing summer clean up… It’s not just limited to this day, but if we can get a couple of hundred people out on this day and direct them towards heavily garbaged areas it really, really has an impact.”
