Submitted by Brenda Stewart,
Archivist, Peninsula Bruce Trail Club,
On May 24, a cool but sunny Wednesday morning, 6 Peninsula Bruce Trail Club members completed the club’s spring highway cleanup for this year. This marks the 26th year that the PBTC have been conducting twice yearly cleanups on the section of Hwy 6 between Dyer’s Bay road and the Miller Lake Rona store for the provincial Adopt-a-Highway Litter Cleanup program.
For each cleanup recyclables and LCBO returnable cans and bottles are separated from the garbage for disposal. This year 12 bags of garbage and 3 bags of recyclables were collected. There were 129 alcoholic beverage containers collected in the 4 km. stretch of highway! Over the years some unusual items are always seen with each cleanup, this year was no exception. A kayak ballast, a highway construction sign, and a large piece of Styrofoam insulation were collected.
We thank those individuals who volunteered their time to help keep our beautiful Northern Bruce Peninsula community clean. The next cleanup will be scheduled sometime in early fall. If you would like to volunteer, or would like more information about the PBTC, contact pbtcarchives@gmail.com
