City Hall has announced they are teaming up with the Battlefords United Way and Downtown North Battleford for a major city cleanup effort on Earth Day, April 22.
Last year, city staff participated in a cleanup effort in advance of the mid-May United Way cleanup. This year, according to City Manager Jim Puffalt, the effort is being expanded and co-ordinated to happen on one day.
“This year in our discussions we thought it would be a great time to partner up and work together to clean up the city a little sooner than normal,” Puffalt said.
Downtown North Battleford Executive Director Lisa McEachern was at North Battleford council Monday night to explain details of the initiative. She explained the three organizations had their own separate cleanup days the year before and it was decided it would be a better use of resources to have all of them partner together on one day.
The plan is to target highways, ditches and fields throughout the city. Schools, businesses, groups and other interested people are encouraged to participate by meeting downtown at City Hall at 9 a.m. Wednesday, or, alternatively, by cleaning up around their own businesses that day.
During the cleanup Tim Hortons will provide free coffee and cookies for the volunteers, and No Frills is sponsoring a lunch at the City of North Battleford fire hall that day as well.
Garbage bags are available from the Business Improvement District office at 306-481-6243. The City will pick up any garbage bags from the litter pickup left on the streets and highways and people are encouraged to contact 306-445-1700 to report the location.
Puffalt is asking businesses along the highways to pick up to the highway, which he says will assist them in completing the city in one day.
