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Stream Clean
ups Scheduled for September 21st and 28th
(Moncton - September 18, 2002) - Dozens of volunteers will head
to the streams of the Petitcodiac River watershed on September
21st and 28th in order to take part in the third annual Fall
stream clean up event sponsored by the Petitcodiac Riverkeeper
and funded by the New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund. September
21st is the official date of the International Coastal clean
up, where participants from 77 countries removed over 12.58 million
pounds of debris from coastal areas last year!
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North Branch Halls Creek and Gorge Brook in Moncton, Grindstone
Creek in Dieppe and Breau Creek in Memramcook are at least four
of the streams that will be thoroughly sweeped in order to rid
them of all the garbage that we can find », said Daniel
LeBlanc, Petitcodiac Riverkeeper. The Riverkeeper obtained $11
000 from the New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund this year
in order to organize the clean-up event.
Every
year, the Petitcodiac Riverkeeper organises groups of volunteers
to clean-up the rivers and brooks of the watershed, once in the
Spring and once in the Fall. In the past two years, over 200
volunteers have taken part, removing over 15 tons of debris while
working on 12 different streams located in Berry's Mills, Dieppe,
Riverview, Memramcook, Moncton and Petitcodiac. The debris has
included everything from discarded coffee cups to refrigerators
and used automobiles!
Anyone
interested in taking part in the clean-up is asked to contact
the Petitcodiac Riverkeeper at 388-5337. Meeting points for the
Saturday 21st clean up at 9:00 a.m. are at the extreme western
end of the Gladstone Quarry located at 1050 McLaughlin Road (North
Branch Halls Creek) and at the Southeastern entrance to Mapleton
Park on Mapleton Road (West Branch Halls Creek).
Meeting
points for the Saturday 28th clean up at 9:00 a.m. are at the
Esso Station, corner of Dover Road and Amirault Street in Dieppe
(Grindstone Creek), at Dexter's Quarry on Gorge Road, just north
of Ammon Road (Gorge Brook) and at the Lourdes church in Memramcook
(Breau Creek).
As in
previous years, an appreciation lunch will be served to volunteers
following the clean up and the event will take place rain or
shine.
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INFORMATION :
Daniel LeBlanc, Petitcodiac Riverkeeper
(506) 388-5337 www.petitcodiac.org
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