Ditches along Highway 16 in and around Smithers and Telkwa will look a little cleaner after tomorrow. (Wednesday)
The Bulkley Valley Christian School is holding its annual Litter-a-thon which has been running for several years.
“It is a project where high school students go out into the roadsides and ditches along Highway 16 and clean out the winter’s trash from beside the roadways,” said Tom Grasmeyer, Director of Advancement.
He added the event is held to help express care and admiration for the world by cleaning up.
Students will be working along the highway from Quick to Evelyn from 9:00 a.m. to noon.
“For the past two weeks, all of our high school kids have been out raising money to actually do this litter-a-thon,” Grasmeyer said.
Funds go into student accounts that can be used for various school related expenses like class and sports trips.
“This school, just like any other school across BC, has kids from across the economic spectrum,” he said.
“This is an opportunity for every student to say, ‘I can make it work. I don’t have to ask mom and dad for the funds.’”
Because of this, Grasmeyer said most students enjoy participating in the event and the public response is positive.
Increased presence from the Smithers RCMP will be seen along the highway with Dawson Road Maintenance collecting the filled trash bags from the roadside.
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