Saturday (March 18) was such a gorgeous spring day! I was walking down Bowen Bay Trail and decided to move off the path to walk the road where the sunshine seemed to be the most prevalent.
As I walked, I saw one, two, three beer cans tossed on the right hand side of the road. They were in the ditch and I couldn’t just walk by, so I picked them up and thought I’d just carry them back home with me. Less than 25 metres further - more cans, and I found the same a little further down.
I had to leave about 10 small piles all the way down the road to Holdings Road and hope that someone would stop and collect the piles I had made. If you had to sleuth your way to uncover the crime, I can only provide the following... cheap beer cans thrown all the way down and on both sides of Bowen Bay Road.
Some were recent - others had been there a long time - disgusting! Who would do something like this? It wasn’t like someone lost them out of the back of their vehicle on the way to the BIRD.
I only scratched the surface - collecting the cans I could reach, and there was too much garbage that I just couldn’t collect without gloves and a garbage bag. If I was the Easter Bunny, I left several nests to be collected, but 24 hours later - they were still there. I returned with my vehicle and a few boxes and collected the mess.
I have two requests... please do not throw garbage out your window on our lovely island. It’s so very wrong on so many levels. And if you happen to be on Bowen Bay Road or are in a position to organize a clean-up - you’d be most appreciated and gain big points with Mother Nature!
Here’s to a beautiful spring. Let’s continue to do our part to preserve the beauty of Bowen Island.
- Colette Cada
