We have awesome parks, walking and biking paths, and public spaces in New Brighton. Garbage wise we’ve improved over the years, but we can do better. With the school year in full swing, we can see that the areas where our kids are more present there is more garbage flying around, so it is something preventable to a certain extent.
We all know kids will be kids, but a part of the at-home conversations can be about keeping our public grounds cleaner. Cleaning around our houses beyond our property boundaries could go a long way – imagine if everyone did a bit more how clean it would be in New Brighton.
It should not be a sensitive conversation, as kids we were always doing seasonal cleaning with the school or with the neighbourhood association and it was fun. Kids were playing games and having fun while gathering garbage (garbage that the entire community “produced”) and the adults were socializing while repairing all kinds of common area use things like equipment in kids’ parks and fences. A few companies in the area donated cleaning supplies and repair materials, and it was a nice day in the village. We know times have changed but we can still organize cleaning with our neighbours and have fun… just give it a thought.
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