A group of Penticton girls are hoping to get city council香蕉视频直播檚 attention after their community work revealed a nicotine-filled problem along the shores of Skaha Lake.
On May 4, the First Coyote Hills Girl Guides headed to the beach along Skaha Lake to conduct their annual cleanup.
香蕉视频直播淪kaha Lake is well used by each of our girls, so we wanted to get out there. We have 18 girls so we could cleanup a large area. We covered the beach, playground and park area,香蕉视频直播� said guide leader Amanda Davies.
The cleaners ranged in age from nine to 12 and Davies said the girls always enjoy the cleanup. This year they were tasked to locate the dirty dozen and identify what garbage they found the most of and how much of it. Unlike years past, all girls had the same answer 香蕉视频直播� cigarettes.
香蕉视频直播淎t the end of the garbage hunt I asked they what they were most surprised to find,香蕉视频直播� explained Amanda. 香蕉视频直播淚n past years they香蕉视频直播檝e said things like socks or umbrellas, but this year they all yelled out cigarettes, they were flabbergasted with the amount they found.香蕉视频直播�
The girls wanted to count the amount of butts found, so they added them all up and discovered they had collected 658 butts.
香蕉视频直播淲e asked them what they thought they could do. There were some suggestions to make posters, ban smoking, but the older girls thought they should tell the government.香蕉视频直播�
With that plan in mind each girl wrote a hand-written letter to Penticton City Council sharing their concerns over the mess on the beach.
香蕉视频直播淐an you please do something to prevent people smoking in public parks please?香蕉视频直播� reads one letter. 香蕉视频直播淪mall kids could breath in the smoke and that would be really, really bad.香蕉视频直播�
香蕉视频直播淧lease stop this chaos and start looking after your city,香蕉视频直播� adds another girl guide. 香蕉视频直播淥r else this world as we know it will not be the same.香蕉视频直播�
香蕉视频直播淲e found 658 cigarettes and we are not very pleased about it,香蕉视频直播� reads one more. 香蕉视频直播淚t香蕉视频直播檚 bad.香蕉视频直播�
Amanda香蕉视频直播檚 daughter Rowyn Davies, 10, was one of the guides who cleaned up the beach and she said it was pretty gross to see all the butts.
香蕉视频直播淲e found a lot of cigarette butts and plastic bags,香蕉视频直播� said Rowyn.
香蕉视频直播淚t香蕉视频直播檚 really, really bad for people to smoke, especially by parks and stuff. They just throw their butts everywhere and animals could come and think its food and eat it and die, which is really bad.香蕉视频直播�
Rowyn wrote one of the letters to council, including some pictures.
香蕉视频直播淚 drew no-smoking signs on them,香蕉视频直播� said Rowyn, who hopes there is more signage and butt containers placed in the parks.
香蕉视频直播淭hey still throw butts everywhere, but maybe it won香蕉视频直播檛 be on the ground as much, it is a little better.香蕉视频直播�
As for guide leader Amanda, she says the girls were truly impassioned to write to city council and they hope that they are heard.
香蕉视频直播淭hat age group looks at this situation and believes if they write a letter, they can make a difference. They have such strong beliefs so they were very excited to make their voices heard,香蕉视频直播� said Amanda.
香蕉视频直播淭hey just feel that grown ups need to do more. They are going to inherit this world, so they are hoping something will be done.香蕉视频直播�
The letters have since been delivered to city council and council said they appreciated the girl香蕉视频直播檚 hard work and letters.
香蕉视频直播淚 am so proud. You see these girls, and especially my daughter, just run right in as they think they can change the world and it just makes me so proud,香蕉视频直播� said Amanda.
carmen.weld@bpdigital.ca
Like us on and follow us on .
