Updated: Tuesday, Oct. 24
According to the Ministry of Transportation, the maintenance contractor has been notified of the issue.
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With garbage overflowing on the Lake Country香蕉视频直播檚 Pelmewash Parkway, residents are being forced to take the garbage out.
香蕉视频直播淭he whole length of roadway along beside Wood Lake. There香蕉视频直播檚 tons of litter on the side of the road, from plastic bags and containers,香蕉视频直播� said Lake Country resident Shannen Beckinsale.
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She posted her concerns in a Facebook page a few days ago, asking the community for support to clean up the road.
She sent an email to the district on Tuesday but hasn香蕉视频直播檛 heard anything back, she said.
Beckinsale is hoping to organize a community cleanup along the road.
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The comments she received on her post have been positive she said, and one Facebook member offered their truck and free access to the dump.
According to District of Lake Country road superintendent Aron Chatten, the road lies under ministry jurisdiction until the end of August, 2018.
Beforehand however, the district is aware of illegal dumping along the parkway and there are plans to implement more trash receptacles along the road.
The district has also been working with the ministry to improve the road with traffic calming sections.
Construction will be starting in the spring and early summer, to improve the road and by the end of summer the initial phase will be completed, he said.
In the meantime, the road is monitored by the ministry香蕉视频直播檚 maintenance contractor, he said.
