Alberta’s highways are getting a much needed cleaning this weekend. Groups and clubs from all over the province will be hitting the roads to rid highways of litter.
Alberta Transportation is holding it’s annual highway cleanup program starting on Saturday, May 5, and lasting to the end of Sunday.
The program pays non profit groups, such as scouts, service clubs, or community associations for every kilometer of highway they clean.
Clubs in Drumheller will on the highways this weekend as well, hoping to make our highways more appealing.
The Drumheller Filipino Community (DFC) will be cleaning up litter along Highway 838, otherwise known as North Dinosaur Trail, from the intersection with Highway 9 and to beyond the Royal Tyrrell Museum, for a total of 16 km.
“We want to contribute to the community, so we’re thinking of activities that are community related,” said Luis Padilla, chairman of the DFC.
The DFC will be on the road from 9 a.m. until roughly 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 5.
Between 30 and 40 members will be helping out. The DFC is prepared, having purchased bags, gloves, and reflective vests.
All that needs to be ready is the weather.
“On Friday, they will call us if we can continue,” said Padilla. “If not, then we’ll go out on May 12.”
With all the volunteers on the road this weekend, motorists should be careful when travelling the highways.