304 Pounds Of Trash Collected on Harbour Avenue along Fraser River on World Clean-Up Day MISSION, Sept 22,:
On World Cleanup Day, members of the Dawoodi Bohra community of Vancouver gathered at the main road on Harbour Avenue along the Fraser River to tackle the waste problem. Volunteers of all ages came from Burnaby, Surrey, Abbotsford and Maple Ridge in BC and picked up over 300 of garbage.
The Dawoodi Bohras spent over two hours picking up waste, including plastic and other trash that had been dumped by the road. The initiative was undertaken in collaboration with Mission Environmental Stewardship Society, whose vision is to “Keep Mission Beautiful” and to help stop littering and dumping. Executive Director Michele Chapman said, “The Mission Environmental Stewardship Society was happy to partner with the Vancouver Dawoodi Bohra community in an initiative to clean up the harbour area along the Fraser River in Mission today. It is great to see engaged community members of all ages and from different towns working together to help us pick up 304 pounds of litter and dumped furniture. We look forward to collaborating with the community in future endeavors.”
Locals also stopped by, with one commenting that it was nice to see their city being cleaned up and another expressing surprise that “out of towners” were doing the job. One of the locals also said that he would be happy to help next time.
The leader of the Dawoodi Bohra Community of Vancouver, Huzeifa Aftab, said “Caring for the environment is a key goal for the Dawoodi Bohra Community worldwide and is part of our global Project Rise initiative that includes helping to keep our planet clean and safe. The Dawoodi Bohras of Vancouver are a small part of a bigger worldwide initiative and are enthusiastic about keeping the environment free of waste.”
