WAVERLEY: A stream/brook located just off Highway 118 near the Silversides subdivision in Waverley is a little less polluted—for the time being—thanks to three youngsters.
Abi, Martha, and Brody Beaton all came together to spend a nice afternoon outside as a family during the COVID19 lockdown, picking up the litter that landed in a heavy flowing/stream located just off their home’s property in Silversides.
“It was all Abi’s idea to do the cleanup,” said proud mom Julie. “Earth day had just passed, and Abi was thinking about how she could help.
“Abi encouraged all of us to grab a bag.”
And with the encouragement of eleven-year-old Abi, a Grade 5 student at Waverley Memorial School, off they went, with Martha, a Grade 2 student at WMES; and Brody, who is in Grade 8 at G.P. Vanier Junior High, and mom right behind.
“This garbage was directly from the highway,” said Julie.
What they found in the stream/brook was a bit disappointing.
“We found car parts, tons of cans all the way at the base of the stream,” said Julie. “Absolutely unbelievable and unnecessary.”
The four filled four full garbage bags with washer fluid; pop cans; plastic bags; fast food garbage, among the litter they picked up.
Julie said Abi, Martha, and Brody were all immensely proud of themselves. As was mom.
“This was an amazing feeling as a mom to know that your children care so much,” she said. “They took their own Sunday to pick up other people’s garbage and recyclables.”
