B.C. govt. to spend $200K on homeless encampment cleanup in Chilliwack
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CHILLIWACK — The B.C. government announced Wednesday afternoon (Mar. 8) that it will provide $200,000 to the Fraser Valley Regional District to create a fund to help cleanup efforts such as covering the tipping fees for refuse, removal of destroyed vehicles or rental of containers to remove debris.
In a news release, Chilliwack-Kent MLA Kelli Paddon heralded the news as a way of protecting sensitive environmental areas along the Chilliwack River.
“We’re investing in this cleanup to ensure that the sensitive environmental areas of the Chilliwack River shores are kept in a natural state and that there is no litter or waste for the high waters of spring runoff to pick up,” said Kelli Paddon, MLA for Chilliwack-Kent. “We appreciate the local efforts of volunteer groups who have been a great asset in keeping these areas clean, but we know we need to do more.”
In recent months, volunteers from several groups have come together to remove the abandoned belongings and hazardous materials left along the Chilliwack River. To further support the cleanup, the B.C. government is providing $200,000 to the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) to fund cleanup efforts such as covering the tipping fees for refuse, removal of destroyed vehicles or rental of containers to remove debris.
