A group of Yellowknife City staffers put their money where their mouths are last week as they took their lunch hour to clean up littler from downtown streets.
This is the third year for the project.
“The City of Yellowknife first introduced the ‘Green Team’ in 2017 and we are bringing it back to help keep the downtown clean!” stated Alison Harrower, communications and economic development officer for the city in an email. “The Green Team is madce up of city staff who volunteer their lunch hour every 2nd Tuesday, (throughout the summer) to picking up litter in Yellowknife’s downtown.”
Even the city’s top bureaucrat was more than happy to get involved.
Sheila Bassi-Kellett, Senior Administrative Officer, says it’s a worthwhile initiative and she’s pleaded to see staff volunteer.]
She adds however, that as a reformed smoker, she is frustrated by the number of cigarette butts left on city streets.