14th Annual Roadside
Cleanup - May 2021
The Annual Three Lakes (Osprey, Link, & Chain) road side cleanup was done on May 29 with 25 volunteers signing up and cleaning area highway, roads, campsites, trails..... 1000 pounds of metal and trash weighed at Princeton land fill.....at least half recycled.
A huge thank you to all the volunteers working hard to make our community cleaner and safer! Here is hoping when we do the Lakeside clean up in September 11, we can get together for a group picture........stay safe,...be kind.
Cleanup - May 2021
The Annual Three Lakes (Osprey, Link, & Chain) road side cleanup was done on May 29 with 25 volunteers signing up and cleaning area highway, roads, campsites, trails..... 1000 pounds of metal and trash weighed at Princeton land fill.....at least half recycled.
A huge thank you to all the volunteers working hard to make our community cleaner and safer! Here is hoping when we do the Lakeside clean up in September 11, we can get together for a group picture........stay safe,...be kind.
13th Annual Roadside
Cleanup - May 2020
Seventeen hardy residents worked all morning of May 23, picking up trash along all the community roads. Thanks to Cindy and Paul for hosting.
Cleanup - May 2020
Seventeen hardy residents worked all morning of May 23, picking up trash along all the community roads. Thanks to Cindy and Paul for hosting.
12th Annual Roadside
Cleanup - May 2019
Again the community came together to make it a clean, better place for everyone. 30 local residents spent the morning of May 25, 2019 walking along the local roads picking up "other people's" discards. 550 kg of garbage was picked up, which included a few soggy mattresses and a couple of steel bars. The chilli and buns with cookies and cake chaser was a hit after. And the rain even held off until they finished.
Cleanup - May 2019
Again the community came together to make it a clean, better place for everyone. 30 local residents spent the morning of May 25, 2019 walking along the local roads picking up "other people's" discards. 550 kg of garbage was picked up, which included a few soggy mattresses and a couple of steel bars. The chilli and buns with cookies and cake chaser was a hit after. And the rain even held off until they finished.
11th Annual Roadside Cleanup - May 2018
Another successful roadside clean up by 18 local residents. They spent the morning of May 26, 2018 walking along the local roads and again there was bits of the oddest things people had tossed from their vehicles.
Another successful roadside clean up by 18 local residents. They spent the morning of May 26, 2018 walking along the local roads and again there was bits of the oddest things people had tossed from their vehicles.
9th Annual Roadside Cleanup - May 2016
A large group of volunteers came out to Tellier's on Saturday May 28 for the Friends of Osprey Lake Cleanup. This year we dedicated the cleanup in the memory of a long time resident Jack Brock who was killed in a bicycle accident in Melaque, Mexico on Thursday March 24, 2016. Jack always volunteered in our cleanups and while he was in Mexico he could be seen daily riding his bike with his 5 gallon white bucket picking up garbage. Today you will see other residents there picking up garbage from in front of their houses, businesses and many getting their own trash barrels. To the locals he was known as "The Big Gringo" who picked up the trash. Ride on Jack!
Over 700 pounds of trash and recyclables were collected by volunteers who covered over 40 kilometers of roadway, 7 kilometers of the Trans-Canada Trail, all boat accesses on Osprey and Link Lake plus the two forestry campsites. We scoured the roadsides from the Thirsk Lake Dam to the west Bankeir border near Siwash Rd. Volunteers walked, rode bicycles and used motorized vehicles to gather the litter.
We would like to thank the Similkameen Spotlight for mentioning "The Friends of Osprey Lake" in a recent editorial. Many kudos also go to the volunteers who participated and our donors. Donors include the City of Princeton for waiving landfill fees, Argo Maintenance who supplied heavy duty garbage bags, Osprey Lake Ratepayers Association providing web advertising, and Bob and Joanice Sweeney for their financial contribution. Finally we recognize the effort and volunteer time of the drivers who delivered the trash to the landfill.
Our community is proud of our area and we keep it safe and clean for all to enjoy!
- Greg and Terry Tellier
A large group of volunteers came out to Tellier's on Saturday May 28 for the Friends of Osprey Lake Cleanup. This year we dedicated the cleanup in the memory of a long time resident Jack Brock who was killed in a bicycle accident in Melaque, Mexico on Thursday March 24, 2016. Jack always volunteered in our cleanups and while he was in Mexico he could be seen daily riding his bike with his 5 gallon white bucket picking up garbage. Today you will see other residents there picking up garbage from in front of their houses, businesses and many getting their own trash barrels. To the locals he was known as "The Big Gringo" who picked up the trash. Ride on Jack!
Over 700 pounds of trash and recyclables were collected by volunteers who covered over 40 kilometers of roadway, 7 kilometers of the Trans-Canada Trail, all boat accesses on Osprey and Link Lake plus the two forestry campsites. We scoured the roadsides from the Thirsk Lake Dam to the west Bankeir border near Siwash Rd. Volunteers walked, rode bicycles and used motorized vehicles to gather the litter.
We would like to thank the Similkameen Spotlight for mentioning "The Friends of Osprey Lake" in a recent editorial. Many kudos also go to the volunteers who participated and our donors. Donors include the City of Princeton for waiving landfill fees, Argo Maintenance who supplied heavy duty garbage bags, Osprey Lake Ratepayers Association providing web advertising, and Bob and Joanice Sweeney for their financial contribution. Finally we recognize the effort and volunteer time of the drivers who delivered the trash to the landfill.
Our community is proud of our area and we keep it safe and clean for all to enjoy!
- Greg and Terry Tellier
