Student garbage busters offer hope Students are pushing their vision of a cleaner Qualicum Beach.
The students, from Jodi Waters’ Grade 4 class at Qualicum Beach Elementary, took time out from class to report on their Garbage Busters club, and try to convince council to help them take it to the next level.
In a joint presentation that saw each student read a few lines from their proposal, the students gave a brief history of their club, showed off a donated garbage can they painted and urged councillors to expand a garbage can painting program to other schools in the area.
The can was given to the class by the municipality after the students mentioned it would be a good idea to make garbage cans more attractive. Their proposal called on council to donate one garbage can every year to a school in the area, which would then be responsible for painting it in a theme of environmental issues or gardens.
The cans, once painted, would be displayed during the Communities in Bloom celebration and then taken back to the schools to be used.
“It kind of reminds us of the painted whales, bears and now eagles that are scattered around Vancouver and Victoria,” a student said.
The students want to create a partnership with both council and the Communities in Bloom committee in order to make their dream come true.
Qualicum Beach Mayor Teunis Westbroek called the plan “a great idea,” but stressed it would have to be debated by council before any answer could be given.
“What a great way to celebrate Earth Day,” Westbroek said in an interview.
“For those kids to come in gives me great hope. That council meeting was the best I ever had.
“It made my day — made my year.”
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