North Okanagan groups mark World Water Day with beach cleanup
Global News
Two North Okanagan groups hosted a cleanup at Kal Beach, picking up garbage left behind on the shores that may contaminate the water.
Wednesday is World Water Day, a day that brings awareness to water accessibility and conservation.
As the spring weather settles in, Kal Beach in Coldstream, B.C., will start to see more people sinking their feet in the sand and before they do the Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) is reminding the public to keep the shoreline clean.
“Thought it’d be nice to have an event where we could celebrate having access to drinkable water and about maintaining our watershed, especially in the Okanagan where we have a drier climate,” said Rachelle Demetrick, RDNO water conservation utilities manager.
To mark World Water Day, the RDNO and Allan Brooks Nature Centre hosted a cleanup at the beach, picking up garbage left behind on the shores that may contaminate the water.
“We’re kind of teaching about that where all this stuff ends up and how it’s really important for us to keep our waterways clean,” said Alexis Olynyk
“Not just for the animals and the fish, of course, but also for ourselves because here in Vernon we do actually get our drinking water from Kalamalka Lake.”
The event invited people of all ages to do their part and some were excited about the opportunity to help the environment.
“We just like keeping the ecosystem clean and stuff,” said Grade 4 student Brooklyn Rosenberger.