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Going for the green
City hall works with residents to clean up streets by Traci Miltenberger
NNSL (July 25/97) - It may sound overly bureaucratic, but it's just one way the city is sharing responsibility for the environment, says Patti Murray, program manager for community services for the city of Yellowknife.
Murray is referring to the Adopt-a-Street program, now in its second year of operation.
Twenty-four participants are now involved in the program, which gives back to the community in the form of a cleaner place to live.
"There's a pride element involved," Murray said. "It allows for stewardship in the community."
The Territorial Treatment Centre is one of those participants.
Centre spokesperson Laura Johns says the treatment centre became involved in the program "to teach the kids responsibility for the community."
"The kids are really into it," Johns says.
The centre has been involved with the program since April 1996. Their cleanup area is Olexin Park.
Any citizen, group of citizens, public services group or office can adopt a street, block, park, site, trail, sub-division or neighborhood and be responsible for the general cleanliness.
Any group participating in the program receives support from the Environmental Action Committee.
The initial seven groups that registered in the program have been honored by having a sign with the group's name on it erected on their clean-up area.
A monthly city newsletter publishes the names of program participants and the mayor sends participating groups a letter of recognition.
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