City staff help wrap up Pitch-In Week

Kiley Bear, communications manager for the city, said the Thursday morning cleanup work provided a good opportunity for staff.

“It’s nice to have city hall get engaged and have employees come out and do their part and be part of the community and do a little bit of clean up,” she said.

Bear said people who went out this year noticed there was not as much to pick up in the downtown.

“You know this year we had people coming back saying that it wasn’t too bad out there, which is really encouraging to hear,” she said adding 20 bags of garbage were collected.

Coun.Tara Lennox-Zepp was on hand Thursday morning and helped municipal staff with the effort. Lennox-Zepp said the week is important for her.

“When a place looks good, then people feel good about the space,” she said. “I hear really great things from residents in the area and business owners thanking volunteers for putting in the time to come and make this a more beautiful space.”

Lennox-Zepp said right now is an exciting time for the downtown area with the new University of Saskatchewan campus set to open in 2020 and the Prince Albert Police Service acquiring the old Conexus building.

“That will really give a huge facelift to the downtown,” she said.

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by Michael Joel-Hansen

City staff help wrap up Pitch-In Week

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