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#ReallyHateLitter: Mayor of Coquitlam calls out litterbugs on social media

Mornings with Simi

English - April 03, 2019 18:21 - 6 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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The Mayor of Coquitlam is serious about keeping the city clean - and he wants litterbugs to know he’s on the lookout.

Mayor Richard Stewart took to Social Media yesterday after he watched a vehicle throw a bag of fast food garbage out the window right in front of him. He identified the car, and sent a message out to the driver. He said: “I will drop off your garbage and your full license plate number with Bylaw Enforcement; you can pick it up there, or they can deliver it to your home address (though they might have some paperwork for you.)”

Coquitlam is well-known for their hard stance on garbage: they cracked down when they introduced heftier fines for littering, graffiti and illegal dumping two years ago. The litterbug that Richard Stewart identified yesterday could be facing a fine of 250$.

City clerks across the Greater Vancouver Area commended the move: among them was Melissa De Genova, a Vancouver City Councillor representing the NPA.

Guest: Melissa De Genova

Vancouver City Councillor representing the NPA

The Mayor of Coquitlam is serious about keeping the city clean - and he wants litterbugs to know he’s on the lookout.


Mayor Richard Stewart took to Social Media yesterday after he watched a vehicle throw a bag of fast food garbage out the window right in front of him. He identified the car, and sent a message out to the driver. He said: “I will drop off your garbage and your full license plate number with Bylaw Enforcement; you can pick it up there, or they can deliver it to your home address (though they might have some paperwork for you.)”


Coquitlam is well-known for their hard stance on garbage: they cracked down when they introduced heftier fines for littering, graffiti and illegal dumping two years ago. The litterbug that Richard Stewart identified yesterday could be facing a fine of 250$.


City clerks across the Greater Vancouver Area commended the move: among them was Melissa De Genova, a Vancouver City Councillor representing the NPA.


Guest: Melissa De Genova


Vancouver City Councillor representing the NPA