We are well underway with the planning for this year's annual Wildwood Spring Cleanup. We need volunteers and trucks, so mark your calendars now. We shall meet as usual at the Community Hall the Saturday morning after the May long weekend (May 19th this year)l to scour all of Wildwood's back alleys removing the assorted debris and branches which have built up since last year. The City of Calgary has confirmed use of their large compactor trucks, but we'll need our usual contingent of trucks and volunteers to make this event go smoothly.

New this year is the Truck contest! Prizes for the oldest truck, the newest truck and the best decorated truck. So get your vehicles spruced up for some community action. Bring your coveralls and work gloves and join in! The event starts at 8am SHARP rain or shine and it's usually all done by noon. It's a great opportunity to meet your neighbours, enjoy some refreshments and help your community. As a reminder, we request Wildwood residents closely follow these guidelines in an effort to contain volumes and speed up this volunteer cleanup effort

- Major house/yard renovation debris (drywall, studs, broken concrete, sod, etc) is the homeowner's/contractor's responsibility to remove
- Please assist the volunteers by cutting tree clippings to a reasonable size and tying into bundles
- Do not leave out old paint and/or chemical containers. Instead, these should be taken directly to the 45th Street firehall on the designated Toxic Material Roundup Day (usually held each spring) or one of the four firehalls which take these hazardous materials on a year-round basis. If you leave them out, you will run the risk they will be left and perhaps be vandalized, causing damage to your property or your neighbours'.
- We will have a metal bin on site, but we can't take old fridges or freezers due to freon disposal regulations. Nor can we take old propane bottles unless the valves have first been removed. And please, no old tires as these cannot be compacted.
- Please have your items in the back alley prior to 8am Saturday, May 24, so you're not missed. Clearly mark any back alley treasures you may want to keep (old lumber, paving stones, etc.) as our volunteers are quite thorough.

It has also been suggested that we try to clean-up the garbage in the green spaces! We will provide plastic bags, gloves, the garbage trucks and refreshments. But we need someone to coordinate this and some walkers, nature lovers and dog walkers to come out on the clen up day. Please phone 244-5854 if you can help with this.

Contact Clive Watson if you have any questions at 244-5854.