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Letter: Cigarettes discarded near high fire risk sign horrifies Port Moody resident

Writer claims they found little black burn marks nearby a stretch of Bedwell Bay Road they were cleaning up.
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Bedwell Bay Road leads into Belcarra Regional Park, which includes popular destinations like Sasamat Lake and White Pine Beach.

The Editor:

I’ve recently "adopted" a stretch of Bedwell Bay Road in Port Moody.

I pick up litter that people throw from their cars on their way to and from Sasamat Lake/White Pine Beach.

I’ve been horrified by the number of fresh cigarette butts at the side of the road every week during the current dry spell.

I found one today (Oct. 9) that had left a little black burn mark in the dry grass it had fallen into.

There is a big sign just before my section that indicates that the fire risk is high.

What else is necessary to get people to stop doing this?

- Cathy Morton, Port Moody