Strawberry

This half term, I took my three youngest to our "local" attractions - we went to Hollingworth Lake near to us for a cycle round.... I spent the entire time saying mind that dog poo!!!! watch where you are cycling etc etc and couldn't help but notice all the bins were overflowing and it was quite depressing. Then we went to Heaton Park near Manchester the next day, we were soo disappointed again at the amount of dog cr@p and the amount of litter was horrendous - it was really awful - why do us brits not look after our nature areas and parks. I am so looking forward to our recce in summer to Vancouver and Okanagan and hope when we are there I will not be spending my time dodging the dog poo and cringing at the amount of litter!!!!

mayersanna

Hi that's one thing that we did notice and people have commented on our photos of how clean every where is. The facilities are there and used, but I think there have stricter litter laws enforced, which should be done here in the UK.

MB-Realtor

I don't know about stricter litter laws, I think people here are just less inclined to leave their litter around in Parks. Plus there always seems to be a litter bin fairly close in the more populated parts of a Park.

Piff Poff

Oh there are plenty of people around here that don't bother picking up their dog poo and I'm not just talking about at the dog park either. It's disgusting and irresponsible.:curse:

I think, where litter is concerned it's more about the wildlife, especially in bear country. Also it does help that the litter bins are emptied regularly, so there is somewhere to put the litter. Mind you this time of year everywhere looks really scraggy, when the snow disappears there will be community litter pick ups and the place will look a whole lot tidier.

MikeUK

Topic of the morning on the local radio for the beaches here in the GTA

I think we just have much more goose poo, so on first sight the dog poo looks less

act1980

I visited Toronto last year and I have to say that I thought it was spotless compared to over here! That's the city so I am sure parks just outside cities are even cleaner!

zippadydoda

We couldn't get over how clean and tidy Canada was when we came for our Recci in August. I was so grateful that i could take my three year old daughter to the playparks to use the swings etc and she was able to fully enjoy herself without having to dodge the smashed beer bottles!

We left sunny Cheshire on 5th February to begin our new life in Alberta. Just before we left I called into my local supermarket for some bits and bobs.
It was raining (that real fine stuff that wets you through) and there were two council bods on their hands and knees trying to scrape up all the chewing gum that was stuck like glue to the pavevement( an endless task).

It's such a shame that there is such a lack of respect now in England. and as always is the case,:curse: the mindless minority spoil it for the majority.

Cassie 10000

People still litter in Canada.

I also see Dog Poo here as well and some graffiti so please don't think it is perfect here.

The one thing that really gets to me is the empty Timmys cartons left on the shelves in shops. They can carry them around all over when they are full but once empty, lets leave them....... anywhere.

Strawberry

yea, we live in a little "town" and it has a small park, the Council decided to build a skate park for the teenagers to stop them hanging around the little ones play area, so what do you think happened.

My 14 year old went down with his mates and skate boards and bikes only to find p**ssed up 17/18 year olds hanging around it intimidating the younger teenagers................, and smashed bottles and cigarette butts strewn around the place......anyway he couldnt play there with his mates so they all came back to mine, kicked a footie about for a while in the street until the old wrinklies who have grown up long gone kids shouted at them all to go away........... heyho who'd be 14 again

What I want for my lot is to be able to go somewhere and be a kid, - to have room to flippin breathe................

Thats my grumble for the day...

Cassie 10000

One of the problems with England is the place is over built and no one has there personal space anymore.

Houses are built so close together that in England we all used to annoy each other.

Any green space is built on. In Canada its so vast and they don't seem to have that problem.

Its funny, I was told the teenagers don't hang around on the streets here much in Alberta because its either too bloody cold or too hot

dbd33

How then do you account for Mississauga?

Strawberry

hanging around on streets is what teenagers do ha, we were all one once,,,, but some of the older ones can be very intimidating especially with the alcohol in them...!!! - sometimes I think teenagers get a bad press but half the time they only have themselves to blame.. What teenager with an ounce of respect would smash their empty beer bottles on a young childrens play area - that sort of thing I dont think we ever did as a teen. anyway thats another grumble definitely no more coming....

Cassie 10000

I have no idea where that is

I may have to google.

Strawberry

me either....

Cassie 10000

That's nothing. Read this and Clitheroe was a lovely place to live.

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