Trashed and abandoned vehicles are a common sight around 91大黄鸭鈥檚 forestry services roads, says the founder of the Okanagan Forest Task Force.
A blue truck was found at the bottom of Postill Lake Road Sunday by the OFTF, leaking oil and other fluids into a nearby creek.
Kane Blake, of the OFTF, said members find about two or three abandoned vehicles a month on cleanup searches.
鈥淭here鈥檚 nothing you can find in the bush now that wouldn鈥檛 surprise me. Other than finding a plane or a tank, it wouldn鈥檛 surprise me,鈥� he said.
Blake listed Gillard Forest Service Road as another bad location for dumping. The OFTF pulled 13 tonnes of garbage out of six kilometres of road, he said.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a never-ending battle. Every cleanup we do, you can go back a week later and you would never know (we cleaned it.)鈥�
He鈥檚 calling on the province to have stiffer laws for illegal dumping since the cycle continues, even after local media attention. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 care if it鈥檚 yard waste or a vehicle, it should all be treated the same.鈥�
He wishes there is a ban on glass bottles in the forestry areas, as the glass left behind can cause a forest fire, he said.
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