'It's a shame': Bedeque woman organizes cleanup after garbage dumped on beach

Stretches of sand, red cliffs and Indian Head lighthouse makean ideal beach vista buta pile of garbage has spoiled the view.

BobbiChettlelives near McCallum'sPoint in Bedeque, P.E.I.,and comes to the beach at least once a week.

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Now, she's trying to clean upthe mess of garbage she says was dumped there.

'That's terrible'

Chettle said she discovered the pile of trash when a friendcame to visit andshe brought them to McCallum's Point.

"We got to the top of the cliff and I looked down and I [saw]all the garbage piled up there and I just thought 'that's terrible,'"she said.

It's more than just your typical litter of coffee cups and paper bags.

A tire, car seats and a laundry basket are just some of thethings found on the sand.

"Why would you travel all this way to dump that kind of stuff on the beach?" saidChettle.

'Take better care of our beaches'

Chettle said that, as an Islander, she feels responsible for taking care of the place she loves and that's why she's decided to take it upon herself to clean the mess.

"I think it's a shame. As Islanders we need to take better care of our beaches. I think it falls on all of us to do our part and clean up what we leave behind," she said.

"This is a local beach. We don't have to travel very far to enjoy it so we should take care of it."

Chettlesaid she'sreached out on social media for some volunteers and already has enough help to get the job done.

All that's left now, she said, isfinding someone with a pickup truck to haul the garbageaway. Chettlesaid she willcover the dumping costs.

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