UPDATED July 29th, 8:00 am – see below for details.
Mr. Mike Thome, Executive Director, Edmonton District Soccer Association
Dear Mr. Thome,
On Wednesday evening, July 27, I set out for one of my favorite activities in the City of Edmonton – a run in our River Valley. My preferred route takes me past the City fields on 84st between the Archdiocese and McNally High School. As I set out on my run, a senior men’s soccer game was just wrapping up on the southern-most field – a field known as Forest Heights #1. It was a lovely night, and it was wonderful to see people out enjoying the parkland and to see many family members watching the end of the game and enjoying the wonderful view of the City skyline. I doubt there is a better view from any soccer field in the City.
By the time I returned from my run, everyone had packed up and gone their separate ways, but unfortunately had not taken with them some of what they brought to the game. I stopped to pick up:
- over 40 individual pieces and balls of tape;
- three empty water bottles;
- multiple plastic wrappers from the tops of Gatorade/Powerade bottles;
- cardboard packaging from Umbro soccer socks;
- A can of Deep Woods Off (recommended by Bob Izumi, who I am sure would prefer it be disposed of appropriately).
All of this was in the bench areas, each of which is conveniently equipped with a garbage can.