Taking out the trash

an Hicks from ILJ Ventures Ltd. picks up an abandoned vehicle during a cleanup of garbage.

Dec. 15, 2016 2:00 p.m.
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Ian Hicks from ILJ Ventures Ltd. picks up an abandoned vehicle during a cleanup of garbage off Bond Lake Road near Williams Lake. Volunteers cleared away all of the mess after resident Kyle Deakin put out a call for help to the community.

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