MOTORISTS: Watch for volunteers cleaning roadsides today

Cochrane motorists are being asked to drive with extra care this Saturday, May 3, as the annual province-wide highway cleanup gets underway.

The campaign runs from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will see more than 12,000 volunteers, including 8,000 children from 4H Clubs, Junior Forest Wardens, and other youth groups, picking up litter along provincial highways.

Participants will be clearly visible in safety vests, and caution posters will be placed near cleanup zones.

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Mounties are urging drivers to slow down and watch for pedestrians in marked areas.

Increased patrols will also be out in force to monitor traffic and prevent speeding.

If weather disrupts Saturday’s cleanup, a backup date is set for May 10.