Letter to the Editor:
Our front lawn along Highway 7 has Tim Horton cups tossed out car windows much too often.
Turnoffs all the way to Halifax are full of the same cups. Each time you pass the areas, it is quite despicable to see.
Could there be a returnable fee on Timmy’s cups, as there is on cans and bottles? Even three or five cents would help.
If a witness could report the license number of someone littering, the RCMP could fine the culprit polluting our roads; that would be helpful as well.
Tim Horton’s must help in some way!
Donna Andersen
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