4-H clubs to clean rural roadsides Saturday
Provincial infrastructure officials are warning motorists to be extra cautious Saturday while crews of volunteers clean the roadsides of Manitoba highways.
Manitoban 4-H clubs will send out young members in crews to roadsides across the province from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting. If it rains, crews will instead go out June 14.
The volunteers will wear safety vests and the areas being cleaned up will be marked by signage.
'Motorists are reminded to be aware of the added foot traffic alongside Manitoba's highways and roads, keep a safe distance between their vehicles and any traffic barriers, trucks, equipment and volunteers, slow down in marked cleanup areas and remove all distractions to ensure they are paying attention to the road,' the province said in a news release Friday.
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