Cleaning up sharps has become a concern in the tri-community. As the snow melted this spring, people were finding discarded sharps left behind on the street, in parks and even in playgrounds. The Pas Bear Clan Patrol has been diligently responding to all calls received about discarded sharps being found and needing to be disposed of.
There are times when The Pas Bear Clan Patrol receive multiple calls a day to come pick up discarded sharps left in public areas. These calls have been coming in steadily.
A troubling and recent incident that The Pas Bear Clan Patrol responded to involved a four year old child running around with a used and discarded sharp that had blood and was chasing other children in an attempt to try and poke them with it. The post indicated that it was reported the child had also been sucking on part of the sharp.
“Lately we’ve been getting an influx of calls to pick up sharps found in the tri-community,” said The Pas Bear Clan Patrol Member Linda Michelle.