Volunteers cleaning up marine debris from a remote and otherwise pristine area on the west coast of Vancouver Island say they are overwhelmed by what they've found. Just a few days into the two-week mission, volunteers with Clayoquot Cleanup have collected far more trash then expected from the shorelines of Clayoquot Sound, said founder Josh Temple. "We anticipated that there would be in the neighbourhood of 200 to 300 tonnes of debris in Clayoquot Sound. Volunteers with Clayoquot Cleanup started combing the shorelines of the region on June 1. "The government hasn't created mechanisms to get funding to help contribute to dealing with marine debris."

Source: CBC News June 07, 2017 00:56 UTC