Aug 28, 2013 - 6 years ago
By Supply Post
Imagine crossing Canada
three times end to end
— between Vancouver,
B.C. to St. John’s, N.L.
That distance — 21,775
kilometers — is about the
length of shorelines in this
country cleaned throughout
the 20-year history of
the Great Canadian Shoreline
Cleanup.
After summer recreation,
the Great Canadian
Shoreline Cleanup is an
ideal chance for everyone
to make a difference
in their communities by
cleaning shorelines of potentially
harmful litter. This
fall, the communities will
come together to keep their
local lakes and rivers clean
and healthy for everyone,
including the wildlife
and people who depend
on them. Since 1994, the
Great Canadian Shoreline
Cleanup has mobilized
over 500,000 individuals
across Canada to take action
keeping our waters
healthy for the wildlife and
communities that depend
on them.
By removing shoreline
litter from waterways, participants
in the Great Canadian
Shoreline Cleanup
are helping prevent animal
entanglement, water contamination
and dangers for
water-based activities such
as boating and swimming.
Over its history, the Great
Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
has helped to remove
approximately 1.2 million
kilograms of shoreline litter
— the approximate weight
of 259 school buses.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary
this fall, the Great
Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
is a joint conservation
initiative between Vancouver
Aquarium and WWF. It
is the largest direct-action
conservation initiative in
Canada. This fall’s Great
Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
will take place from
September 21-29, 2013.
You can get involved in
your very own community
by adopting a local shoreline
as a site coordinator,
or by volunteering with an
existing cleanup. Registering
is easy, visit Shoreline
Cleanup.ca.
Shoreline cleanups can
happen along the edge of
any body of water - rivers,
ponds, lakes, beaches and
anywhere else where land
and water meet. This year,
the Vancouver Aquarium
and WWF are aiming to
have over 64,000 Canadians
participate in the Great
Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
- and we hope you’ll be
one of them.
“CPIA is very proud
to be a site sponsor of the
Great Canadian Shoreline
Cleanup” says Carol Hochu,
President and CEO, CPIA.
“This national conservation
effort is a great chance for
everyone to get involved
and play an important role
in keeping our rivers and
lakes healthy for our community
and the plants and
animals that rely on our waters
for survival.”
“Shoreline litter does
more than mar the beauty
of our ecosystems; it puts
wildlife and people at risk.
The impact of shoreline litter
is far-reaching,” says
Cathy Cirko, Vice President,
CPIA. “The good
news is that through the
Shoreline Cleanup, there is
something we can do to be
part of the solution.”