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Cleaning Canada’s Shoreline: 2019 in Review

December 17, 2019

An outstanding number of Canadians of all ages took to their shorelines in support of healthy waterways this year. The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup saw record-breaking numbers of cleanups happening from co...

Shoreline Spotlight: Site Coordinator Tackles Litter on Foot and Flotilla

November 26, 2019

Shoreline Cleanup

When a passion for waterways mixes with the determination to take action, amazing things can happen. Hamilton, Ontario resident Lee Brubacher had never organized a shoreline cleanup before, but this September ...

What a Summer! Reconnecting Toronto to Shorelines

November 18, 2019

Shoreline Cleanup

If you were in Toronto this summer, you may have been lucky enough to meet two summer educators of the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. Brad Staite and Connor Thompson, took to the community each week to enga...

Shoreline cleanups happen everywhere – even in the Arctic!

November 5, 2019

Shoreline Cleanup

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The students collected nearly 20kg of waste during their cleanups! What kind of litter is on an arctic shoreline? Plastic pollution in the ocean is ubiquitous it appears even in the most remote arctic regio...

Vancouver’s First Zero-Waste Grocery Store

June 18, 2018

Shoreline Cleanup

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As a marine biologist, Brianne Miller knows all too well the threat that plastic poses to ocean health and aquatic animals. Feeling discouraged by the amount of packaging and plastic generated from her visits t...

A Shoreline Cleanup for Every Team

May 1, 2018

Shoreline Cleanup

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For its 25-year anniversary, the Great Canadian Shoreline is celebrating with a special monthly Cleanup Challenge. This spring, summer and fall, we'll challenge different teams to lead the way for shorelines. F...

Giving New Life to Litter

April 22, 2018

Shoreline Cleanup

In honour of Earth Day, the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup and Ocean Legacy are launching a new shoreline litter drop-off location at Ocean Wise's Vancouver Aquarium. Not only will this new drop-off location...

Shoreline Spotlight: Nicole (Shao Ching) Tseng

September 8, 2017

Shoreline Cleanup

We love hearing from Shoreline Cleanup volunteers across the country, especially when those cleanups celebrate local collaborations that bring community members closer together. We caught up with Nicole (Shao C...

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