Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup – Ocean Wise's AquaBlog

Interview with Shoreline Cleanup Site Coordinator Jana Sneep

January 14, 2019

There is no better way to understand the joy and sense of accomplishment you feel from a Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup than to experience it firsthand, but how can you share this feeling with others? Site Co...

Green Up Your Holiday Season

Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

December 10, 2018

Education, Shoreline Cleanup

Our homes and neighbourhoods are all decked out in the season’s festive finery. While this time of year is cozy and jolly, there is a downside to all the glitter and lights. During the holidays we tend to accum...

A life-changing expedition to Ecuador

Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

December 5, 2018

Education, Shoreline Cleanup

One year ago, I went on a life-changing expedition to Ecuador and spent five weeks in the Andes Mountains, the Amazon Rainforest and the Galapagos Islands. Organized through the University of Toronto, I spent t...

Taking the Office Outdoors

Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

November 27, 2018

Education, Shoreline Cleanup

Matthew Zarmati, Corporate Social Responsibility Coordinator for Loblaw Companies Limited, is one of our Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup champions and a leader in the workplace. He has encouraged thousands of...

Ocean Wise® Wins Pollution Probe Award

Ocean Wise

November 23, 2018

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The annual Pollution Probe Gala, called Living in the Plastic Age, calls attention to the crisis of plastic pollution on our planet. Pollution Probe has chosen to highlight Plastic Wise, an Ocean Wise initiativ...

The Golden and Green Girls

Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

November 5, 2018

Education, Shoreline Cleanup

Avneet and Ramneek Dhunna are twin sisters and inspiring high school students from Surrey, BC that are taking a stand against shoreline litter. This dynamic duo is showing how easy it is to make a change by lea...

It’s Campus Cleanup Month!

Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

October 3, 2018

Shoreline Cleanup

It is estimated that by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean. Plastic pollution isn’t only an ocean issue – at least 80 per cent of the plastic in our oceans originates on land, including park...

Scouts on the Shoreline

Ocean Wise

September 27, 2018

Shoreline Cleanup

For some, shoreline cleanups become an annual tradition that they look forward to every year. Scout Canada Leader, Henry Starzynski, started leading shoreline cleanups with his Ottawa 72nd group 12 years ago. F...

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