Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup – Ocean Wise's AquaBlog

Shoreline Spotlight: Site Coordinator Tackles Litter on Foot and Flotilla

November 26, 2019

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

Ocean Wise

November 18, 2019

Aquablog, 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!

Ocean Wise

November 5, 2019

Aquablog, Shoreline Cleanup

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...

Interview with Shoreline Cleanup Site Coordinator Jana Sneep

Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

January 14, 2019

Education, Shoreline Cleanup

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

Education, Ocean Wise, Research - Plastics, Research Initiative - Microplastics, Research Initiative - Plastics Lab, Research Initiative - Plastics Lab, Research Initiative - PollutionTracker

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...

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