Shoreline Spotlight: Angela Riley
A Nova Scotian Ocean Warrior making a difference
Ocean Wise is excited to shine the spotlight on an incredible volunteer from Nova Scotia, Angela Riley, who completed dozens of beach cleanups in 2020 with t...
Citizen Science Informs Government ban of Single-Use Plastics
In 2020, oceans and freshwaters across Canada received great news. The federal government announced a ban on six types of single-use plastics, coming into effect in 2021. Part of the data used to inform this d...
Clean Shoreline Communities: municipalities as leaders in the fight against plastic pollution
Plastic
litter is a critical issue facing all of Canada's waterways in communities
across the country, from lakes and rivers to every ocean coastline. Unfortunately,
much of the plastic waste that ends up in t...
#TeamShoreline needs your help reaching one million citizens by September
We’ve missed you! After putting cleanups on hold for nearly four months,
the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup will relaunch on July 14th to
solo, household and small team cleanups. In March, the program asked ...
United for Shoreline
Teaming up to cleanup always makes for great results. When senior and executive leaders from Westminster Savings Credit Union and Prospera Credit Union met at the White Rock pier, they did not expect the amoun...
Cleaning Canada’s Shoreline: 2019 in Review
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
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
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...