Sat, Sep 20 2008 - Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup (View Original Event Details)

Event Coordinator(s): Jennifer D, Marg
Participants:Fang R, Greg B, Corinna M, Janet, Marg, David Meisner, Michael S, Tracy B, Leslie N, Christine W, Karen P, Jasna Silva, Andrea R, Ian G, Véronique P, Lynda, Colleen W, Barbara B, Jennifer D, Michael K, Jacqueline L, Merridy M, Kim G, Jennifer M, Leah S, Rene' D, Phill S, Neva P


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Write Up:
Once again I'm in awe of the commitment of our Calgary Outdoor Club members to the protection and preservation of the environment around us. Yay for you! Thank you to everyone who came out today - we pulled out such a lot of trash and it feels so good to know we have left that small area in way better shape than we found it. Thank goodness for a big group - we were all kept busy. A bunch of us finished up at the Kensington Pub, what a great little place for apres-event refreshments. Hope to see you all again next year :)

A few highlights of the trash collected and recorded:
1770 cigarette butts
185 cigar tips
224 food wrappers/containers
34 plastic beverage containers
45 glass beverage bottles
51 beverage cans
48 items of clothing
5 syringes (yikes!)
Unusual items: ironing board, a very rusted old horseshoe, & firehose.