The annual Great Canadian Shoreline Clean-up will take place in Richmond this weekend at Iona Beach Regional Park.
In 2015 so far, nearly 50,000 Canadians have registered to clean more than 1,600 shorelines through the country as part of a conservation initiative by the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre and WWF-Canada.
The public clean-up and celebration event at Iona Beach on Saturday, Sept. 19 is one of several taking place across Canada in an effort to keep our lakes, rivers, streams and oceans clean and healthy.
To find a site to clean up or more information, visit www.ShorelineCleanup.ca.
If you plan to go to the Iona Beach event by car, parking is limited, so there will be a free shuttle bus running between Templeton Station and Iona Beach.
If you’re arriving by public transit, take the YVR train on the Canada Line and exit at Templeton Station, where you can jump on the shuttle bus. Registration and the clean-up starts at 10 a.m., with the results, closing speeches and prizes at around 12:15 p.m., followed by lunch.
Mary Polack, B.C.’s Minister of Environment, will be at the event. For more information, go to www.ShorelineCleanup.ca.
