NEWS RELEASE
CITY OF BARRIE
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It is officially spring, and the snow is starting to melt away revealing the litter that was behind over the winter. It’s time to get outside and help clean up your community. Registration is now open for the annual Spring into Clean events, which take place April 20 to 22.
Saturday, April 21, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Waterfront Cleanup Day (Heritage Park)
Friends, family and neighbours are encouraged to come out and clean up Barrie's waterfront area. Supplies will be provided, as well as beverages and snacks by Tim Hortons. Registration is not required for the Waterfront Cleanup Day.
April 21 and 22: Community Cleanup Days
All residents are encouraged to register to clean up a local public space such as a park, ravine, trail or neighbourhood park. Registrations can be submitted online, individually or as a group. By registering, you will receive the official Spring into Clean collection bags, which will ensure that the garbage you pick up is collected on Monday, April 23.
Friday, April 20: Student Participation Day
The City encourages students to clean up their property and adjacent parklands. Schools that register will receive enough garbage bags and gloves for each student participant to help clean up their yard and surrounding areas.
April 20 to 22: Corporate Cleanup Days
This is a call to all businesses in Barrie to register to clean up a local public space such as a park, ravine, trail or neighbourhood park. Registrations can be submitted online, individually or as a group.
A Spring into Clean flag raising ceremony will take place at City Hall on April 16 at 11:30 a.m. with Mayor Jeff Lehman, staff and community members.
Spring into Clean is sponsored by Tim Hortons and garbage collection is donated by Waste Connections of Canada. The Spring Into Clean events coincide with Earth Week and are designed to clean up our community, while raising levels of environmental awareness and social responsibility.
Last year, the events saw 19,141 participants collect over 7.5 tonnes of litter across 159,328 sq. meters of the City.
For more information and to register, click here. The deadline to register is April 6, 2018.
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