TORONTO, ONTARIO and VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/19/11 — This release corrects and replaces the release that was disseminated at 7:00 AM ET on Wednesday, August 17.
Please note that Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup–s recent media release on Canada–s cleanest and dirtiest shorelines is based on data from the 2010 Shoreline Cleanup. In this release, Sydenham Lake was identified as the shoreline in Canada where the most litter was collected. More specifically, it was Millhaven Creek, a long untended area of the Sydenham Lake watershed, where the greatest kilograms per kilometer of litter was collected, which included a car that was pulled from the creek. We apologize for any confusion this has caused.
The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup would like to thank the students and teachers who cleaned Millhaven Creek in 2010. Their hard work and dedication has helped to make the Sydenham Lake watershed healthier for everyone.
The complete and corrected release follows.
Where are some of Canada–s cleanest and dirtiest shorelines? The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, presented by Loblaw Companies Limited, today released a list of its most and least littered shorelines across Canada, based on results from the 2010 cleanup. The list shows that Canada–s shorelines need some help. To make your favourite shoreline clean and healthy for the communities and wildlife that depend on it, register today for this year–s Shoreline Cleanup, September 17 to 25, at .
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The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, presented by Loblaw Companies Limited is also supported by The Home Depot Canada Foundation and Molson Canadian Red Leaf Project as national sponsors, and in Ontario, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.
About the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, presented by Loblaw Companies Limited, is one of the largest direct action conservation programs in Canada. A conservation initiative of the Vancouver Aquarium and WWF, the Shoreline Cleanup aims to promote understanding of shoreline litter issues by engaging Canadians to rehabilitate shoreline areas through cleanups. .
About the Vancouver Aquarium
The Vancouver Aquarium is a global leader in connecting people to our natural world, and a self-supporting, non-profit association dedicated to effecting the conservation of aquatic life through display and interpretation, research and direct action. .
About WWF
WWF is creating solutions to the most serious conservation challenges facing our planet, helping people and nature thrive. .
About Loblaw Companies Limited
Loblaw Companies Limited, a subsidiary of George Weston Limited, is Canada–s largest food retailer and a leading provider of drugstore, general merchandise and financial products and services. .
Contacts:
WWF
Ryley Murray
416-489-4567 ext. 7337
The Vancouver Aquarium
Jean Fong
604-659-3561