VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA and TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 10/11/11 — This year–s Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, presented by Loblaw Companies Limited, came to a successful end last week with nearly 49,000 people registering to remove litter from 1,527 shoreline cleanup sites across Canada to help keep waters healthy for the wildlife and communities that depend on them.
A conservation initiative of the Vancouver Aquarium and WWF, participants of this year–s Shoreline Cleanup included some high-profile supporters, such as NHL great Scott Niedermayer and Toronto Argonaut, Joe Eppele.
Although cigarette butts, food wrappers and plastic bottles were some of the most common items found, participants also retrieved a set of false teeth, a toilet and a lawnmower!
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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, education, 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