Spring Clean-Up Challenge
April 21st to April 28th
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Video courtesy of Focus Cornwall on TV Cogeco. |
Show your community pride and join us for our annual Spring Clean-Up Challenge!
The City of Cornwall invites you make your neighbourhood litter free this spring.
We all know as spring comes around an accumulation of winter's unsightly garbage
gets revealed, stuck on fences, in ditches
and along the roadway. Cornwall's Spring
Clean-Up Challenge encourages community members to get involved in the City's spring
clean-up efforts by forming teams and cleaning
up public spaces and parks. So form a team
with friends, co-workers or family members
and take on the Spring Clean-Up Challenge!
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Spring Clean-Up Kick-Off! Join us as we launch the Spring Clean-Up Challenge! Saturday, April 21st Visit booths from: In addition, on site: Stop by and join in the fun! |
How do you participate?
Below is an on-line registration form to register yourself or a group. By registering you'll have a chance to win prizes.
If you're a student or a teacher you can get your school
involved. It's a great way to learn about the importance
of being environmentally conscious. You can challenge
other grades or schools, and it also allows high school
students to add experience to their resume as part
of their community volunteer hours.
You can also get your workplace involved or if you're a
business owner you can sponsor a team, a project or
target an area you feel is important. You can also donate
prizes, clean-up supplies or celebrate your employees participation with a lunch, or even have a friendly challenge
with surrounding or competing businesses.
Cleaning kits will be available for pick up during the kick-off event at the RCAFA Wing 424 parking lot in Lamoureux
Park, from 9 am to 1 pm. The kits will include garbage
bags, gloves and leaf and yard waste bags.
Why register my team or myself?
By registering you become eligible for a prize. You can
also receive a Certificate from the Mayor's Office for your participation. It also gives us feedback on the success of
our Spring Clean-up Program.
Is someone already cleaning up the location I had in mind?
We will list areas that teams have chosen to clean up. You can choose to join a team already cleaning the area if
the area is large enough or you can select an original location that no one else has registered yet. Be sure to register early if you would really like to participate in a particular area!
Suggested Supplies
We strongly suggest using gloves, black standard garbage bags, leaf and yard waste bags and don't forget sunscreen!
Do you have any suggested safety tips?
The safety of your team and yourself is important. Please do not attempt to clean or lift any items you are unsure of! Here are a few additional safety tips:
- Wear appropriate gloves and footwear
- Stay a safe distance from roadway traffic, wear clothes that make you visible to possible traffic
- Wear long sleeve shirts and long pants
- Ensure that participating children are well supervised.
- Be careful when handling glass, wood and pieces of metal.
What do I do with the litter I collected?
As you collect the garbage please separate the recyclables from litter as much as possible. All garbage and recycling can either be brought to the RCAFA Wing 424 parking lot and put in the appropriate bin or put out on the curb at your home on regular garbage/recycling day. Toxic material can only be accepted at the Landfill site on Hazardous Waste Days. Tires will not be accepted, they must be dropped off at the Landfill site at a cost of $5.00 per tire.
Thanks for taking up the Challenge!
