Members of our Greening committee kicked off the Carlington Cleaning the Capital event at the Merivale-Carling Triangle Garden on Saturday. April 18. It went very quickly, showing what just a small group can accomplish when their hearts are in it!
Please click here to see the SCHEDULE.
Clean-up Logistics:
- Rubber gloves are provided (so you don’t have to bring your own), but wear appropriate footwear & clothing
- Bring a water bottle.
- Also available: Grabbers for hard to reach areas
- There will be a Sharps Kit for discarded drug use items.
- Bins for recyclables & garbage bags will be available; if you want to bring smaller plastic bags, you’re welcome to.
- If 3 or more garbage bags are filled, the City will pick them up, with notice. If less, bags can be taken home to add to residents’ garbage. (Yellow garbage bags are not counted towards the allowable 3 per household.)
Schedule:
Note: Rain date is the next day except where noted.
- Saturday, April 25: Alexander Park, 10:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m. (960 Silver St)
- Saturday, May 2: Meadowvale Park, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p..m (Trenton at Vale) NO RAIN DATE
- Saturday, May 9: Bellevue Manor Park, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p..m. (1475 Caldwell)
- Wednesday, May 13: Carlington Community Health Centre, 1:00 to 3:00 p..m. (Merivale at Coldrey)
- Saturday, May 16: Laperriere Ave, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p..m. (from Kirkwood to Clyde)
The following are other scheduled clean-ups in the area that you may with to join (they’re just not registered by the CCA):
- Wednesday, April 22: 1640 Laperriere Ave, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (near J.A. Dulude Arena)
- Wednesday, April 22: 1600 Carling Ave, 10:00 a.m. to -12:00 p.m. (near Churchill Ave.)
- Saturday, April 25: St. Basil’s Church, 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.: (940 Rex Ave)
- Friday, May 1: 1465 Caldwell Ave, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (west of Rosenthal)
- Friday, May 15: John Smith Field, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. (1500 Larose)
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