The Barrie Area is beautiful. Surrounding Lake Simcoe, close to the Nottawasaga River and full of gorgeous trails and parks, it is a beautiful place to live and play.
This week our mamas and tots participated in The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. This event takes place across Canada and is a fun way to help keep our shores and water ways clean!
This year we joined Coca Cola who was supporting this great environmentally friendly effort. The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is sponsored by WWF Canada and the Vancouver Aquarium. It takes place across the country every year in Septemeber and is designed to promote understanding and education about shoreline litter issues by encouraging Canadians to rehabilitate shoreline areas through cleanups.
Our mamas headed out to Tyndale Park to clean up the beach! It was a gorgeous morning and kids were excited that they were going to be helping the evnironment!
We put on our gloves, which were huge on the little ones but oh so cute to see, and headed to the beach.
At first glance the beach didn't look too bad! We were surprised at how clean it was. But as we made our way along the shoreline and with closer inspection, it was sad to see just how much litter was around.
We collected all sorts of plastic garbage, which could be harmful to the ducks, fish and other wildlife, bottles and coffee cups. There was an alarming amount of cigarette butts, especially since smoking in public parks has been banned!
After a good cleanup, we were proud to say we had removed all the litter from this beautiful little beach!
YAY momstown mamas!!!! As a reward for the kiddies and their hard work, we headed to the park for some play time!
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