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Home My WebLink AboutOPD-004-07 Cl~-!lJglon REPORT OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: March 26 , 2007 Report #: OPD-004-07 File #: GPA, die (-, 07 By-Law #: Subject: CLARINGTON PITCH-IN CANADA EVENTS Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report OPD-004-07 be received for information. Submitted by: Reviewed by:J ~~ Franklin Wu, Chief Administrative Officer FH\sa REPORT NO. OPD-004-07 PAGE 2 BACKGROUND: st The 41 Annual Pitch-In Canada Week across Canada will take place April 23rd to 28th. The campaign theme is Operation Clean Sweep. The program is the largest and only multi Province environmental improvement campaign in Canada. The objectives of the campaign include: ? Cleanup, restore and beautify the environment by cleaning up litter and other garbage from urban and rural and wilderness areas and by initiating local products such as habitat preservation and restoration and urban renewal activities. ? Encourage voluntary action as a means of resolving environmental problems. ? Educate to pack in/pack out their waste when they enjoy the natural environment. ? Encourage civic pride and develop long term working relationships for the future. th The Clarington Pitch-In Canada Events from April 24th to 29, 2006 were a big success with over 2,000 participants and 42 locations (compared to 27 in 2005) were cleaned up and approximately 4.5 tonnes of garbage collected from our boulevards, parks, trails and open space areas. A challenge was issued to the schools across Clarington to strive for 100,000 minutes of participation. They not only met the challenge, they exceeded it by participating in 120,000 minutes of volunteer time. REPORT NO. OPD-004-07 PAGE 3 The Municipality of Clarington participants and locations in the 2006 campaign are listed below: Municipality of Clarington 2006 Clean-up Locations/Events Friday April 21 Location Contact Waverley Public School, Optimist Cheryl Brown, Principal Park Waverley Public School Central Public School and Area Leisa Rook Blvds. Central Public School Vincent Massey Public School Lanna Gahagan Vincent Massey Public School Ontario St. Public School and Barb Beath, Vice Principal Memorial Park Ontario St. Public School Courtice North Public School Debra Soanes grounds Saturday April 22 Location Contact/Organization Hampton Community Hall and Grace Morris - Hampton Citizens Assoc. Area Blvds. Mill Street South at Hwy 401 Fred Horvath and family and Neighbours Interchange Samuel Wilmot Creek Trail Peter Windolf or Dianne Graham Lions Trail Newcastle Charlie Trim – Lions Club Sydney B. Rutherford Trail Charlie Trim – Masons Bloor & Trull’s Rd. Blvds. Cindy Gates - Hope Fellowship CRC – Gem Girls Group Enniskillen area Susan Dermarkar - Scout Group Leader Newtonville interchange Linda Farrow Pebblestone Rd. John Schoonderbeek Monday April 24 Location Contact Village of Orono and Orono Park Pamela Werry Pine Ridge District Orono Girls Guides Wednesday April 26 Location Contact Courtice Millennium Trail & Marianne Leung – Ontario Power Generation Staff Courtice Complex Courtice Millennium Trail & John Howden, Courtice Secondary School Students Courtice Complex REPORT NO. OPD-004-07 PAGE 4 Location Contact Trull’s Rd. Karen Witty Thursday April 27 Location Contact Clarington Central Secondary Karen Boyd School, RRC & blvd. Clarington Central Secondary School Students Saturday April 29 Location Contact rd Green Park Jamie Montgomery - Scouts Canada 3 Bowmanville Drop Off Area at Animal Region - Elizabeth Lockett Services Staff: 1 - BIN FOR e-waste - area 1. Kaye Rand 2 – Cellular phone drop off area 2. Susan Arends (when free from checking all cleanup 3 - Region Blue box, green bin areas to make sure everything is running smoothly etc) & backyard composter sale Bowmanville Valley Frank Lockhart, Bowmanville Valley 2000 Pat Churchill from Tim Horton’s 1. Murray Devitt and Debbie Devitt 2. Larry Postill (south parking lot entrance) th Clarke 4 Line east to Pollard Rd. Karen Murphy & Family then north Grandson Quincy Clarke inspired family Concession Rd. 3 between Residents have called and will be going to this location Liberty & Mearns Staff: Bob Genosko Soper Creek Trail by Shoppers Gary Ball Drug Mart Hwy 57 walkway to McCrimmon Diane Katsikis and West Side Park/open space Sandringham Dead end Dorothy Ansell & Family Newcastle Memorial Park Fred & Gabrielle Horvath Saturday May 6 Location Contact Port Darlington Community Port Darlington Community Association Glenda Gies Saturday May 27 Location Contact Tyrone Community Mark Canning 263-2664 Tyrone Board Completed (no participation date given) th 5 Concession – Suzanne and Leslie Westhauser Baseline and Concession 1 - Dave and Dorothy Imlach Numerous locations in Newcastle - Louie Lalande, REPORT NO. OPD-004-07 PAGE 5 RECYCLING DROP OFF AREA: Last year a Computer E-Waste, Cellular Phone drop off area was included in our event as well as the Region of Durham selling blue boxes, green bins and backyard composters. The Computer E-waste was a great success. Residents dropped off 3.7 tonnes of computer e-waste which the Region of Durham recycled all of the materials. Waste Management Inc. of Courtice sponsored this event by providing a 40 yard bin and costs for disposal/recycling. The cellular phone drop off area was more successful than in previous years. It was noted from comments from the public that most residents are not aware that their cellular phones can be recycled the same as old computers. Cellular phones and their batteries (which is hazardous waste) should not be put in the landfill. It should be noted that due to our sponsors, Ontario Power Generation, Tim Horton’s and Wendy’s Restaurants, residents were supplied with gloves to protect them from the garbage and sharps while they were volunteering their time. ADOPT-A-ROAD A group or community organization can help keep the streets of Clarington cleaner by participating in the Municipality’s “Adopt-A-Road” program. Under this program, you agree to help remove litter from a section of road. The Municipality will supply safety vests, traffic control signs and trash bags. Call the Engineering Department for further information regarding this program at (905) 623-3379. The following roads have been adopted: Brookside Cottage B & B – Concession Rd. 7 between Middle Rd. and ? Regional Rd. 57 Rotary Club of Bowmanville – Baseline Rd. from Liberty St. to West Side ? Drive St. John’s Anglican Church – Green Rd. from Highway 2 to Nash Rd. ? Liberty Dental Centre – King St. from Green Rd. to Roenigk Dr. ? REPORT NO. OPD-004-07 PAGE 6 Courtice Lions – Trull’s Rd. from Hwy 2 to Bloor St. ? 2007 PITCH-IN EVENT INITIATIVES In 2007 Clarington events will include: ? Region of Durham Hazardous Waste Drop off Area at Animal Services at 33 Lake Road, Bowmanville.(TENTATIVE – waiting for Region’s approval) th ? Habitat Canada - Saturday April 28 from 9 am to 12 noon – at Animal Services, 33 Lake Rd., Bowmanville Items that will be accepted are: Complete small windows (under 3 x 4) o Solid wood and hollow paneled doors (no slab doors) o Good bathroom vanity cupboards o Door hardware o Tools o Solid wooden furniture (no upholstery) o Good working appliances (no freezers) o Full length lumber and trim o Paper back books and knick knacks o th Cellular Phone drop off area - Saturday April 28 from 9 am to 12 noon – at ? Animal Services, 33 Lake Rd., Bowmanville Schools will be challenged to have 120,000 cleanup minutes in 2007. ? CONCLUSION Staff will continue to update the Municipal website as well as contacting Builders, community groups and interested residents. Pitch in Day is an excellent program for residents to participate ensuring that waste management needs are being met. Your project can take a few hours, a day or be an ongoing commitment. Clean up a local park, a ravine, a neighbourhood. The Operations Department will continue to provide safety equipment, garbage bags and garbage pickup for all of our volunteers. “Pitch-In Week” is an excellent Community based program that encourages Community involvement and promotes volunteerism and instills Clarington pride. CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON TF 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 (905) 263-2291 (905) 263-4433