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REPORT
OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
Meeting:
GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Date: February 21, 2005
Report #: OPD-001-05 File #:
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By-Law #:
Subject:
PITCH IN CANADA
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration
Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report OPD-001-05 be received;
Submitted by:
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Reviewed by:
Franklin Wu,
Chief Administrative Officer
Fred orvath
B.A., .D.M.R, RRF.A.
Director of Operations
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BACKGROUND:
Pitch In Canada is a national non-profit organization founded in 1967 by several
volunteers about the proliferation of packaging and its effects on the land and
marine environment. They recognized that personal action with assistance from
but not dependant on governments and other stakeholders is needed to
conserve, enhance and protect the environment and to reduce and reuse waste.
Pitch In Canada involves millions of volunteers in various programs from cleaning
up and beautifying streams, wilderness, and urban areas to initiating recycling
and composting programs.
The Municipality of Clarington participated in the 2004 campaign with
considerable success. The following is a list of participants and locations:
Saturdav Mav 8
Group Contact Garbage Pick Up Location
Mondav Mav 10
Port Darlington Glenda Gies Bowmanville Creek & Marsh,
Community Assoc. Westside Marsh, Lake Ontario
shoreline and West Beach, East
Beach, Cove & Cedarcrest Beach
Roads -
Len Clement & Len Clement Hancock Rd, from Hwy 2 to Bloor
neiQhbours St.
Saturday Aoril24
Group Contact Garbage Pick Up Location
Sat April 24
Clarington Residents Susan Arends Bowmanville Valleys
through Town Staff Frank Lockhart
Initiative
Clarington Residents Susan Arends Samuel Wilmot Nature Trail
through Town Staff Peter Windolf
Initiative
Newcastle Leo's Charlie Trim Newcastle Lions Trail
Newcastle Leo's Charlie Trim Sidney B Rutherford Woods Walk
Trail
Fred Horvath & Fred Horvath 401 & Mill St. S. interchanges
neighbours
Hampton Hall Hall Board Hampton Hall area
Cali Dixon
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3Td Bowmanville Beavers Jamie Montgomery Bowmanville Valleys
& Cubs
John Schoonderbeek Pebblestone Rd from Creek to
Townline Rd.
Nick Ignatiff Nick Ignatiff Concession 7 & Gibbs Rd. N.
Thursda A ril 22
Group Contact
Friends of Farewell Libby Racansky
Garbage Pick Up Location
Frida A ril 23
West Side Park & Dr. Ross Tilley
School
Hancock Rd. north of Nash and
alon Black Creek
9 Bowmanville Beavers Heather Robinson
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Wednesday April 21
Group Contact Garbage Pick Up Location
Thurs Aoril 22 or 23
Bowmanville High School Karen Boyd BHS and surrounding community
Students - Galbraith entrance
Soles Family Bradford Soles Courtice Rd & Pebblestone on NE
corner and dead end
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Group Contact Garbage Pick Up Location
Thurs ADril 22 or 23
Neighbourhood cleanup Leonard & Deborah Prestonway to Hartwell
Quirion
Mrs, Nelson & friends Mrs. Nelson Blvds, Around Main SI.
Monday April 19
Group Contact Garbage Pick Up Location
Tuesdav April 20
Hampton Brownies No name left on answer Cleaning from Hampton PS to
machine Elliot Park in Hampton
Newcastle Community Hall Board Clean up of their yard and
Hall Gabrielle Bell Millennium Park
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Sunday April 18
Group Contact Garbage Pick Up Location
Mon April 19
Liberty Dental Liberty Dental Clinic King St. from Roenigk Dr.
Cheri Adams
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Group Contact Garbage Pick Up Location
C, Vanheuvelen & C. VanHeuvelen Scugog Rd, and side
neiqhbours
Tuesda A ril13
Group
Contact
Garbage Pick Up Location
Not needed
115 and Concession - cleaned up
and Barr Rootin icked u ba s
Newcastle 15 Cubs
Corey Barr
Sunday March 28
Group Contact Garbage Pick Up Location
Monday March 29
Laura Sleeman Family & Laura Sleeman Baseline and Hwy 57 to Waverley
Friends Road
2005 INITIATIVES
The 2005 Pitch In Day will take place Saturday, April 23rd across the Municipality
of Clarington.
Staff will be contacting all schools, clubs, organizations and the general public to
participate in cleanup of our roadways, parks and open areas. We will be
concentrating on some specific areas of the Municipality and hopefully through
this campaign we may change the attitude of littering,
Some initiatives that we are investigating for this year include:
. Household hazardous waste drop off
. Habitat Canada Building Materials
. Use of the "Litterbug" in our campaign
. Internet reporting litter violations program
. Increased littering fees and penalties
. Removal of signs off poleslposts
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. Development of a webpage, anti-littering campaign
. Blue Bag Clothing Campaign
. Business partnerships especially Tim Horton's, McDonald's, Coffee Time,
Burger King and Wendy's
. National Cell Phone Collection Program
. 20 Minute Makeover initiative
REGION OF DURHAM LITTER INITIATIVE
ADOPT A ROAD PROGRAM
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, the groups agree to help remove litter from a section of road, The
Municipality supplies safety vests, traffic control signs and trash bags. The
Municipality also removes large items that are too bulky to bag.
To date the following road sections have been adopted:
1. The Lions Club of Courtice adopted a two kilometer section of Trulls Road,
from Highway #2 south to Bloor Street.
2. The Liberty Dental Office adopted Highway #2 east of Highway #57.
IllEGAL DUMPING
Staff continues to struggle with the amount of materials that are dumped along
roadsides and unopened road allowances. Most of the materials can be
disposed of through our curbside program, and/or deposited at a Transfer Station
for a minimal cost. It is normal for the Department to receive reports of five to
seven dumpings per month with an average monthly cost for labour and
equipment between $3,500.00 - $5,000,00. Staff will continue to monitor and
work with respective agencies in attempts of controlling this activity.
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CONCLUSION
The "Pitch In Week" is an excellent community based program that encourages
Community involvement, promotes volunteerism and instills Clarington pride,
This program will continue to grow and will increase the public's awareness of
our campaign against litter.
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