MANITOULIN—The annual Manitoulin Island garbage cleanup contest, hosted by Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association (MSIA), has been extended.
“Due to the weather and to accommodate some community initiatives taking place, Manitoulin Streams will be extending the Island-wide garbage cleanup deadline until May 3,” said Liam Campbell, environmental technologist with Manitoulin Streams. The cleanup contest, which started April 3, had originally been scheduled to conclude April 23.
Mr. Campbell provided an update on who is leading the trophy competitions thus far. “In total so far, 285 individuals from across Manitoulin have removed 392 bags of garbage from streams, shorelines and roadsides.”
In the community cleanup award category Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory is in the lead with 329 bags of garbage collected by 229 participants. Second is Central Manitoulin where four participants have collected 18 bags of garbage. NEMI is third with six participants having collected 15 bags. The community of Burpee and Mills has collected eight bags among 12 participants and in Billings Township, six participants have collected eight bags. In Tehkummah, seven bags of garbage have been collected by four participants.
In the school cleanup award category, Wasse-Abin Pontiac School (Wiikwemkoong) has collected 316 bags of garbage with 225 people having taken part. In second is Wiikwemkoong High School where 14 participants have collected 13 bags of garbage. Manitoulin Secondary School has gathered three bags of garbage from among its 20 participants.
In the business cleanup award category Noojmowin Teg Health Centre leads the way so far, having collected eight bags of garbage (two participants), with the Blue Jay Creek Fish Hatchery having collected four bags of garbage (by two participants). Manitoulin Tree Services, TerraStar and Ramakko’s have collected two bags of garbage.
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