The Town of Whitby Celebrates Earth Week…

SGC Admin: Please view the following Whitby locations for participation in local Earth Week events. 

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Pitch in Brooklin:

  • Date: Saturday April 20 2013:
  • Time: 9:00 am to 11:00 am

Location: Join your neighbours at every park in Brooklin to help clean up your parks for the 10th annual Pitch-In-Brooklin: 

Whitby Environmental Youth Alliance Tree Planting:

  • Date: April 20
  • Time: 9:00 am
  • Location: D’Hillier Park

Project Property Sweep: April 22 to April 27

Help keep Whitby clean and green… Join forces with family, friends and neighbours to clean up your property, local parks and surrounding areas. Clean up supplies are available along with complete information on proper sorting and disposal.. Please Click Here

Whitby In Bloom School Program:

  • Date: April 22 to April 26

This program, initiated by Whitby In Bloom, invites students to clean up their school yard. Students are also encouraged to participate in other activities such as litter-less lunch, school material recycling or book/toy swaps. Participating Schools receive Earth Day Certificates as well as environmentally themed book for their libraries to recognize their efforts. 

Scout Tree Planting:

  • Date: April 27 
  • Time: 9:00 am
  • Location: Cullen Central Park. Please park at Cochrane Street parking only. 

Please contact Matt Powers at: 905 430 4300 ext 7415 or email parks.rec@whitby.ca with your questions and suggestions.

Thank you for your enthusiasm and willingness to help our communities stay clean… :) 

source: Whitby This Week: April 17 2013 Edition:

Tree Planting April 20 2013: Whitby

SGC Admin: In celebration of Earth Day, the Whitby Environmental Youth Alliance (WEYA) is hosting a Tree planting event. 

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WEYA is teaming up with the Town of Whitby, Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority, Starbucks, Justin’s No Frills and Ontario Nature in holding this event. 

Not just Tree Planting will be going on at this Earth loving event… but there will also be the following: 

Interactive Games, Environmental awareness stations

FREE refreshments..

Don’t forget to bring along your gloves, shovel and re-usable mug… :) 

  • Location: D’Hillier Park 99 McQuay Blvd. Whitby
  • Time: 9 am to 12 noon: 

Willow Brook Park in Whitby is also encouraging local residents to come on out on April 20 2013 and participate in a neighbourhood clean up. Please bring gloves and garbage bags. 

For more information on Earth Day, eco-programs and tips to living “green” please Click Here

Source: Whitby This Week: April 11 2013 Edition: