This weekend marks the start of thethe Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup! It's at Iona beach in Richmond tomorrow if you'd like to help keep the beaches clean!

LOCAL RESIDENTS BAND TOGETHER TO CLEAN SHORELINES FOR THE GREAT CANADIAN SHORELINE CLEANUP

Canadians will join the kick-off event of this conservation initiative between the Vancouver Aquarium

and WWF to clean their shorelines in Vancouver, on Saturday, September 15, 2012.

Vancouver, BC – Every September, thousands of Canadians band together to fight shoreline litter, a key threat to our waterways, by participating in the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, presented by Loblaw Companies Limited. A conservation initiative of the Vancouver Aquarium and WWF, the Shoreline Cleanup is the largest direct action conservation program in Canada.

This year, more than 42,000 Canadians have already registered to clean up 1,374 locations across Canada. This year’s Shoreline Cleanup runs September 15 to 23, 2012. To learn more or register today, please visit www.shorelinecleanup.ca.