14th Annual Community Beach Cleanup Scheduled September 15-22

environment · 2018-09-15 · Denman Island beaches and Baynes Sound

The 14th Annual Community Beach Cleanup organized by the Association for Denman Island Marine Stewards (ADIMS), Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and the BC Shellfish Growers Association took place from September 15 to 22, 2018. Over 150 volunteers collected up to 6 tons of plastic debris, mostly from the shellfish industry, from Denman Island beaches and Baynes Sound.

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• “The week of September 15 - 22nd was the 14th Annual Community Beach Cleanup, organized by the Association for Denman Island Marine Stewards (ADIMS) and despite it being the second year that they were joined by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the BC Shellfish Growers Association ... volunteers from Denman Island Community School participated and they were joined by more than 100 community volunteers who collected debris from local shores on foot and by boat.” — The Islands Grapevine – September 27th, 2018 (September 27th, 2018)

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