The Rotary Club of Whitby is inviting residents to join a local cleanup event on April 25, 2026, to help remove litter from waterways and roads in Whitby, Ontario. This 6th annual Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup is a family-friendly volunteering opportunity designed to improve the local environment ahead of the spring season.
Volunteers will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at two main locations in the community. Teams will work at an Adopt-A-Road section on Consumers Road and a separate environmental site at the intersection of Anderson Street and Rossland Road. The Brooklin Optimist Club is partnering with the local Rotary club to help coordinate the morning and involve more people from the northern part of the community.
The cleanup at Anderson and Rossland is strategically located near the Blue Grass Creek and Pringle Creek systems. Organizers aim to stop trash from reaching Lake Ontario, noting that roughly 22 million pounds of plastic and waste enter the Great Lakes annually. Collecting litter at these inland sites helps protect the water and local wildlife habitats.
This environmental effort has local roots, as it was co-founded in 2021 by Mark Chipman, a member of the Rotary Club of Whitby-Sunrise. Residents who wish to help are encouraged to bring their friends and family to the event to help keep the community clean.
