Community Clean Up

Let’s clean up our community – together!  Join the fun and help keep our city looking its best! Grab your friends, family, or coworkers and pitch in to clean up litter from boulevards, parks, trails, walkways, and cemeteries. You can join one of our scheduled clean-up events or help on any day that suits you.

This program is currently closed for the season and will reopen in early spring.

Anytime community clean up program

This program is currently closed for the season and will reopen in early spring.

Want to help on your own schedule? You can! Our Anytime Community Clean-Up option lets you decide when and where to clean.

How it works

1. Register online at least 3 days before your clean-up and review the safety tips. The online registration link will be available in the spring.
2. Groups (2+ people): Fill out the Group Waiver Form and email it to the program coordinator
3. Pick up supplies (bags, vests, pickers) from the MacBain Centre—just give us three business days’ notice
4. Clean any city-owned public space. Ask us if you're unsure.
5. Tell us where you left the garbage bags so we can collect them later
6. Return supplies to the MacBain Centre when you’re done

Note: Clean-ups are weather-dependent and may be cancelled in bad conditions.

Youth and student volunteers

Youth Permission Form - will be available in the spring

• Ages 13 and under: Must have a guardian with them at all times and cannot clean along roadways (only parks, trails or cemeteries). Need a signed Youth Permission form
• Ages 14 to 16: Need a signed Youth Permission form
• Supervising youth groups: The clean-up group must provide at least one adult supervisor (18 years or older) for each five workers who are 14 to 17 years old.

Students can earn community service hours! Bring your school’s Volunteer worksheet to be signed at the event, or email us after the event to request confirmation.