Most communities ask for the help from the public to clean up local areas after winter. If you haven’t heard of it, the Canadian Government calls it “Pitch-In Week”. This is where local communities ask the public and private sector to donate their time to help clean up local areas. This year, the week dedicated to this is April 19 th through to April 25th. Most towns pick a day during that week to have the community come together to clean up the town. Often times this day helps bring the community together. If you aren’t available that day, you are encouraged to pick another time during that week to help out. Often times the day that is picked will also feature a BBQ or some other event. This would depend on your home town.
The objectives of the campaign include to:
- clean up, restore and beautify the environment by cleaning up litter and other garbage from urban, rural and wilderness areas and by initiating local projects such as habitat preservation and restoration and urban renewal activities, thereby promoting respect for Canada’s natural and urban environments
- encourage voluntary action as a means of resolving environmental problems
- stress the value of waste as a resource by encouraging Canadians to reduce, reuse, recycle and properly dispose waste
- encourage civic pride and develop long-term working relationships for the future which will help local communities develop in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner, thereby leaving lasting benefits