January 30 2020 The City of Toronto voted unanimously to approve additional 2.7M annual investment into cleaning, restoring and protecting our ravines! We fought hard for this, together with dozens of groups and invested individuals. Additionally, several motions were adopted that…
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Happy Holidays to everyone, and thank you so much for your support of Don’t Mess with the Don. In this post you’ll find a summary of what we have done this year, and our plans for 2020 to keep the…
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Timelapse of our last clean up! See how 60 volunteers clean up 1.7 Tons of landfill in this small section of the Don. #trashtag #timelapse #cleanup #Toronto #trashtagchallenge . This would not be possible without the support of our amazing…
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A great piece was done by CTV on the threats the Don Valley is facing, and why it’s important we save this green space. Don’t Mess with the Don was lucky enough to contribute to this piece. With contributions from…
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Great work done on the East Don River trails, just off Northline rd and Curity Avenue. With a small group we still managed to pull out a lot of garbage, including bike tires, car parts, plastic chairs and hundreds of…
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Someone has been dumping condo advertising boards in a Toronto ravine Hannah Alberga @ Blog.TO Someone has been dumping condo advertising boards in a Toronto ravine Twelve real estate signs were dumped in the Don Valley, on the east side…
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Short video courtesy of Life Outside capturing the energy and spirit of the day
The following donated prizes have been raffled off amongst our volunteers who have attended the April 27th Clean Up. Every volunteer who signed in had a chance to win one of the prizes. Winners will be notified by email. Paddle…
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CP24.com Aired Saturday , April 27, 2019 10:00AM EDT Sean Symes discusses the ‘Don’t Mess with the Don’ Cleanup event as it begins in the Don Valley
‘It’s stunning,’ organizer Lawrence Warriner says of response to event on social media Muriel Draaisma · CBC News · Posted: Apr 22, 2019 2:51 PM ET Lawrence Warriner, co-founder of the community group, Don’t Mess with the Don, says people…
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More than 1,000 volunteers pledge to clean up trash-filled Toronto ravine CTVNews.ca Published Friday, April 19, 2019 9:08PM EDT Irene Vandertop discusses the ‘Don’t Mess with the Don’ initiative to clean up Toronto’s Don Valley, which saw thousands volunteer. Click…
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Great News! For those of you who were unable to make one of our first sessions or are recently joining the Volunteer Leaders, we have added two additional Orientation Sessions! One this Saturday April 13th and one Easter…
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