During the August 14th County Council meeting, the Township of Alnwick Haldimand and the Municipality of Port Hope were announced as the winners of the 2024 Mayors’ Keep the County Clean Challenge. This week-long litter clean-up challenge, hosted as part of the County’s Earth Week celebrations in April, invited residents to join their local municipalities in cleaning up litter and illegal dumping in the community.
From April 22 to 27, over 3,124 residents from Northumberland County collected 11,427 kg of litter from shared spaces like roadsides, parks and nature trails throughout the community – marking the highest volunteer turnout for this annual challenge within its 14-year history.
“Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Keep the County Clean Challenge, and thank you to the many volunteers from across Northumberland who supported their municipality in the challenge and helped to keep our community clean,” states County Warden Brian Ostrander. “Your hard work and dedication reflect the strong community spirit we have here in Northumberland and exemplifies how we can work together to make a significant positive impact on the environment and our community’s well-being.”
The Township of Alnwick Haldimand came out on top for ‘Highest Proportional Representation of Volunteers’ with 6.2 per cent of its population participating in this year’s challenge, followed closely by the Town of Cobourg as the first runner-up in this category.
The Municipality of Port Hope earned the title of ‘Hardest Working Volunteers’ by collecting an impressive average of 9.4 kg of waste per volunteer, with the Township of Cramahe coming in as the first runner-up.
For information on the County’s environmental goals and initiatives, and to track our progress in achieving related key performance metrics, please visit Northumberland County’s Performance Dashboard at Northumberland.ca/Dashboard.
Photo attached: County Deputy Warden and Port Hope Mayor Olena Hankivsky and County Councillor and Alnwick/Haldimand Mayor John Logel accept awards for their community.
Author: Pete Fisher
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