First-Ever Great Lakes Coastal Cleanup Coming to Owen Sound & Five Other Ontario Communities

Owen Sound is one of six Ontario communities joining the first-ever Great Lakes Coastal Cleanup on Sept. 28, 2025, to tackle shoreline litter and protect local waters.

Image source: Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative

A province-wide shoreline cleanup initiative is set to launch this fall, with Owen Sound among the participating communities.

According to Environment Journal, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative has secured an $85,000 grant from Ontario’s Great Lakes Local Action Fund to host the…