[sust-mar] McNabs Island Beach Cleanup JUNE 10 needs volunteers!!

[Cathy McCarthy]

MEDIA RELEASE (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) 
Friends of McNabs Island Society -
 Looking for volunteers for McNabs Island
Beach Cleanup June 10th! 
(June 6, 2018) Our annual Beach Cleanup,
scheduled for June 3rd, was postponed due to high winds that kept the boats
transporting volunteers in port. 
 
 
 
Our Beach Cleanup is now re-scheduled to
SUNDAY JUNE 10th. We need volunteers to help with this event, which
is the largest and longest-running
Beach Cleanup in the Maritimes. Since 1991, volunteers have collected
nearly 13,000 bags of garbage and recyclables from the beaches of the
“green jewel” in Halifax Harbour.
 
 
 
Wrap up Oceans Week and Environment Week by
picking up litter that washes ashore on McNabs Island Provincial Park in Halifax Harbour! Severe
winter storms have brought more plastics, styrofoam and marine debris onto the
beaches of the provincial park and national historic site. Even parts of a raft
or buoy from the Maltese-registered container ship, CMA CGM Loire, ended up on
McNabs Island this winter. 
 
 
 
To volunteer – you must register through
Eventbrite.com. Volunteers will travel to the island from Murphys Cable Wharf
on the Halifax Waterfront leaving at 9:30 AM or from A&M Sea Charters in
Fisherman’s Cove in Eastern Passage leaving at 9:30 and 10:30 AM. 
 
 
 
For more details and links to Eventbrite,
visit https://mcnabsisland.ca/events/mcnabs-island-2018-beach-cleanup
 
 
 
The Friends of McNabs Island Society is a
volunteer-driven registered charity dedicated to preserving and protecting
McNabs and Lawlor Islands Provincial Park and Fort McNab National Historic
Site.
 Since 1990,
the Friends of McNabs have improved the trails and park facilities, organized
community beach cleanups and offered guided tours to island visitors – making
McNabs Island a welcoming park for everyone.  
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FOR MEDIA
INQUIRES, CONTACT:
 
 
 
Catherine
McCarthy
 
President,
Friends of McNabs Island Society
 
info at mcnabsisland.ca 902-456-9167

 
@mcnabsisland or www.facebook.com/McNabsIsland
 
www.mcnabsisland.com
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