PHOTOS: David Miller picks up litter for the Great Candian Shoreline Cleanup

TORONTO – September 12, 2013 — To inspire Canadians to participate in the upcoming Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, new WWF-Canada President and CEO David Miller and the WWF Panda – along with a few young assistants – were out picking up litter this morning. 

Photos available for download at right. 

Celebrating 20 years this fall, the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, presented by Loblaw Companies Limited, is calling on Canadians to sign up now at ShorelineCleanup.ca as site coordinators or participants for this fall’s cleanup, taking place on September 21-29, 2013. The Shoreline Cleanup, a conservation initiative of WWF and Vancouver Aquarium, is Canada’s largest direct-action conservation initiative, mobilizing participants throughout the country to remove litter from its shorelines – anywhere where land meets water.

About the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, presented by Loblaw Companies Limited, is one of the largest direct action conservation programs in Canada. A conservation initiative of the Vancouver Aquarium and WWF, the Shoreline Cleanup aims to promote understanding of shoreline litter issues by engaging Canadians to rehabilitate shoreline areas through cleanups. www.ShorelineCleanup.ca

About the Vancouver Aquarium
The Vancouver Aquarium is a non-profit society dedicated to the conservation of aquatic life. www.vanaqua.org

About WWF
WWF is creating solutions to the most serious conservation challenges facing our planet, helping people and nature thrive. www.wwf.ca

About Loblaw Companies Limited
Loblaw Companies Limited, a subsidiary of George Weston Limited, is Canada’s largest food retailer and a leading provider of drugstore, general merchandise and financial products and services. www.loblaw.ca

For more information, please contact:
Riannon John
[email protected]
416-347-1894