Media Release - Alnwick/Haldimand and Port Hope named champions in annual Mayors’ Keep the County Clean Challenge
Media Release
Alnwick/Haldimand and Port Hope named champions in annual Mayors’ Keep the County Clean Challenge
Cobourg, ON – August 20, 2024 –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.
Learn about our ongoing environmental goals and initiatives
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.
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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.
For more information:
Kate Campbell
Director, Communications
Northumberland County
Phone: 905-372-3329 ext. 2335
Email: campbellk@northumberland.ca
Web: northumberland.ca
About Northumberland County
Located on the traditional territory of the Mississauga, Northumberland County is a thriving community just one hour east of Toronto along Highway 401, with easy access to urban centres to the north, east and west. As the upper tier level of municipal government for the region, Northumberland County’s vision is to bring together people, partnerships and possibilities for a strong and vibrant Northumberland. Our community includes seven distinct yet complementary municipalities, with County Council comprised of the Mayors of each of these member municipalities:
• Township of Alnwick/Haldimand
• Municipality of Brighton
• Town of Cobourg
• Township of Cramahe
• Township of Hamilton
• Municipality of Port Hope
• Municipality of Trent Hills