Junction Creek Stewardship Committee
Unit B4 - 30 Ste. Anne Rd P3C 5E1 Greater Sudbury, ON, Canada

Quick 5-MIN questionnaire. PLEASE FILL IN AND SHARE! Help us reduce plastic waste in Greater Sudbury. We need as many responses as possible to get an accurate representation of the community. Ends March 1st 2021. English survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XQVHVZV ATTENTION CREEK FRIENDS! We are conducting a survey as part of the "Reducing Plastic Waste in Urban Waterways" project by the Junction Creek Stewardship Committee and Plastic-Free Greater Sudbury. We understand... you are busy, therefore this survey will take no more than 5 minutes. It will help us understand how aware Sudburian’s are on plastic-waste in our waterways. We can’t wait to get the results from your completed surveys to come up with mitigation strategies! Simply click on the link below to get started. One last favor PLEASE SHARE this post with your friends! Thank you in advance for your time. French survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BGYVQL7 ATTENTION AMIS DU RUISSEAU! Nous menons un questionnaire dans le cadre du projet "Réduction des déchets plastiques dans les eaux urbaines" par le Comité d'intendance du ruisseau Junction et l’organisation Grand Sudbury Sans Plastique. Nous comprenons que vous êtes occupé donc, ce sondage ne prendra donc pas plus de 5 minutes. Cela nous aidera à comprendre à quel point nos Sudburiens sont conscients des déchets plastiques dans nos eaux urbaines. Nous avons hâte d’obtenir les résultats de vos sondages remplis pour élaborer des stratégies d’atténuation! Cliquez simplement sur le lien ci-dessous pour commencer. VEUILLEZ PARTAGER ce message avec vos amis! Merci en avance pour votre temps. #BePlasticWise! #JunctionCreek

Today we invite you to start your 12 days by checking out Plastic-Free Greater Sudbury: an awesome local group who is working to decrease single-use plastics across the GSA. They are looking for people like you to take the pledge: to create simple goals for reducing single-use plastics at home. You can give them the gift of your help, and reduce plastics that end up in landfills and in the creek at the same time, by taking the pledge here! What better way to spend the holiday...s, than to treat our environment as we treat our family? https://www.plasticfreegreatersudbury.org/individual-pledge P.S. Did you know that real trees are better for the environment than fake trees? This is because they have a smaller ‘travel’ footprint, can convert CO2 to oxygen while growing, and you can use them after they are done for firewood, mulch, or compost! Try to reduce your plastic use by opting for a real tree this year!

TODAYis the last day to vote for the People's Choice award for the Envisioning Sudbury 2050 design competition! Find the finalists here, and don't forget to cast your favourite vote for the future of Sudbury: https://sudbury2050.ca/finalists/ We are very excited to have provided feedback on the nature aspect of Team #8341's design, "Ma-sh-ki-ki-ke: A story of healing, pour nous et pour la terre". See their official design video here: https://vimeo.com/452436281 You can watch the teams in the 'open' category present their designs tonight from 5-8pm. Here is the link to register: https://linktr.ee/Sudbury2050

Even a little clean makes a big difference! Last week, 58kg of litter was removed by Junction Creek Stewardship Committee (JCSC) members along Lilac Street by St. Francis Catholic School. This much-needed clean-up was one example of many similar challenges we face while removing garbage from Junction Creek. Large woody debris (which includes the logs and branches you see in this section of the creek) is an important part of a healthy stream ecosystem, as it provides ha...bitat for fish and other wildlife. Most litter that enters Junction Creek goes unnoticed until it gets caught on these branches and logs. As you can imagine, in-stream clean-ups in areas like these can be tricky and hazardous. We are often restricted to only removing litter that can be reached from shore. It's like trying to fish in the middle of a lake without a canoe or a boat! As we work towards reducing waste in our waterways and creating strategies to safely capture and remove litter from the creek, we try our best to clean-up the creek with the limited resources we have. To completely clean areas like these safely and thoroughly, a canoe is exactly what the JCSC would need! If you are interested in donating a canoe for our in-stream clean-ups, we are looking for something that is relatively small and light to easily carry to various sections of the creek. Reach out in the comments, or message us directly if you can help. Thanks!