Community Cleanup

We want to extend our gratitude to all those who helped celebrate the annual Community Cleanup Week, held on the fourth week of April every year. With over 8,000 registered participants, more than 1,500 bags of garbage were collected by over 60 community members, elementary and secondary students, organizations, and neighbourhoods. Thank you for helping create a safe and clean community for everyone to enjoy.

Join us in making a difference by registering yourself, a group, an organization to volunteer for a cleanup in your neighbourhood, local park, green space, trail, or schoolyard. By volunteering, you'll be supporting the creation of a clean and sustainable community.

Please confirm your preferred cleanup location, date and time, and request garbage bags and gloves (available while supplies last).

We welcome groups of all sizes to participate in this Community Cleanup.

Join the final Mayor’s Cleanup event of the year to help beautify our community. Volunteer your time and make a difference in local parks, green spaces, trails, and schoolyards. 

Please help us clean up the community together, with the final date: 

September 7 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
At Second Marsh, meet at the McLaughlin Bay Trail Public Parking area (continue to the end of Colonel Sam Drive, pass through the round-about, and turn right on Townline Road South to a gravel parking lot.).

Please note Second Marsh recommends wearing long pants, long sleeves, and sturdy shoes. NOTE: Dogs are not permitted, even on a leash, in the McLaughlin Bay Wildlife Reserve. To learn more about the Second Marsh Code of Conduct visit, Second Marsh.

Event runs rain or shine. 

Thank you!
We are grateful for the support received during the Mayor's Cleanups held in downtown Oshawa on May 25 and June 22. We are excited about the prospect of continuing to work together in downtown Oshawa in 2025.

Thank you to all who participated in Communities with Brooms on Tuesday, April 23 to make the clean up such a success!

Thank you to M.P. Colin Carrie, John Howard Society, and the Durham Regional Police Service for the continued support of this initiative.