Sticking it to Garbage Along the Shoreline
What’s your name and what’s your connection to Georgian Bay?
My name’s Chloe Drayton and I’ve been going to Georgian Bay with my family since I was born – I’m only 7! It’s a nice, peaceful place and it’s nice to go swimming, look for turtles, go exploring on the rocks along the shore and spend time with my family.
Why is being a Guardian of the Bay important to you?
Because I want to help all the animals and plants in nature and because it’s nicer to enjoy the cottage when there isn’t garbage lying around. I also want to enjoy Georgian Bay for a long, long time so we have to keep it nice and clean.
What’s your story that helps to show your Guardian of the Bay values?
Every year we walk around the shoreline of our island, exploring and picking up any garbage that has washed up over the winter. This year I had my special stick “Sticky” and each time we spotted a piece of garbage, I used Sticky to grab it and we collected all the garbage and put it in a bag to take to the dump.
A turtle or frog could’ve gotten caught in this sheet of plastic. I picked it up with my stick and put it in the garbage.
I found this big piece of foam and cleared it from the shoreline so it wouldn’t bother the animals.
Here’s me picking up little blue pieces of foam that washed up along the back of our island.