The Town of ­­­Rosemère invites residents to participate in its “Shoreline Clean-up Drive”, which gets underway on Saturday, September 7, 2024 along the shores of the Rivière des Mille-Îles. This annual clean-up drive has been held for several years, in collaboration with neighbouring municipalities and community partners, with the goal of protecting aquatic ecosystems by helping curb waste in the region’s waterways. 

Now a veritable ecological movement, the Shoreline Clean-up Drive includes the municipalities of Blainville, Boisbriand, Deux-Montagnes, Laval, Lorraine, Pointe-Calumet, Rosemère, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Sainte-Thérèse and Saint-Eustache, along with the Conseil des bassins versants des Mille-Îles (COBAMIL) and the Parc de la Rivière-des-Mille-Îles. Last year, the clean-up drive collected more than 5,000 pounds of garbage in an effort to create a cleaner and more beautiful environment.

“Our waterways are an inestimable source of wealth, and it’s our collective responsibility to protect and take care of them. I’m proud to see that the shoreline clean-up has become a regional activity, with more and more municipalities, organizations and residents taking part. My congratulations and thanks go out to all our partners on this project. I invite residents to sign up in large numbers for this activity, which has concrete benefits for the environment and the wildlife in our region,” said the mayor of Rosemère, Eric Westram.

How to register and participate in Rosemère
  

People who wish to take part in the Town of Rosemère’s Shoreline Clean-up Drive must register by writing to loisirs@ville.rosemere.qc.ca, taking care to include the name and age of each participant. This event runs from 9 a.m. to noon, and the meeting point for participants is the Sainte-Thérèse water filtration plant (111 Boul. Labelle, Rosemère). 

This event will take place rain or shine. Participants are advised to wear long sleeves and pants, and closed shoes or rain boots so as to reduce the risk of coming into contact with harmful plants or species. Participants are also asked to bring gloves and insect repellent.