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Find past editions of our Capital City Clean Up newsletters filled with success stories and future plans.
Clean Up Connector Newsletters
The newsletter dedicated to keeping you informed on what is going on with Edmonton's Capital City Clean Up campaign.
2010
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Edmonton Litter Rate Lowest of 20 Municipalities
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Edmonton Cleans Up at Communities in Bloom Awards
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CCCU Program Partners Thanked
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City, Property Owners Wipe Out Graffiti Vandalism along LRT Corridor
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Big Bin Events Celebrate the 50,000th Visitor
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Non-Profit Groups Paint the Town with Murals
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Our Natural Home
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Keep those Graffiti Reports Coming!
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Snow Angels Join the CCCU Community
- Volunteers for a Clean Edmonton Get a Perfect Score
- Volunteer Application Event Scores a Touchdown
- Anti-Littering Soccer Fan Sees Football in a New Light
- CCCU Volunteer Picked as 13th Edmonton Eskimo
- Community Wins Twice with Graffiti Vandalism Prevention
- A Fall Reminder
- Clean Up Song
- Block Captain Numbers Sweep past the 900 Mark
- People Littering Less, says Veteran Block Captain
- Big Bin Events Keep on Trucking
- Get to Know your Neighbours on September 18
- Join the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, September 18-26
- Two Winners for Edmonton in Bloom's New Tidiness Award
- Murals a Colourful Way to Help Communities Draw Together
- Aboriginal Symbolism Speaks Volumes in new Giants of Edmonton Mural
- Community Murals Hit Home Run Against Graffiti
- You Canned It! Schoolyard Program Honours Participants
- Butting out Easier with Expansion of Cigarette Litter Program
- Summertime! Make the Livin' Easy, Safe and Clean!
- Repeat Graffiti Linked to Other Crimes at EPS Workshop
- Secure that Load!
- Asking Property Owners to Wipe Out Graffiti is Easy for Nonprofits
- Coffee, Camp Day and Capital City Cleanup
- Tires to Toilets Turn Up at the River Valley Clean Up
- Purple Glove Shows No Love... For Litter
- Terra Losa Trash Busters Clean Up and Recreational Therapy
May
- Mayor’s Message
- Big Bins Boom
- Adopt-a-Block Volunteers: Have Fun; Be Safe
- Sharp-Eyed Block Captain Could Win $300 Prize
- New Schoolyard Clean Up Program Gets an A+ from Schools
- Reusable Gloves Better for the Environment, Say Elementary Students
- Front Yards in Bloom Contest Looking for Flower Power
- Businesses Stepping Up to BSC Program
- The Van in the Street Helps Keep Edmonton Neat
- Shhh! Listen! It’s Coming!
- Graffiti Cleaning Deadline is May 15
- Thank You to the CCCU Volunteers During National Volunteer Week
- Take the 15 to Clean Challenge
- Clean Up Kits are Ready for Pick Up
- New Schoolyard Clean Up Program Launches
- Program Plans for 2010
- Three Early Birds Get the Word...They've Won!
- CCCU and Program Partners Work for Common Goal
- Please Be Smart; Use a Tarp
- Our Volunteers Make Such a Difference
- Holy Trinity High School: A Graffiti-Free Class Act
- Professional Cleaning Program Helps Fight Graffiti
- Mural Program Sparks Community Development
- Graffiti Tally Tells Winning Tale
- New Graffiti Inspector Strikes the Write Notes
- Block Captain's Family Volunteers at Olympic Torch Ceremonies
- Sign-up for Adopt a Block and Enter the Early Bird Draw
- School Programs Revamped for 2010
- City Vans on Vanguard of Spring Graffiti Campaign
- Soccer Club Gets a Kick out of Graffiti Wipe Outs
- Edmonton Giants Seek Homes...Really, Really Big Homes
- Improvements for Business Supporting Communities Program in 2010
2009
December
Features art makes vandalism disappear, giant street 'canvas' attracts young artists, CCCU wins blue ribbon award, Communities in Bloom awards, volunteer safety, HSBC doesn't just handle money, CCCU participation in 2009, and seasons greetings.
November
Features youth group scrubs graffiti from walls to build non-profit home, graffiti wipe out company event, Giants of Edmonton honours Canadian soldiers, eagle-eyed block captains, sundae celebration, meet the new volunteer coordinator, cigarette litter pilot, last call for log books, doing my part.
August
Features special anti-graffiti funds for heritage buildings, junior high students "Dream Up" winning ad campaign, GMP joins City's toxic reduction task force, bylaw officers help fight graffiti battle, adopt-a-block expands with YESS, tips for gardeners, butt out on Jasper Avenue campaign, EPS needs citizen input to charge graffiti vandals, graffiti wipe out makes a mark on the community.
July
Features river valley spring cleaning, picking the perfect ad, LRT corridor graffiti, graffiti - art or mischief, bylaw officers help fight graffiti battle, city vans make graffiti vanish, clean North Saskatchewan river, meet the CCCU staff.
June
Features welcome to CCCU participants from the Mayor, CCCU kick off event, ICLEI conference, more CCCU partners join the campaign, thank you to program partners, citywide help for vandalized property owners, businesses to extinguish cigarette litter, attracting pedestrians to downtown core, HSBC bank donation, results of the Big Bin event launch, early CCCU registration information.
April
Features safety first for CCCU volunteers, butt out campaign for Jasper Avenue, broken window theory, call in to win, removal experts decipher graffiti and eliminate it safely.
February/March
Features changes to strengthen the adopt-a-block program, volunteers make the G.R.A.D.E., report now and help wipe out graffiti, looking for non-profit organizations needing funds and businesses needing litter clean up, CCCU is on the move, CCCU volunteers, Graffiti Goes bank account grows, new graffiti removal kits.
Residential/Business Newsletters
2008
May/June
Features CCCU welcome, block captain litter pick up; riverboat picks up tab, it's everyone's job to pitch in, bylaw changes benefit local business, wiping out graffiti a priority, report graffiti crime, blowing litter out of the water, the new 3Rs of graffiti prevention, business supporting community program almost doubles, calendar of events.July
Features block captain profile, clean me up, Scotty, writing on wall for Alberta Avenue graffiti, Old Strathcona spruce up, the Graffiti Management program's graffiti van, lingering winter makes spring cleaning challenging, safety first for CCCU volunteers, media partners help make a difference, magic number makes bags disappear, meet the new CCCU volunteer coordinator, zooming in on Graffiti Free Zones, cleanup campaign kickoff, avoiding litter rage, CCCU quick facts.August
Features small volunteer has great ideas, tidy schools rule with city workers, new park bins a 3 way win, big bins a 1,085 tonne hit, age no barrier for CCCU volunteers, boom town celebrations, reel waste film fest a real eye opener, graffiti inspectors: education a major role, pizza the perfect finish at NET graffiti wipe outs, local youth wipe out graffiti, teens talk trash; Vimy Ridge wins cash, how to grasscycle.September
Features thanks from the mayor to CCCU participants, a textbook case of volunteering, a chance to repay generosity for YESS, a property manager's perspective of graffiti, keeping our watershed out of hot water, oversized garbage cans to be canned, the total look of clean, countering graffiti with giant street art, how to capture a giant, harvesting the Waste Management centre's community garden.November/December
Features second Giants of Edmonton mural site, giant murals create giant challenges, minding our winter wonderland, CCCU looks ahead, keep track of winter graffiti, enthusiastic volunteers equals less litter, GMP wipes out 2 acres of graffiti, $250 fines to smokers who toss their cigarette litter, CCCU volunteers speak out, word search, season's greetings from CCCU.
Business Newsletters
2007
April
Features welcome to 2007 block captains, a clean image reaps rewards, businesses and non profit groups team up to clean up, block captains business kits.June
Features CCCU kickoff, large turnout for river valley clean up, John D Bracco's innovative anti-litter approach, businesses are cleaning up thanks to community partnerships.
July
Features the crime of graffiti, the adopt-a-block program leads the way, 2007 program ambassador Landmark Homes, profile of a block captain.
August
Features Edmonton's business community praised for CCCU support, encouraging the public to dispose of cigarette butts, downtown cleans up with the DBA, its easy TU do.
Residential Newsletters
2007
April
Features a welcome 2007 block captains, CCCU program keeps growing, clean it your way - but safety first, residential block captains clean up kits.June
Features CCCU kick-off, large turnout for river valley clean up, John D Bracco's innovative approach to tackling litter, popular big bin events under way.July
Features the crime of graffiti, more than the environment benefits from block captains on the job, taking care of mother earth, the numbers to call for the Roads and Bylaw complaint lines.August
Features litters on the run, Tim Horton's commitment to keeping city tidy, NET asset for Edmonton, reducing cigarette butt clutter downtown and in Old Strathcona,October
Features clean up volunteers pick up thanks and prizes, thank you for a job well done, North Saskatchewan River Cleanup pilot makes river litter free, a few words about winter, big bin events set records, see you in five months.
For more information:
Capital City Clean Up
City of Edmonton
Beaufort Building
2nd Fl, 10835 – 120 Street
Edmonton, AB T5H 3P9
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| Telephone | For Capital City Clean Up program inquiries, call 780-944-5470 To report graffiti, litter, or discarded needles dial 311 (or 780-442-5311) |
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| Fax | 780-498-7098 |
| capitalcitycleanup@edmonton.ca |

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