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19 Jan
City of Sault Ste. Marie events, Clean North news updates

Trash talk: What are your thoughts on expanding the City of Sault Ste. Marie landfill?

Posted by author-avatar CleanNorth
January 19, 2024
The City of Sault Ste. Marie wants you to trash-talk! They have completed a waste management environmental assessment for a big new pro...
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21 Sep
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Growing native plants: Not as simple as you might think

Posted by author-avatar CleanNorth
January 18, 2024
So you’ve decided you want to grow native plants. Maybe you are getting rid of invasive plant species and are embracing natives as alte...
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04 Jan
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What are your 2024 green resolutions?

Posted by author-avatar CleanNorth
January 4, 2024
Do you have any green wishes/resolutions for 2024? Here at Clean North, we hope for local industry to pollute less, all of us to use le...
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21 Apr
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Keepin’ it green! Clean North announces winners of 2022 Clean North Awards

Posted by author-avatar CleanNorth
December 13, 2023
The 2022 Clean North Award winners are (clockwise starting at upper left): Secondary School - Paige Benoit; Business - Jim and Ken Lajo...
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24 Sep
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, REFILL!

Posted by author-avatar CleanNorth
December 13, 2023
By guest writer Abbi Johnston Do you ever wonder how to reduce your disposable plastic use? So many things we purchase come in plast...
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17 Sep
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Keep an eye out for invasive European frog-bit—a water lily imposter

Posted by author-avatar CleanNorth
September 18, 2023
By guest writer Emma Jones* European frog-bit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae) is a damaging invasive aquatic plant that was introduced as...
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18 Sep
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Clean North plants trees to green our city, fight climate change (plus tree planting tips!)

Posted by author-avatar CleanNorth
September 18, 2023
Did you know that Clean North has planted thousands of trees all across the City of Sault Ste. Marie? “Planting trees has been part of ...
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02 Jun
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Take the Clean North Invasive Plant Pledge

Posted by author-avatar CleanNorth
August 3, 2023
Are you ready and willing to tackle invasive plants in your yard? Then take the Clean North Invasive Plant Pledge! So why pitch in t...
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22 Jul
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Donate now!

Posted by author-avatar CleanNorth
July 22, 2023
Would you like to donate to Clean North right now? Click click click! HI! I'm a Donate Now button. Click me to go to our Canada ...
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26 Apr
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It’s time to stop rationalizing hanging onto invasive plants

Posted by author-avatar CleanNorth
July 22, 2023
You'd be hard-pressed to find a gardener who thinks it's ok to allow purple loosestrife, garlic mustard, or dog-strangling vine to flou...
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