Earth Day

Thank you for joining us on Saturday, April 26 to celebrate Earth Day

The City of Thorold invited everyone to our Earth Day event on Saturday, April 26 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Thorold Community Arena, located at 70 Front Street North in downtown Thorold. This year, we expanded on the theme, "Our Power, Our Planet," by showcasing how collective efforts can lead to a more sustainable future. This was a free event, but we encouraged attendees to bring food donations for Community Care Thorold.

Highlights included: 

• The first 100 guests received a free tree (1-gallon container) from Gauld Nurseries (SOLD-OUT)
• The first 100 guests received a free tree Red Oak saplings from the Thorold Garden Club
• The Knights of Columbus co-hosted Garden Fest which included; fertilizer, grass seed, bagged compost and potted plants for sale. They sold 50/50 tickets for their December draw and hosted their annual bottle drive.  
• The Knights of Columbus sold delicious beef on a bun, grilled hot dogs and fresh popcorn in the Thorold Community Arena Canteen during the Earth Day event.  Money collected from all of these Knights of Columbus initiatives will be donated to local charities. 

Thank you to all of our volunteers!

We invited residents, businesses, school groups, and community partners to join us for the Community Clean Up. Our volunteers cleaned up litter along sidewalks, parks, and trails in the City. Volunteers were provided with all the necessary tools including; gloves, garbage bags, and garbage pickers. Volunteers checked in with staff in the arena lobby to receive their supplies and for a signature towards high school community service hours. Once volunteers cleaned a chosen area, they dropped off filled garbage bags at one of the drop off locations which City staff collected at the end of the day.

A special thank you to Bioveld Canada who offered to clean-up the Allanburg Bridge area ahead of time with their staff.

A shout-out to all of those residents who reached out to plan their own neighbourhood clean-ups featured below.

Neighbourhood Clean-Up #1 at McAdams Park located at the corner of Ontario and Mary in Thorold South.

Neighbourhood Clean-Up #2, near the corner of Lyndon and Ormond.

Please click below to view the City of Thorold Community Clean-up Map. 

Community Clean-up Map