The Thames River Clean Up is celebrating its 25th Anniversary on Earth Day Weekend – Saturday, April 20th, 2024!
Listed below are the names of the community coordinators for established clean ups in various communities. Please check each area for its specific date/time/meeting location.
For more information on these locations, or if you are interested in participating in one of the clean ups listed, please use the contact information to contact the appropriate community coordinator.
All participants that register and take part in our clean up, will be entered into a draw for a Nova Craft canoe or kayak!
Interested in becoming more involved? Coordinators are much needed!
For vacancies under “London Sites Contact”, please connect with Julie TerVrugt at julie.tervrugt@gmail.com
For vacancies under “Surrounding Area Contacts” or for general TRCU information, please connect with Todd Sleeper at td.sleeper@hotmail.com
Additional Coordinators are very much needed in these areas. Tavistock, Fanshawe Lake, Wildwood Lake, Innerkip, Fullarton, Avonton, Muncey, Middlemiss, Wardsville and Louisville.
2024 TRCU Volunteer Registration Form
To view an interactive map of a cleanup in your area, please click here (coming soon).
London site Community Coordinators contact info is listed immediately below.
To see Community Coordinator contact info for those outside of London city proper please click the button
London Site Contacts
London Contact
Contact: London Coordinator – Julie TerVrugt
Email: julie.tervrugt@gmail.com
Phone: 519-636-4348
Notes:
Anne St. To Oxford St. Bridge areas
Contact: Justin Sim
Email: justinsim89@gmail.com
Phone:
Notes: April 20 – 9:30 a.m. – Meet at the end of Anne Street (Anne street community Garden) at 9:30. Cleanup supplies provided.
Blackfriars Bridge to Queen/Dundas Bridge (Harris Park)
Contact: Jacob Damstra
Email: jdamstra@lerners.ca
Phone:
Notes: April 19 – meet at 9 a.m. at bottom of Dufferin St. hill (Harris Park)
Cedar Hollow (North Thames River and Trail East of Highbury Ave.)
Contact: Chris Johnston
Email: cascar28@hotmail.com
Phone:
Notes: April 20 – meet at 8:30 a.m. (cleanup 9-11 a.m.) at the Storm Water Management Pond, 563 Killarney Rd.
The Coves
Contact: Josh Ward
Email: pandamanjosh91@gmail.com
Phone: 519-660-9763
Notes: April 20 – meet 9:30 a.m. in German Canadian Club parking lot
Downtown - Carfrae Cres near Richmond/Ridout St.
Contact: Margaret Hopkins
Email: margaret.hopkins@sympatico.ca
Phone: 519-673-4182
Notes: April 20 – meet at 9 a.m. at Carfrae Cres. near Richmond/Ridout St.
Gibbons Park
Contact: Courtney Beneteau
Email: courtney.l.beneteau@gmail.com
Phone:
Notes: April 20 – meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Victoria Street parking lot
Greenway Park
Contact: Brienna French
Email: bfrench@lerners.ca
Phone:
Notes: April 20 – 9:30 a.m. – meet at the Saturn Playground washrooms
Ivey Park - Splash Pad
Contact:
Email:
Phone:
Notes: Closed CIR Group Cleanup April 20th.
Kilally Meadows Environmentally Sensitive Area (Windermere)
Contact: Looking for Coordinator
Email:
Phone:
Notes:
Kiwanis Park (Pottersburg Creek)
Contact: Charlotte Armstrong
Email: armstooc@gdls.com
Phone:
Notes: April 20 – contact for meet location
Lambeth
Contact: Kim Bartlett
Email: bartlett.kim.s@gmail.com
Phone:
Notes: April 20 – cleanup 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Meet at the Lambeth Community Centre by 9 a.m.
London Canoe Club
Contact: Christopher Mayberry
Email: cjmayberry11@gmail.com
Phone:
Notes: April 20 – meet at 8 a.m. or 9:30 a.m. at the London Western Rowing Club/Canoe Club parking lot (https://maps.app.goo.gl/qUGb9deRjwSCvei98)
CJF ROSS PARK - Richmond St.
Contact: Looking for Coordinator (or contact Julie TerVrugt)
Email: julie.tervrugt@gmail.com
Phone:
Notes: April 20 – meet at 9:30 a.m. in Ross Park parking lot
Meander Creek / Ridgeview
Contact: Cynthia Kenwell
Email: friends_of_ridgeview@live.com
Phone:
Notes: April 20 – meet at 9:30 a.m. at path entrance at Ridgeview Drive
Medway Creek at Fanshawe park road
Contact: Bud Greene (Friends of Medway Creek)
Email: budgreene2@gmail.com
Phone:
Notes: April 20 – meet at 9 a.m. in the parking lot of 410 Ambleside Dr.
Oxford St. West Bridge Area - near Commissioners
Contact:
Email:
Phone:
Notes: part of closed cleanup group
Pond Mills Pond
Contact: Kevin Garlick
Email: kgarlick023@rogers.com
Phone:
Notes: April 20 – meet at 9:30 a.m. in parking lot
River Bend Area
Contact: Jerry Hakkers/Rebecca Walker
Email: jerry.hakkers@riverbendgolf.com/ rebecca.walker@riverbendgolf.com
Phone:
Notes: April 20 – meet at 9 a.m. at the Grounds Department shop – 1955 Jack Nash Terrace – inform gate guard you are there for cleanup.
Springbank Park
Contact: Betsy Odegaard
Email: betsyodegaard@rogers.com
Phone:
Notes: April 20 – meet at 9 a.m. in upper parking lot, on Commissioners, across from Byron Shoppers Drug Mart
St. Julien Park
Contact: Jenna Lamb/Candace Dorward
Email: jennalamb25@gmail.com/cddorward@rogers.com
Phone:
Notes: April 20 – meet at 9 a.m. in front of washrooms near playground equipment.
St. Peter's Seminary to North London Athletic Field
Contact:
Email:
Phone:
Notes: King’s University College private cleanup
Stoney Creek - Windermere
Contact: Looking for Coordinator
Email:
Phone:
Notes:
Stoney Creek - Trossacks Ave
Contact: Linda Smith
Email: smithl@thamesriver.on.ca
Phone:
Notes: Sunday, April 21 – meet at 9 a.m. at Constitution Park (parking lot off Trossacks Ave.)
Euston Park
Contact:
Email:
Phone:
Notes: closed group cleanup
Adelaide St. (@ Kipps Lane) to Highbury Ave.
Contact: Kathy Peters
Email: kathy.peters58@gmail.com
Phone:
Notes: April 20 – meet between 8:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. at Wells Park (park across Adelaide at North London Athletic Fields) – https://maps.app.goo.gl/HuSh8Xy2LA4FZxJX7
Thames River East of Highbury Ave - Meadowlily Woods Area
Contact: Kathy Tellier
Email: k.tellier@hotmail.com
Phone: 226-268-3563
Notes: April 20 – meet at 9:30 a.m. at the north end of Meadowlily bridge
Thames River - West of Highbury Avenue North (at cobblestone rd)
Contact: Dani Faucher
Email: aussie.faucher@gmail.com
Phone: 519-933-8377, text preferred.
Notes: April 20 – meet at 9 a.m. at the court end of Cobblestone Road
B. Davison Secondary School
Contact: Kim Alexander
Email:
Phone:
Notes: Closed group clean up
Richard B. Harrison Park
Contact: Gordon Osinski
Email: gosinski@uwo.ca
Phone:
Notes: April 20 – meet at 9:30 a.m. at the entrance to park @ Clarence and South streets
Cavendish Park
Contact: Mary Anne McCoy
Email: mary_anne.mccoy@hotmail.com
Phone: 519-432-7742
Notes: April 20 – meet at 9:30 a.m. at the South-East end of park, beside the Food Hub
Vauxhall Park - Price Street
Contact: Jo-Anne Beausoleil
Email: beau3@hotmail.com
Phone:
Notes: April 20 – meet 9 a.m. in parking lot/near washroom at end of Price St.
North London Athletic Field - Adelaide and Kipps Lane
Contact: Elizabeth Prebushewski
Email: elizabethprebushewski@gmail.com
Phone:
Notes: APRIL 13 CLEANUP – meet at 9:30 a.m. at the washrooms
Adelaide Bridge at trafalger
Email: hrcommunityassociation@gmail.com
Phone:
Notes: April 20 – meet at 9 a.m. at the chip truck (north side of the Thames/east side of Adelaide)
Surrounding Area Site contacts
Aylmer Wildlife Management
Contact: Kevin Howard
Email: howarde@rogers.com
Phone:
Notes: Saturday, April 20th
Beachville
Contact: Dayna Criece
Email: Bamclean4u@outlook.com
Phone: 226-220-6036
Notes: Saturday April 20th, Email for info
Black Creek, Sebringville and Ellice Swamp
Contact: Looking for Coordinator
Email:
Phone:
Notes:
Chatham
Contact: Tamara Burton
Email: tamara.burton@corteva.com
Phone: 519-401-8242
Notes: Sunday, April 21st; Rain date Sunday, April 28th
Dorchester
Contact: Ruth John
Email: dorchestermillpond@gmail.com
Phone: 519-268-8722
Notes: Saturday, April 20th
Embro
Contact: Tristan Donkers
Email: tristan.donkers@gmail.com
Phone:
Notes: Need more Volunteers
Fullarton - Between St. Marys & Mitchell
Contact: Looking for Coordinator
Email: td.sleeper@hotmail.com
Phone:
Notes: Need Volunteers!
Harrington/Wildwood
Contact: Looking for Coordinator
Email: td.sleeper@hotmail.com
Phone:
Notes: Looking for Volunteers
Ingersoll
Contact: Kristy Van Kooten Bossence
Email: kristyoh@hotmail.com
Phone: 519-859-5097
Notes: April 20 – meet at 9am @ the Firehall
To pre-register online for the Ingersoll event please click here.
Kilworth
Contact: Geoff Bergsma
Email: geoffbergsma@gmail.com
Phone: 519-851-6275
Notes: April 20 – contact for meet location
Komoka - Delaware
Contact: Geoff Bergsma
Email: geoffbergsma@gmail.com
Phone: 519-851-6275
Notes: April 20 – contact for meet location
Light House Cove
Contact: Larissa Vogler
Email: larissa_vogler@yahoo.com
Phone: 519-365-3523
Notes: April 20 – contact for meet location
London - Fanshawe Dam to Clarke Road
Contact: Looking for Coordinator
Email:
Phone:
Notes:
Thames Valley Trail Association
Contact: TVTA
Email: hike-activities@tvta.ca
Phone:
Notes: April 20th, 12:30pm. Meet at Fisherman’s Point 21403 Rebecca Rd, #21501, Thorndale
Mitchell
Putnam
Contact: Kelly Regier
Email: thamesriverclothingco@gmail.com
Phone: 519-619-1039
Notes: Saturday April 20th @9am
St. Marys
Contact: Casandra Keeler
Email: cassandra.res8@gmail.com
Phone: 519-703-2490
Notes: April 20 – meet at 9 am Milt Dunnel Park, aka The Flats
Stratford
Contact: Bonnie Henderson
Email: cawbon@yahoo.ca
Phone: 519-271-4545
Notes: Saturday April 20 – contact for meet location
Thamesford - Grace Patterson Park
Contact: Raylene Deelstra
Email: rayleneyt@icloud.com
Phone:226-234-5676
Notes: Saturday April 20th @9am. Meet at Grace Patterson Park
Thorndale
Contact: Leah Cesarini
Email: leah.cesarini@gmail.com
Phone:
Notes: Sunday April 21st. Please contact for times and meeting place.
Hodges Pond
Contact: Chad Cornish
Email: mail@chadcornish.ca
Phone: 519-532-4716
Notes: Saturday April 20th @9am
Woodstock
Contact: Cathy Stewart-Mott
Email: life-in-balance@hotmail.com
Phone:519-537-6426
Notes: Saturday April 20th 9am-noon