CK Paddle & Clean

Registration is mandatory through Eventbrite for this awesome paddling event. (link below) Bring your kayak or canoe to help collect litter from our waterways. Maximum 75 participants.
Everyone must wear a PFD and have the proper canoe/kayak safety gear. Please bring your own reusable water bottle and a lunch if you plan on staying the entire time. Bring your own gloves and have a mask handy-just in case.

Volunteers from the Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise will be helping check you in at the Thames Grove Conservation Area – 34 Kingsway Drive in Chatham. At this Municipal Park there is a great boat launch and docks where the boats can go right into the Thames River. At ‘check-in’ we will be providing you with garbage collection bags donated by Lloyd Bag Co. Once you’ve filled your bag, return to the Thames Grove launch area to throw out the trash. We will have garbage and recycling bins on site. At ‘check-out’ when you are finished, receive your locally made, hemp fabric t-shirt – donated by Stronghouse Twin Dolphin Corp! Near the ‘check in/out’ area you can also view displays, tell us where you’ve collected your litter and learn about the LTVCA’s ‘Imagine McGregor’ project.

If you collect the most litter individually, you will earn a free 2022 LTVCA Conservation Area Parking Pass!