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Restoring the Unity canal: a volunteer-led project in Mississauga

Help us clean and replant the Unity canal before the January planting window closes.

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Travis A. Miller
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Mississauga
The Unity canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This October, 68 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 174 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the district council, including native species selected by a local botanist. The area floods more each year, and fish have returned for the first time in a decade after our first cleanup. Restoring it will protect homes and bring back shade. All the labor is volunteered. We just need materials. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $2,650 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,450 • Tools and protective gear: $500 • Waste removal and skip hire: $540 • Signage and educational materials: $160 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure. - Travis
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Travis

  1. 46% there. the plan for native saplings and stakes is now scheduled. Thank you.

  2. Quick update: $960 raised so far (36%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Miguel Daniel Figueiredo 🇧🇷 · $50

    “Praying for you. Thought of Travis all day after reading this. - Santos”

  • Logan A. Powers 🇳🇿 · $25

    “Thought of Travis all day after reading this. - Christchurch”

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    “Good luck! - Halifax”

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    “Hope things get better. Thought of Travis all day after reading this. - Mumbai”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Hope things get better. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Cleveland”

  • Jorge Fernando Vasconcelos 🇧🇷 · $76
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    “Thinking of you. Hope the January deadline works out. - Guadalajara”

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  • Wendy C. Montgomery

    So sorry you're going through this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 9 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Blessings.

    • Genesis Soto

      Wishing you the best, Travis. More neighborhoods should do this. Please keep us posted

      • Eko Bagus Kurniawan

        wishing you peace, Travis. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Hyderabad.

        • Okechukwu Henry Hassan

          Hope it all works out. Shared this with my family. My neighbor in San Francisco donated after I showed her your page. Blessings!

          • Vinícius Antônio Almeida

            So sorry you're going through this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Jerusalem

            • Guadalupe E. RamírezPhoto verified

              Best of luck. More neighborhoods should do this. Put this on a community board in Mumbai this morning. God bless.

              • Aishwarya F. Modi

                Thinking of you, Travis. Shared it with a few friends. Don't give up.

                $2,279 raised of $2,650

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