MONTREAL - As a marine biologist, Lyne Morissette grew tired of the "doom and gloom" of passively describing the impact of pollution on whales, turtles, and the rest of the
MONTREAL - As a marine biologist, Lyne Morissette grew tired of the “doom and gloom” of passively describing the impact of pollution on whales, turtles, and the rest of the wildlife inhabiting the St. Lawrence River.
So, about eight years ago, she co-created an initiative with the modest goal of collecting 10 tonnes of trash along the shorelines of the river and seaway.
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96 truckloads of trash hauled from Baclaran waterway
