Welcome!

We’re a brand new volunteer group of folks that formed in Spring 2021 to help reduce the use of, and help clean up, single use plastics in and around Port Alberni! Bookmark this webpage, go to the Facebook group or send an email to oceanfriendlypa@gmail.com for the latest!

Please, share this page with all your friends!

UPCOMING EVENTS

The next event will probably be in September or October. Stay tuned!

CLEANUP DAY DETAILS

Go Here for Tips, Locations, Tides, Data Sheets, and other info.

RECENT EVENTS

AUGUST 7 Plastic Cleanup Day! A LITTLE WINDY!

We had a great turnout of people and managed to pickup more than 100kg of plastic and other garbage! Thank you to everyone who came out to help, we had a blast, and even got blasted by the wind!

OCEAN’S WEEK PLASTIC CLEANUP DAY JUNE 12, 2021!

Volunteers get out on the land and water to pick up waste all around the Alberni Harbour! It was a blast!

Thank you to Twin City Brewing for the prize donations and Nicklin Waste disposal for helping properly dispose of everything!

Businesses! Want help reducing plastic?

We have access to resources that might help you make the switch to non-plastic products in a cost-effective and efficient way!

Please get in touch at oceanfriendlypa@gmail.com for more information!

Working Together to end Plastic Waste

We are a partnership of the Alberni Aquarium, Surfrider Canada, and Alberni Valley Transition Town Society!

If you’d like to join our efforts, please do get in touch through the FB group or email, or just show up at one of the events, we always need more help! :+)