EARTHA, Wrapper Jane, and Joe Ceci Visiting Colonel Walker School

Thank y0u to everyone who made the Earth Day 22 minute makeover such a great success!

There were over 400 people out picking up litter around Ward 9 and all over the city. Joe’s Clean Team visited schools, businesses and worked with teams to pick up [...]

ALDERMAN JOE CECI, MSW, RSW 2009 December 18

Honourable Mary Anne Jablonski,

Minister of Seniors and Community Support

#227 Legislature Building 10800-97 Avenue Edmonton, AB Canada T5K 2B6

RE: CUTS TO AGENCIES SERVING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Dear Honourable Mary Anne Jablonski:

Earlier today I attended an awareness raising rally, with hundreds of Calgarians, about the recent request for cuts from [...]

Despite record cold winter temperatures, the homeless shelters are not over capacity. With the provision of additional transitional housing and a low vacancy rate, the homeless population are not warehoused in temporary emergency housing this year. The Province (finally) stepped up with funding for additional capacity and even better, communities are accepting a mix of [...]

The summer went by quickly with Joe’s Clean Team out a few times both on Sundays and a couple of weekdays. Jorge at the Drop In Centre has recruited some volunteers who have been out with us a few times now. Just wanted to underline how positive an experience it is to be constructively engaged [...]

Joe’s Clean Team worked with the Drop In Centre clients and volunteers. Three teams went out around the construction along the riverbank and Langevin Bridge, into Bridgeland and to the Bridgeland/Riverside LRT station and back along Memorial Dr. We noticed the empty garden beds in front of the ESSO and the Starbucks could [...]

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Community Clean Ups

“Remember the 1970s, and all the social marketing to remind people ‘DON’T BE A LITTERBUG’? Well in the intervening years, we seem to have forgotten that lesson and there’s not much stigma around being a litterbug now. More and more Calgarians comment to me that the city is [...]

Earth Day – April 22nd, 2009 – is behind us now, and another couple hundred bio-degradable bags of garbage have been captured and corralled thanks to the efforts of many individuals and groups throughout Ward 9, and the city generally. I would like to extend a big thank you to all the people who got [...]

Hello all Clean Teamers!

What a great Earth Day – as usual a challenge weather wise, but we were out in full force with many groups participating all over the City.  It’s wonderful to see the 22 minute makeover really take off.

Our next clean team dates will all be at the Ward 9 Community Cleanups:

This Saturday [...]

 A beautiful sunny day to meet up with 6 residents from Bridgeland Riverside and 6 members of Joe’s Clean Team including Eartha the 22 minute mascot! President for Bridgeland Riverside Community Association (BRCA) Lori Losowy challenged other communities to a 22 minute makeover. We worked for less than an hour and got one full bag [...]

Sunny spring-like day, 14 people out for 90 mins of cleaning. 6 DI clients and 8 community volunteers (Jane,Jason,David,Rob,Kenneth,Gareth,Sharon and me.)

3 teams – ours headed south on 4 St SE to 7 ave, west to 3 St thru Salvation Army property east along 9 Ave and. north back to DI. A second team went into Bridgeland, along the escarpment to [...]