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  • Collection: Speed River Project

Litter piling up near overpass

Image of newspaper article describing litter under Hanlon Expressway overpass
An article and accompanying describing the discovery, over the course of the 19th Annual Speed River Clean Up, of large quantities of garbage underneath the Hanlon Expressway's Speed River overpass.

Letter from City of Guelph, Director of Finance to OPIRG Guelph

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Correspondence regarding a meeting of The City of Guelph's Community Services Committee regarding the
appropriation of grant funds on 23 April 1998 and OPIRG Guelph's success in gaining a grant of $500.00

IN YOUR INTEREST: Environment Week 1998 Edition

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/32005/archive/files/f988d245542f60156278c9c58f9bf398.pdf
An issue of OPIRG Guelph's then-newsletter devoted to issues relating to Environment Week, the Bonnie McCallum Award, and the City of Guelph's Green Plan.

Garbage Under Hanlon Bridge

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/32005/archive/files/2670eee48480481ed26a78509859e9c7.pdf
A letter to the editor which responds to the writer's experiences at the 19th Annual Speed River Clean Up and remarks on the sorry state of garbage then under the Hanlon Bridge.

Ferrari honoured for his years looking out for environment

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/32005/archive/files/e093e49d787f9ed609d36ddbe413ecbb.pdf
An article regarding Evan Ferrari winning the Bonnie McCallum Environmental Award as then offered by OPIRG Guelph

Community Appreciation Night - 1998 Report

13 page report on the 1998 community appreciation night held by OPIRG Guelph.
A report on the details of the 1998 community appreciation night, during which OPIRG-Guelph volunteers and other members of the community were recognized.

Caring for Our Rivers: 20 Years

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OPIRG's prepared institutional pamphlet to describe the then twenty year history of the Speed River Project and Clean Up.

19th Annual Speed River Clean-up a Success!

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/32005/archive/files/234190863c626caf65fde0e4f25ae674.pdf
A media release from OPIRG Guelph regarding the success of the 19th Annual Speed River Clean Up