{"id":390,"date":"2024-09-30T21:54:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T02:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wownature.ca\/?p=390"},"modified":"2025-04-04T22:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T03:29:59","slug":"make-a-difference-join-the-sixteen-mile-creek-cleanup-hike-on-october-5th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wownature.ca\/?p=390","title":{"rendered":"Make a Difference: Join the Sixteen Mile Creek Cleanup Hike on October 5th!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 30, 2024<\/p><!--more--><p id=\"viewer-mmmzs5303\">Have you noticed that the clean and beautiful town of Oakville has started to be polluted by litter everywhere?<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1480\" height=\"1110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/62f913_def9b4f45a214bcd889658fbb406542amv2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/62f913_def9b4f45a214bcd889658fbb406542amv2.jpg 1480w, https:\/\/www.wownature.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/62f913_def9b4f45a214bcd889658fbb406542amv2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wownature.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/62f913_def9b4f45a214bcd889658fbb406542amv2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wownature.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/62f913_def9b4f45a214bcd889658fbb406542amv2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wownature.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/62f913_def9b4f45a214bcd889658fbb406542amv2-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1480px) 100vw, 1480px\" \/><\/figure><p id=\"viewer-zg3pr7830\"><strong>Complain? Or Take Action?<\/strong><\/p><p id=\"viewer-wh4wo5324\">In this beautiful golden autumn of October, Wow Nature Outdoor Exploration invites you to join us at Sixteen Mile Creek and its surroundings. While enjoying outdoor hiking and observing the salmon migration, let&#8217;s pick up the litter within our reach and do our part to keep Oakville&#8217;s environment clean.<\/p><p id=\"viewer-34g6q5328\"><strong>Event Time<\/strong>: Saturday, October 5, 9:00 AM &#8211; 2:30 PM<\/p><p id=\"viewer-gjn895332\"><strong>Event Location<\/strong>: Sixteen Mile Creek<\/p><p id=\"viewer-3yolc5336\"><strong>Event Fee<\/strong>: Free<\/p><p id=\"viewer-ozqow5340\"><strong>Transportation<\/strong>: Self-drive<\/p><p id=\"viewer-d4hdu5344\"><strong>Other Costs<\/strong>: Please bring your own tools for picking up litter<\/p><p id=\"viewer-oujqt5348\"><strong>Outdoor Leader<\/strong>: Lynn (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:info.wownature@gmail.com\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">info.wownature@gmail.com<\/a>)<\/p><p id=\"viewer-jsbwf5354\"><strong>Age Requirement<\/strong>: 10-65 years old<\/p><p id=\"viewer-jt3kn5358\"><strong>Meeting Time<\/strong>: Saturday, October 5, 9:00 AM (The event starts promptly at 9:00, please arrive at the designated meeting point around 8:50 AM)<\/p><p id=\"viewer-2phgv5362\"><strong>Meeting Location<\/strong>: To be informed after registration<\/p><p id=\"viewer-dwv3o5366\"><strong>Hiking Distance<\/strong>: Approximately 8 kilometers<\/p><p id=\"viewer-sqmoe5370\"><strong>Outdoor Wear Requirements<\/strong>: Lightweight outdoor clothing, hiking boots or non-slip-soled sneakers, hat<\/p><p id=\"viewer-tqi145374\"><strong>Other<\/strong>: Please bring your own snacks and water<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSckV7uVGw4KEJsY9Zlj8mm9vn9ohBwTmXqGkqW5w9NZojQJIg\/viewform\">Sign Up Now<\/a><\/div><\/div><p id=\"viewer-s68ro5380\"><strong>Student Volunteer Recruitment<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Event Photographers<\/strong>: 2 \uff08please send an email to <a href=\"mailto:info.wownature@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><u>info.wownature@gmail.com<\/u><\/strong><\/a><strong><u>\uff09<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Event Assistant Leaders<\/strong>: 5 \uff08please send an email to <a href=\"mailto:info.wownature@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><u>info.wownature@gmail.com<\/u><\/strong><\/a><strong><u>\uff09<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Litter cleanup volunteers<\/strong>\uff1a no limit on the number of participants, no need to apply by email.<\/li><\/ul><p id=\"viewer-ov11j5393\"><strong>Special Reminder<\/strong>: All high school student volunteers participating in this event will receive a certificate for volunteer hours. If adult volunteers need a certificate, it can be provided too.<\/p><p id=\"viewer-vt3b25412\"><strong>LEGAL NOTICE TO ALL USERS<\/strong><\/p><p id=\"viewer-o0pp85414\">THESE CONDITIONS AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO SUE OR CLAIM COMPENSATION FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT.PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.<\/p><p id=\"viewer-iirje5416\">You assume all risk of personal injury, death, or property loss resulting from any activity organized by Wow Nature Exploring Inc. You agree that Wow Nature Exploring Inc. and its employees, agents, volunteers, independent contractors, sub-contractors, representatives, sponsors, board of directors, and successors will not be liable for any personal injury, death, or property loss. You release Wow Nature Exploring Inc. and waive all claims in relation thereto. You agree that any litigation involving Wow Nature Exploring Inc. will be brought solely within the Province of Ontario and under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Ontario Courts. You further agree that these conditions, as well as any rights, duties, and obligations between you and Wow Nature Exploring Inc., will be governed solely by the laws of Ontario and no other jurisdiction.<\/p><p id=\"viewer-jvkrf5418\"><strong>Wow Nature Exploring Inc.<\/strong><\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 30, 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-past-event"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wownature.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wownature.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wownature.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wownature.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wownature.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=390"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wownature.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":743,"href":"https:\/\/www.wownature.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390\/revisions\/743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wownature.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wownature.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wownature.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wownature.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}