Earth Day: Students across Ottawa cleaning up capital city [Video]

Ottawa is looking a little cleaner after this most recent Earth Day. Several community cleanup events were underway in parks and beaches across the region, with volunteers putting trash back where it belongs in the hopes of a greener tomorrow.

An Algonquin College campus cleanup spilled out into Ryan Farm Park in the morning. A dozen students worked to comb the baseball diamond, playground and field, cleaning up litter.

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“I think it’s important to keep our community clean and make sure garbage goes where it’s supposed to go,” said web development student Sebastian Bertozzi.

College volunteer support specialist Jenny Rizk says the day marks an increase in volunteer participation.

“I’m very pleased,” she said. “There are a lot of familiar faces that help us out a lot with volunteer events, but also some new faces …