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Volunteers from SunOpta and FOMC for weeding at King and John July 14 2023 hard at work

Volunteers clean up plantings at King & John park

Several volunteers from Friends of One Mile Creek (FOMC) along with a company group of 10 people from SunOpta have cleaned up the plantings in the public park at King and John streets. Over two hours on Friday afternoon, July 14, hundreds of weeds were removed from the edges of the areas planted in October 2020. We’re very grateful to all the volunteers. The team from SunOpta are based in St. Davids. SunOpta is a leading global company focused on natural food, ingredient sourcing, organic food, and specialty foods. SunOpta had contacted the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) asking about opportunities … Read more

Oct 24 2020 tree planting of extended area along One Mile Creek. (Photo by René Bertschi)

Native trees and shrubs help revitalize the One Mile Creek watershed

Volunteers planted 450 native plants and shrubs on Oct. 24, 2020, in the park area at the corner of King and John St. in Old Town in the restoration project organized by Friends of One Mile Creek.

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About One Mile Creek

One Mile Creek is located within the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake (NOTL) with its outlet about 1.6 kilometres (1 mile) to the west of where the Niagara River flows into Lake Ontario.