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    Across Canada, nearly 60,000 Canadians are expected to remove up to 200
    garbage trucks worth of trash
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TORONTO, Sept. 19 /CNW/ -

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    WHAT:     As part of the launch of the TD Great Canadian Shoreline
              Cleanup, a drop-in kick-off cleanup event will be held in
              Toronto on September 19th, 2009. This free public cleanup event
              will feature live entertainment, refreshments, prizes and the
              opportunity for children to make their mark on the TD Friends
              of the Environment Foundation Kids Monster Mural.

    WHEN:     Saturday, September 19, 2009
              10:00 a.m. - Registration
              11:00 a.m. - Recommended time for media to arrive


    WHERE:    Woodbine Beach and Ashbridges Bay
              30 Ashbridges Bay Park Road
              (entrance off south side of Lake Shore Blvd East at
              Coxwell Avenue)
              Toronto, ON
              Google Map: http://tinyurl.com/kjfx58

    WHO:   Mary Desjardins, Executive Director, TD Friends of the Environment
           Foundation
           Susan Debreceni, TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup,
           Vancouver Aquarium
           Live entertainment will be provided by Crash Parallel

    WHY:   Every year over one million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals
           and turtles die through entanglement and ingestion of litter, and
           it's estimated that 80 per cent of this litter originates from
           land based sources.

           This year as many as 60,000 Canadians will work together from
           September 19-27 to remove nearly 200 garbage trucks worth of trash
           (more than 135,000 kilograms) from shorelines and waterways during
           the 16th annual TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup.

           For additional information please visit: http://www.tdgcsc.ca.
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 For further information: Sheryl So, Environics Communications, (416) 917-1770 (cell), sso@environicspr.com; Matthew Cram, TD Bank Financial Group, (647) 504-5013 (cell), matthew.cram@td.com