Fall and winter months could mean heavier rain or snow. With falling leaves and other debris of city life, clogged catch basins can lead to flooded streets and trash washing into adjacent waterways.

Fortunately, we benefit from a small army of ‘adopters’ who give their time and energy to keep neighborhood catch basins clear.

Adopt a catch basin and help keep your neighbourhood a vibrant, safe, and healthy space. 

Vancouver has 45,000 catch basins, with about 41,000 that need adopting. When you sign up to adopt a catch basin and keep it clear, you:

• Protect public and private property from flooding
• Protect water quality by keeping leaves and debris from flowing into our rivers and streams
• Provide a fun, safe way to involve kids in giving back to the community

To learn more about how to adopt a catch basin in your community (could even be one on your street!), visit the City of Vancouver website and mapping system. Adopting is fun and easy, and you get to name your catch basin!

Adopted a catch basin? Bring some information about your catch basin and what you’re doing to protect and support it to a unit meeting to share information with the group and log your service hours!