Hundreds of residents in Windsor celebrate Earth Day

Ford City is getting into the Earth Day spirit.

The Ford City Neighbourhood Renewal and Ford City Residents Association held a celebration Monday at Garry Dugal Park.

There was a tree planting, book-cycling and a special visit from the Easter Bunny with an egg hunt.

Residents also learned how to can become more involved in the neighbourhood through the Alley Ambassador program.

More than 100 residents also took part in a cleanup at Gateway Park on University Avenue.

John Thompson celebrated his birthday by taking part in Earth Day.

“I wanted to do something for the earth and get people together,” said Thompson.

Lots to celebrate and learn about during this Earth Day. @CTVWindsor pic.twitter.com/IwTM5rGfAf

— Bob BellaciccoCTV (@BBellaciccoCTV) April 22, 2019

The City of Windsor is celebrating Earth Day on Sunday, April 28, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Malden Park.

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  Earth is shown in this NASA simulation of what the planet may look like when photographed from 1.44 billion kilometres away on Friday (Photo courtesy of NASA.)