Volunteers
Friends of Love Quay.
Nobody's job. Everybody's place. Keep it beautiful.
Why we exist
If we don't do it, it doesn't get done.
The City of Toronto does not own or maintain LoveQuay. There is no crew coming to empty a bin, sweep the deck, or clear the shoreline.
So the people who swim here, walk here, and watch the sun go down from here formed the Friends of Love Quay: a volunteer group that turns up, picks up, and keeps an eye on the state of the place.
It isn't complicated work. It's a bag, a pair of gloves, and an hour. The point is that somebody does it, regularly, and that nobody has to be asked.
What we do
Four jobs, over and over.
Litter pickups
Along the deck, down the rubble edge, and wherever the wind has piled things up.
Keeping watch
Noting broken deck, failing edges, and anything unsafe near the ladders and entry point.
Clearing the water
Pulling out debris that washes up against the wall where people get in and out.
Telling people
Passing on what regulars know about conditions, ice, and where not to go in.
The whole rule
Keep it
beautiful.
Take out more than you brought in. Leave the deck the way you'd want to find it. If something's broken, say so. That's the entire constitution.
Lend a hand
You're already qualified.
There's no membership, no sign-up sheet, and no meeting. There's a pier that needs looking after.
- Bring a bag. Fill it on your way back down the pier. That alone, done by enough people, is most of the work.
- Come to a cleanup. We gather at the LOVE installation at the east end and work west. Gloves and bags provided.
- Report what's broken. Cracked deck, an unsafe edge, a damaged ladder — photograph it and let us know where it is.
- Bring someone new. Show them the ladders, tell them the rules, and point them at the safety notes before they get in.
Cleanup dates and contact
Add your cleanup schedule and a contact address here — an email, a group chat link, or a social account — so people have somewhere to reply to.