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Green Living Show 2011 – April 15 – 17

| March 22, 2011 | 0 Comments
Green Living Show 2011 – April 15 – 17

Green Living Show 2011 – April 15 – 17 – The Green Living Show, “Canada’s largest consumer event dedicated to all things green” offers innovative products and ideas for living a greener lifestyle. Over 400 earth-friendly exhibitors will share thousands of the latest green products and services in energy, food & beverage, health & wellness, green building, transportation, education, home & garden, kids & baby, fashion & beauty, eco-travel and business. “Be inspired by presentations from international eco-icons, and engage in all sorts of fun planet-friendly activities.

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One Billion Bottles recycled: an Ontario success story

| December 13, 2010 | 0 Comments
One Billion Bottles recycled: an Ontario success story

Toronto – Today, the One Billionth liquor container was returned to The Beer Store under the Bag it Back program, Ontario’s highly successful deposit return program for wine, spirit and beer containers sold through LCBO and Ontario winery retail stores.

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Ontario's new Orange Drop program to reduce waste

| August 9, 2010 | 0 Comments
Ontario's new Orange Drop program to reduce waste

Toronto – Stewardship Ontario, the industry organization responsible for the Blue Box program and the Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste (MHSW) Program, has launched Orange Drop, a new program designed to help make managing hazardous and special waste materials easier for Ontario consumers to understand and to do. In addition to including 22 waste materials [...]

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Raising Green with Green

| November 7, 2009 | 0 Comments
Raising Green with Green

Thinking to yourself that you are tired of the same old fundraiser at your school or group? Enter Koru, a fundraising platform that not only benefits schools and their communities, but the environment as well. Koru offers natural, organic products that are fair trade and non-toxic. The goal? To lead by example to inspire the [...]

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Toyota Canada – Presenting Sponsor Ottawa Go Green Expo

| November 3, 2009 | 0 Comments
Toyota Canada – Presenting Sponsor Ottawa Go Green Expo

TOYOTA PARTNERS WITH THE OTTAWA GO GREEN EXPO FOR ANOTHER YEAR OF HELPING CANADIANS GO GREEN. OTTAWA, Ontario – National Event Management President, Fred Cox, announced today that Toyota Canada has joined on board once again as the presenting sponsor of the Ottawa Go Green Expo. After a successful event in March 2009, the annual [...]

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Find the Green in the City – New Toronto Green Living Guide

| September 18, 2009 | 0 Comments
Find the Green in the City – New Toronto Green Living Guide

Looking for the perfect vegan restaurant for date night? What if searching for a “green” home contractor was simplified? Green Living is ready to help. With the launch of the first Toronto Green Living Guide, you’ll be better able to find the environmentally friendly retailers and services in Toronto in just a few flips of [...]

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The Ottawa Go Green Expo Exceeds Expectations

| April 7, 2009 | 0 Comments
The Ottawa Go Green Expo Exceeds Expectations

Justin Trudeau and Severn Cullis-Suzuki speak to packed audiences. OTTAWA, Ontario – The Ottawa Go Green Expo, presented by Toyota Canada Inc, has exceeded expectations for its debut and is pleased to announce that over 15,000 attendees visited the premiere event, delivering a positive sign that the people of Ottawa want to go green. Consumers [...]

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Environmental groups join to endorse 'green' actions for big economic benefits

| November 19, 2008 | 0 Comments
Environmental groups join to endorse 'green' actions for big economic benefits

Press release from Environmental Defence: Toronto – Thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in investments could be leveraged by taking action on a suite of environmental initiatives, say 24 of Ontario’s leading environmental organizations. Whether it is unlocking the province’s tremendous green power potential, safeguarding some of the planet’s largest fresh water supplies or [...]

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Wind turbine generate more green jobs in Ontario

| November 14, 2008 | 2 Comments
Wind turbine generate more green jobs in Ontario

News Release from the Ontario Government: November 13, 2008 – Ontario is turning to wind turbines to help create jobs and power a green energy future. Premier Dalton McGuinty helped open a 44-turbine wind farm near Port Alma, on the shores of Lake Erie. The Kruger Energy Port Alma Wind Power Project will produce enough [...]

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Green Space Roofing

| April 29, 2008 | 0 Comments
Green Space Roofing

Green Space Roofing is a dynamic company comprised of a select group of certified roofers, landscapers, engineers and environmental consultants that were brought together to address the growing need for Living Green Roofs. Through intense training, education, experience and research, the group has explored various designs and systems, adopting only the best systems and plant [...]

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