653: 26 October 2009 – Published by Green Communities Canada
AWARD. Équiterre Sidney Ribaux won the Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s 2009 Environmental Innovation Award in recognition of his innovative contributions to the protection, restoration and preservation of the Canadian environment … Équiterre promotes fair trade chocolate in this educational yet entertaining video (French).
WASTE NOT. EcoSuperior celebrated Waste Reduction Week with school presentations, waste reduction and recycling fair, and electronic waste collection. Pumpkin compost collection 1-10 November … See EcoSuperior EcoNews … Guide Getting to 50% and Beyond: Waste Diversion Success Stories from Canadian Municipalities shows leading-edge trends in communities. By Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
TREE EVALUATION. Peterborough Green Up’s Urban Forest inventory is not quite finished for the year. See inventory schedule … Peterborough Green Up Urban Forestry Program is one of Ontario Trillium Foundation Great Grants Awards 2009 Finalists. It received a three-year $162,500 grant in June 2007.
AUDIT FESTIVAL. Windfall Ecology Centre takes part in Green Together’s Eco-Energy Fair: home energy audits, government rebates, solar systems. Certified auditors and contractors on site. Draw for a free energy audit in Ward 21. Toronto, 1 November.
MAT LEAVE. EcoSource’s Executive Director Lea Ann Mallett is on second maternity leave after the birth of budding environmentalist baby daughter. Acting Executive Director is Soni Craik.
ECODRIVER. Durham Sustain Ability recognized the winners of its Think Outside the Car contest on 14 October. The contest called upon businesses and residents to submit a short essay outlining their sustainable transportation efforts. See news reel … EcoDriver Manitoba has a button on the Manitoba EcoNetwork home page and is featured in its Eco-Journal.
COPENHAGEN. Read Équiterre blog on Copenghagen Climate Summit (French) … Canadians show-cased the number 350 in demonstrations across the country on 24 October … See Action Guide to Copenhagen … Send a message in a cardboard box to delegates of the UN Climate Summit … A recent WWF-sponsored survey shows that Arctic sea ice is melting faster than expected and North Pole will be largely ice-free during summer months within 10 years.
ALL NATURAL COTTAGE. Cottage Life Environment Grant offers financial assistance to projects that will enhance and preserve the environment of cottage country. Submission deadline 31 December.
GOOD-BYE. Signs that an executive director needs to move on include: the organization needs to go in a new direction, burn-out, impatience towards board members, and family demands, says Blue Avocado.
JOBS. Elora Environment Centre, NeighbourWoods/Urban Forester. No due date … Ontario Sustainable Energy Association, OSEA Consultancy Director. Toronto, 12 November … Pembina Institute, Social Networking /Communications Lead. Calgary, due 7 November … ThermalWise Green Building Co-operative, LEED(r) Canada for Homes Green Rater. St. John’s, NF, no due date … Walk and Bike for Life, Project Coordinator. Toronto, due 29 October.
