665: 25 January 2010 – Published by Green Communities Canada.
GREEN JOBS. Bruce Pearce, Green Communities Canada’s vice chair, will speak at REEEP Power Lunch webinar Green Jobs: infrastructure, support, and sector cooperation. 25 February.
WALKING MASTER CLASS. Hamilton Walks recently completed Green Communities Canada’s Canadian Walking Master Class project. See other Canadian cities case studies.
ECODRIVING FILM. ecoDriver Manitoba‘s blog provides updates on eco-driving, fuel efficient vehicles, and transportation. Listen to PSAs and radio interview … Manitoba Freeze Frame chose ecoDriving as a subject for its local youth video competition.
FANTASTIC YEAR. In 2009 Durham Sustain Ability delivered well-received programs including EcoBusiness, We Have the Powerâ„¢ , Think Outside the Car, Well Aware, EcoDriver and RiverSides, and opened a Scugog Connections office in Port Perry. It also raised its profile through community outreach, forums, workshops, presentations and community events.
ACTIVE. See Resource Conservation Manitoba’s Active and Safe Routes to School and Active and Green newsletters: commuter-friendly workplace awards … American children spend on average more than seven hours a day using an electronic device, says study.
NORTHERN COMMUNITIES. Eco Superior hosts Sustainable Communities in the North conference. Keynote speaker: Peter Robinson, CEO, David Suzuki Foundation. Thunder Bay, 25-26 February …Northern Energy Solutions Conference focuses on practical energy solutions for commercial and institutional structures, and housing. Whitehorse, 15-19 February.
PAPER TRICKS. See photos of Toronto Green Community Eco-Gift activities. A big success this year! … City of Ottawa’s Organics Origami shows how to fold newspaper to make a liner for an organic waste bin.
PEDESTRIAN DEATHS. Recent pedestrian deaths in the GTH are caused by streets, speed limits, and size of cars that are calibrated to suit drivers only, says Toronto Star columnist … How to Live Well Without Owning a Car shows the financial advantages of going car-free … Look on the street from a streetcar traveling in San Francisco in 1906.
RCEN. Canadian Environmental Network Biodiversity Best Practices Handbook 2009: Case studies from the environmental non-government sector features 12 projects from seven Canadian terrestrial ecozones.
CONTAMINATED HEALTH. Webinar What Does Chemical Contamination Cost Health Care? highlights a report from Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families outlining the role of chemical contaminants in cancer, asthma, reproductive disorders, and other conditions. 28 January.
WATER CONFERENCE. Uncharted Waters conference bridges the gap between academia and activism, connecting youth to those already dedicated to working towards a soft-path water future. Montreal, 26-28 March.
FUNDRAISING. Creating and Fundraising for Events workshop: critical path, volunteers, sponsorship, in-kind donation. Sustainability Network. Toronto, 2 February.
MONEY. Finance forum presents investment opportunities created by the Ontario Green Energy Act. Toronto, 29 January … Move Your Money campaign urges Americans to move their money to a community-based bank or credit union … Financial Integrity offers tools to live frugally … According to scientists, low taxes are bad for happiness, as are commuting and advertising.
STORIES. After The Story of Stuff comes The Story of Food and now The Story of Cap and Trade.
JOBS. USC Canada, Program Officer/Public Engagement. Ottawa, due 29 January … Coady International Institute, Youth In International Internship Program. Due 1 February … Credit Valley Conservation, Coordinator, Greening Corporate/Institutional Grounds Program. Due 5 February.
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