Brings together environmental nonprofits, settlement agencies, and community and faith groups to help the environmental movement change to better reflect various ethno-cultural and Aboriginal communities. Continue reading Collective Impact! The Environment & Our Diverse Society
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has named Toronto the host city for World Environment Day (WED) 2011 in North America. Continue reading World Environment Day in Toronto
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – April 15, 2011) – This evening, the City of Toronto in partnership with Green Living, celebrated the people, … Continue reading 2011 Green Toronto Award Winners Include Youth, Residents, Non-Profits and Businesses
The purpose of this mini-conference is to provide a series of educational and interactive sessions for those interested in getting or starting a job in the food, and related environment or health promotion sectors while making a difference in society. Continue reading Pushing Further: Building your career in the good food movement
Join volunteers for a guided walk in Rouge Park, a truly unique near-urban ecological and wilderness park in East Toronto and Markham.
Continue reading Take a Hike in Rouge Park
Saturday, April 16th, 2011 – Show Floor 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM – Green Jobs Forum, a new addition at this year’s Green Living Show, will unite job seekers and green businesses, institutions and agencies around the topic of the green economy. The forum will include an expert-led panel that will encourage and motivate eco-friendly job seekers, while exploring new business opportunities and areas of growth in this burgeoning industry. Continue reading Green Jobs Forum at the Green Living Show
WWF has developed a list of the top 10 Canadian cities leading the battle against climate change. Congratulations to Vancouver, the clear winner, and Toronto and Montreal for being close behind! Find out what other cities made the top 10.
Continue reading Top 10 climate-friendly Canadian cities – WWF
We humans like our wars. We have a war on drugs, a war on terror, a war on crime, and now, it seems, a war on cars. The latter “war” has entered the political vocabulary in Vancouver, where city council has been trying to reduce reliance on private automobiles; in Toronto, where the mayor is driving the agenda in the opposite direction; and in Seattle, where bike lanes and increased parking fees have come under fire. In the U.K., they’ve been calling it a war on motorists. Continue reading If there is a war on cars, which side is winning? – Science Matters
The Ride to Conquer Cancer is a two day cycling event from Toronto to Niagara Falls passing through several communities on the way. The event will take place Saturday June 11th and Sunday June 12th. Continue reading Volunteer – Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation
Toronto – The subway extension proposed by Toronto Mayor Rob Ford would provide less service per dollar invested than the existing light rail rapid transit plan for Toronto, and wouldn’t deliver transit service to the communities that need it most, according to a comparison of Toronto’s transit options released today by the Pembina Institute. Continue reading Rob Ford’s subway plan not in Toronto’s best interest: Pembina Institute
Monday Jan. 18 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Here’s to a nonviolent revolution in all justice movements! In … Continue reading Toronto Greenspiration Events: fun and action
The following item is courtesy of the Green GTA, a site devoted to local environment news from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA): “It … Continue reading Emerald Ash Borer discovered in Pickering
