Category: Green

You’re Invited: Spring & Green Events in Ontario May 10 – 12, 2013

Here are various exciting spring and green events in Ontario, Canada: ROMwalks 2013 FREE May 1, 2013 – October 20, 2013 ROMwalks are over 40 FREE guided walking tours through 11 Toronto neighbourhoods of architectural and historical interest ROMwalks take place Wednesday evenings and Sunday afternoons from May to October Please click here for the…

May 10, 2013
You’re Invited: Metrolinx’s Meeting on Proposed East Tunnel Extension of The Crosstown April 23, 2013

This video presents “Tunnelling for The Crosstown”: Metrolinx is moving ahead on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project, part of the Province’s 8.4 billion dollar investment in transit expansion for Toronto, Ontario, Canada This is an update to my previous blogs: You’re Invited: ‘Designing the Future of Eglinton’ in Toronto Workshops Feb.19, 26, 28, 2013 Eglinton-Scarborough…

April 22, 2013
Please Urge European Patent Convention’s States to Close Loopholes That Let Companies Patent Vegetables & Fruits

The following video presents “Seeds Biopiracy” (duration is 14 minutes:53 seconds): “Biopiracy and the Patenting of Life Another IP issue threatens an even more fundamental part of our daily lives: Monsanto-Round up Ready Patents The most aggressive biotech company in the world is Monsanto- the leader in genetic engineering, and one of the largest seed…

April 10, 2013
Please Stop Line 9 – Oil Spills in Toronto: Community Forums – Apr.7-8 & Telephone Town Hall Meeting – Apr.9, 2013

This video presents “Line 9: The Tar Sands Come to Ontario”: “Line 9 was built in 1975 to transport imported oil from Montreal to refineries in Sarnia Enbridge has applied to Canada’s National Energy Board to reverse its direction of flow so that it can transport oil from Sarnia to Montreal Enbridge admits that among…

April 3, 2013
Metrolinx’s Georgetown South Project: Toronto Road Closures on Apr.5-8, Apr. 19-22, 2013

This video presents “Union Pearson Express – Welcoming the World”: The Georgetown South (GTS) Project will provide infrastructure improvements to meet existing GO Transit ridership demand and future growth in Ontario, Canada: This five year project is one of the key elements of The Big Move The Big Move is Metrolinx’s plan to transform transportation…

April 1, 2013
Your Input is Wanted: Toronto’s Downtown Transportation Operations Study for All User Groups March 27, 2013

This video presents “Feeling Congested campaign ramps up Toronto transit talks”: Feeling Congested? consultations were held in February 2013 “Feeling Congested: Toronto Talks Transportation campaign made a stop at the York Civic Centre where residents welcomed to discuss gridlock and how to fund transit expansion in the GTA” Humber News reporter Stephen Donkers has the…

March 26, 2013
World Water Day 2013: Global and Canadian Freshwater Concerns

This video presents “UN Secretary-General message “World Water Day 2013”: 22 March 2013 Video Message from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the importance of Water Cooperation, the theme of World Water Day 2013 Today is World Water Day. 22 March was designated by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly as World Water Day, an international…

March 22, 2013