Category: Green
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You’re Invited: Spring Bird Festival & Groundbreaking for Lisgar Park May 24, 2014
5th Annual Spring Bird Festival at Colonel Samuel Smith Park FREE Admission Saturday, May 24 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Colonel Samuel Smith Park, 3145 Lake Shore Blvd. W., Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Groundbreaking for Lisgar Park FREE Admission 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Lisgar Park, 90 Lisgar St. (south of Queen St. W., east…
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Implementation of Eglinton Connects Planning Study’s Measures: Consultations May 12 & 15, 2014
The following silent video presents “Eglinton Connects: Demonstration of how the Golden Mile could transform over time.” This video shows a section of the Eglinton streetscape near the Golden Mile by Warden Avenue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT) infrastructure, which will be running at grade along the street at this…
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Four TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) Alerts: May 7 – July 25, 2014
Here are four TTC Alerts for Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Due to the rebuilding of the streetcar corridor across the intersection of Queens Quay and Lower Simcoe Street in Toronto from May 7 to May 22, this intersection is partially closed to traffic. Westbound traffic will remain open during the closure, as will all pedestrian access…
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Toronto’s Response to 2013 Storms & Future Weather Emergencies: Give Your Input May 9-30, 2014
Extreme weather events occurred in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ranging from severe flooding to ice storm havoc in 2013. “Research shows extended cold snaps like we’ve seen this winter could be a direct result of climate change…. …while the climate (or average global temperature) of the Earth heats up, the weather in every region won’t necessarily…
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Earth Day: Manitoba Introduces Legislation in Canada to Protect Children from Lawn Pesticides
This video presents “Lawn and Garden Pesticides: Reducing Harm.” Produced by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, this unique 10 minute video sets out the scientific evidence linking common household pesticides to a variety of serious illnesses, including cancer, reproductive problems and neurological diseases. It offers information from the Ontario College of Family…
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Increasing Urban Tree Canopy in Ontario Via Treemobile: Order Before the Weekend of April 26, 2014
This video presents “Transition Town: What’s it all about?” Several activists of the Transition Network explain the Transition idea. The Treemobile is a volunteer-run project of Transition Guelph & Transition Toronto that can provide fruit-bearing trees and shrubs to their members at as low-cost as they can, deliver them to your door, and offer location…
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You’re Invited: Downsview Lands Community Consultation in Toronto April 23, 2014
This video presents “National Urban Park at Downsview Park Official Opening Video.” “Downsview Park is located at the centre of the Greater Toronto Area and combines an innovative ‘park’ in an urban setting, offering a diverse range of public activities and programs with new places to live, work, learn and play. Summertime brings a hub…