Category: Videos

  • Heat Alert for Toronto: Prevent Heat Stress!

    A heat alert has been declared for Toronto today and will be in effect until further notice. During a Heat Alert, there is a greater risk of suffering from heat-related illness for a number of groups, including: isolated adults and seniors people with chronic and pre-existing illnesses, infants and young children, people on certain medications…

  • About 28 Businesses Recently Created Over 37,000 Jobs in Ontario

    Since the recession, Ontario has created 293,800 new jobs.  “In fact, Ontario led the way — with 58 per cent of all new jobs in Canada from May 2009 to April 2011. Of these, 94 per cent were full time.” Furthermore, Ontario’s deficit in 2010-11 is projected to be $3 billion lower than forecasted a…

  • Join the Conversation on The Secret Sex Lives of Trees in Your Neighbourhood

    This is an update to my previous blog The Secret Sex Lives of Trees: Passionate Look into the Seedy Side of Our Urban Forest. Here is a 1950s sex-ed video as a primer for the upcoming talk on The Secret Sex Lives of Trees at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Please mark…

  • ‘Swim to Survive’ Summer Invite for Ontario’s Children Ages 7 – 14

    “Swim to Survive is a Lifesaving Society survival training program. The Society defines the minimum skills needed by all Canadians to survive an unexpected fall into deep water. These are expressed in a skill sequence in the Canadian Swim to Survive Standard” as follows: ROLL into deep water – TREAD water (1 min.) – SWIM…

  • A Loving Tribute to Jeff Healey: Woodford Park is Renamed to Jeff Healey Park in Toronto June 5, 2011

    As a loving tribute to Jeff Healey, Woodford Park (on 1 Delroy Dr., Toronto, Ontario, Canada) will be renamed to Jeff Healey Park on Sunday, June 5, 2011. The official renaming celebration, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., is a FREE event which will include: remarks at 5:30 p.m. various children’s activities, a community barbecue, a performance…

  • National Postal Strike in Canada: Essential Measures for Ontarians

    Ontarians are assured that they will be able to continue to access critical Ontario government services during any disruptions caused by a national postal strike. A national postal strike in Canada necessitates essential measures for Ontarians to take as follows: No one will be refused emergency health care if their health card expires. Anyone who renews…

  • ‘Cut it Out Toronto!’ to Help Keep Toronto Green and Healthy

    You can help keep Toronto green and healthy by retiring your old, polluting, gas-powered lawn (leaf blower, lawnmower and trimmer) and snow (blower) equipment at four participating Canadian Tire stores this weekend and replacing them with newer equipment built to more stringent emission standards and/or other environmentally-preferable products, such as push mowers. Furthermore, participants of…