On the weekend two Toronto Neighbourhoods, Riverdale and the Junction, started on their quest to become Canada’s first urban carbon neutral communities. The launch parties happened on Saturday and now in the first stage of the project, home and businesses in the two areas will be surveyed to develop a…
CIVIC ACTION | Two Toronto neighbourhoods on quest to become Canada’s first urban carbon neutral communities
June 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Toronto’s swimmer friendly beaches
June 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Looking for a safe place to go for a swim this summer. Turns out that there are a number of beaches acrossToronto and recently 8 of them have received the Blue Flag Designation from an organization called Environmental Defense. In order to qualify for the designation the beaches must meet…
Trees and the city
May 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Today’s blog is inspired by an article in the Toronto Star (http://bit.ly/kOhgAz) about trees being cut down in and around Regent Park in order to make room for the new development and restoration of that area. Let me start by saying that the work being done in Regent Park is…