Green event listings
May 22, 2008
Green events for the week of May 22 - 29
Some Like It Cold: The Politics of Climate Change in Canada Book launch and lively discussion featuring author Bob Paehlke. Thursday, May 22, 5:30 - 7pm. Sustainability Network, 215 Spadina. $10.
Kidical Mass Group ride celebrating cycling for kids and people of all ages. Friday, May 23, 6pm. Free. Withrow Park Clubhouse.
Green Toronto Festival
May 21, 2008
Toronto’s third-annual celebration of all things green - the Green Toronto Festival - will take place on Friday, May 23 from 10am to 4pm and Saturday, May 24 from 11am to 9pm at Yonge-Dundas Square.
Green Screens
May 20, 2008
The National Film Board of Canada’s Mediatheque is going greener this month, offering Torontonians a special expanded edition of its free monthly Green Screens environmental screening and discussion series. Green Screens brings together award-winning feature documentaries and environmental experts and the launch of the NFB website FOOTPRINTS: Environment and the Way We Live, offering an important venue for focusing on the state of our planet today.
Green event listings
May 15, 2008
Green events for the week of May 15 - 21
Crime and Punishment in Old Town Toronto Walking tour. Thursday, May 15, 5 - 6pm. $10. Flatiron Bldg, Front and Church. Pre-register 416-487-9017.
Nutrition for Optimal Health and Performance Seminar Thursday, May 15, 7pm. Free. Big Carrot, 348 Danforth. 416-466-2129.
Parkdale-High Park Carbon Challenge Climate change crisis discussion with Gerard Kennedy. Thursday, May 15, 7pm. Free. Annette Library, 145 Annette. 416-763-2700.
Toronto farmers’ markets
May 12, 2008
With the unofficial start of summer this coming long weekend, farmers’ markets across the city are setting up shop to bring fresh, local and seasonal food to your table - the next best thing to harvesting it yourself. Farmers’ markets provide easy access to seasonal, delicious, often organic and locally grown and raised produce and food products. Check out our comprehensive list of Toronto’s markets to find the one closest to you.
Free green gardening tips
May 9, 2008
Toronto Public Health is joining forces with major home and garden retailers to help residents follow Toronto’s pesticide bylaw. Starting this weekend, experts from will be on-site at various Canadian Tire and Home Depot stores and Humber and Sheridan nurseries to provide tips on using natural products to protect lawns from weeds and pests and the safe disposal of unwanted pesticides.
The greening of Union Station
May 9, 2008
Got green ideas for the new Union Station? The City of Toronto and Sustainable Buildings Canada are holding a “greening charrette” to brainstorm ideas for the greening of the revitalized station. The charrette will generate innovative and realistic ideas to increase the energy and environmental performance of Union.
Green event listings
May 8, 2008
Green events for the week of May 8 - 15
It’s About Our Birds (Bruce Trail Conservancy) Bird-themed amusements, music, a silent auction and more help secure a conservation corridor along the Niagara Escarpment. Thursday, May 8, 5:30pm. $60. Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle. www.torontobrucetrailclub.org.
Vegetable Gardening for Beginners Learn how to grow vegetables using low-cost, organic methods. Thursday, May 8, 7:30 - 9pm. Stop Food Community Centre, 1884 Davenport Rd. 416-652-7867 ext. 241.
Free clotheslines
May 8, 2008
Need a new clothesline? Take advantage of Toronto Hydro’s last weekend of giveaways as part of their Take A Load Off Toronto campaign. Last month, the Ontario provincial government announced that the municipal ban on the use of household clotheslines had been lifted. The move could help curb the city’s electricity usage, reduce pollution and keep money in consumers’ pockets.
Environmental theatre
May 7, 2008
Want to combine your love of live theatre with a little passion for the planet? Check out An Inconvenient Musical, a revival of the smash Fringe parody of Al Gore’s environmental documentary An Inconvenient Truth. Al Gore (well, an Al Gore character) narrates the journey of Gordon Green, a young musician trying to stop a local coal plant from polluting his neighbourhood. Green pens a tune to educate the masses, comes up against an evil coalition and falls in love with his nemesis’ daughter. An Inconvenient Musical runs June 12 – 29 at the Factory Theatre in Toronto. For tickets, call 416.504.9971.
