Green event listings
May 1, 2008
Green events for the week of May 1 - 8
Rubber Boot Ball (Citizen’s Environment Watch) Dancing, raffles, food and an auction of artist-decorated rubber boots and umbrellas. Thursday, May 1, 7pm. Free. Gladstone, 1214 Queen W. 647-258-3280 ext 2011.
Trail Head’s Thursday Night Ride Toronto Off Road Bicycling Association presents a Thursday night ride each week throughout the season. Meet at the Loblaws Trailhead, 11 Redway Road, Thursday, May 1, 7pm. Riders of all skills and abilities welcome. Night riding is optional. BBQ and beverages usually happen after the ride! www.toronto-offroad.org.
Green Toronto Award winners
April 29, 2008
Congratulations to the eleven winners of the city’s Green Toronto Awards, presented last Friday at the Green Living Show by Mayor David Miller and Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone. The Green Toronto Awards recognize individuals, organizations and companies helping to lead the way to a cleaner, greener Toronto.
Celebrate urban biodiversity with David Suzuki
April 28, 2008
Join Dr. David Suzuki, Bob McDonald (host of CBC radio’s Quirks & Quarks), journalist Gill Deacon, gardening guru Marjorie Harris and bee expert Laurence Packer to celebrate Mother Nature’s little helpers - pollinators. The Suzuki Foundation is hosting two great events this Saturday, May 3, where you can learn from the experts about enhancing neighbourhoods with eco-gardens, plant and pollinator identification, biodiversity for food security, and native plants. Meet fellow gardeners, naturalists and locavores!
Help renew our urban forest
April 25, 2008
Each year an annual Trees Across Toronto city-wide planting event is held on the last Saturday of April - that’s tomorrow! Show up at one of five planting sites between 10am and 12pm on April 26 to learn how to plant a tree and help grow our urban forest.
Green event listings
April 24, 2008
Green events for the week of Apr. 24 - May 1
Amnesty International The human rights group holds an open house and orientation evening. Thursday, April 24, 7pm. Free. 14 Dundonald. 416-363-9933.
Organic Magic With Worms Vermicomposting seminar. Thursday, April 24, 7pm. Free. Big Carrot, 348 Danforth. 416-466-2129.
Atchoo! – Rebel Clown Army Environmentalists and social activists meet for street theatre rehearsals. Thursday, April 24. Free. Ralph Thornton Centre, 765 Queen E. paulox20032003@yahoo.ca.
The Green Living Show
April 23, 2008
Need something to do this weekend? Check out the Green Living Show, Toronto’s first consumer show dedicated to all things green. Sip organic wine in an eco-chic lounge, hobnob with a former president and stock up your summer wardrobe with the latest in eco fashion. Get inspired to green your life with more than 400 exhibitors, hundreds of new products, earth friendly advice and services and enlightening discussion.
Green event listings
April 19, 2008
Green events for the week of Apr. 19 - 24
CN Tower Climb Climb the tower’s steps to raise money for wildlife conservation. Pledges. Saturday, April 19, 6am - 10am. CN Tower, foot of John. www.wwf.ca/cntower.
How Does Your Garden Grow? Bring your children to learn about plants and their importance to the environment at this event hosted by Hart House at the University of Toronto. Every child will get to plant a pot of their own and take it home with them! Saturday, April 19, 1pm - 3pm in the East Common Room. Registration required. For more info, contact tara.eganwu@utoronto.ca.
Embrace A Greener Tomorrow
April 10, 2008
Embrace A Greener Tomorrow is a week-long event being held April 21-25 to highlight simple and effective ways Torontonians can adopt green living practices without compromising the convenience or comforts of modern life.
Green wedding show
February 12, 2008
A wedding is one of the most important events in many people’s lives. Why not integrate your green principles into the big day? Let the Eco Wedding & Lifestyle Show - Canada’s first green wedding convention - inspire you to create a stylish and sustainable wedding. On March 1 and 2 at the Design Exchange in Toronto, check out wedding and lifestyle vendors with a commitment to the environment.
Green event listings
February 7, 2008
Green events for the week of Feb. 7 - Feb. 14
Can Music Save The Environment? Panel discussion on environmental practices in the music industry with Jennifer Larry and others plus a performance by Barzin. Thursday, February 7, 7-9 pm. Free. Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle. www.harthousemusic.com.
The Neglect of Place as a Determinant of Health U of T Centre for Environment lecture by scientist Rick Glazier. Thursday, February 7, 4 pm. Free. Health Sciences Bldg Rm 106, 155 College. 416.978.3475.
