Jen Palacios shares a good tip on how to stay green, recycle and save some money. Do not throw out your device to end in a landfill. Give it second chance using Apple Trade-In Program where it will be reused […]
Many of us are looking for ways to save money and the environment by incorporating "green" initiatives into our everyday lives. The Canada Mortgage Housing Corp. (CMHC) offers a great reference section full of valuable and reliable material that is […]
Type "Toronto garden maintenance" into Google and you could spend a day just trying to figure out which of the listed companies best suits your needs. It seems the GTA has an abundance of people eager to mow your lawn, […]
Although there are many great reasons to move to Toronto, its climate for plants isn't high on that list. For those who aren't blessed with a green thumb, it can be difficult to choose the right plant for home â […]
Friends, Residents who have on-street parking permits are being asked to delay moving their vehicles to the other side of the street for parking until Tuesday, April 15. Traditionally, on-street parking takes place on one side of the street for […]
Shipping containers started to travel around the globe in the 1960s, and cargo companies haven’t been able to replace them with any other means of goods transportation since then. They became the linchpin of global trade, carrying virtually any merchandise […]
There aren't many places in the GTA where you can watch an egret — close to three feet tall, and pure, perfect white all over — stalk its dinner in a sheltered pond, with the broad blue stripe of Lake […]
"You're nobody if you don't have a banana." At least, that's what Richard Welsman — the Parks Department gardener at the Rosetta McClain Gardens — told me. Apparently, last year saw a fad for banana trees sprouting up among Toronto's […]
According to Toronto's official website, a little more than 10 per cent of the city is parkland, scattered throughout over 1,400 individual parks and public gardens. Some of these spaces are your standard playground and ballpark affairs, while others are […]
Solar energy is becoming more accessible, and solar panels are being integrated into much more sophisticated gadgets than calculators. The use of this non-polluting and renewable energy is growing at a rate of 35 per cent a year internationally, according […]
Did you know that people who commute by bicycle are so healthy that they are 39 per cent less likely to die (of any cause) than those who don't ride bicycles? And that if you cycle on a daily basis, […]
Country house by lcm1863 Health professionals widely recognize how housing can affect our health, and with very good reason. Poor housing conditions lead to a variety of health problems. Some of the most frequent complications in Canada are asthma, respiratory […]
TerraCycle is on a mission to eliminate the idea of waste. We do this by creating waste collection programs (each one is called a "Brigade") for previously non-recyclable, or difficult-to-recycle, waste. The collected waste is then converted into new products, […]
Please come to a meeting of the Grass Roots Group of Volunteers 6:30 pm Thursday March 7th Howard Park Tennis Club , Parkside and Howard Park Refreshments will be served RSVP: RSVP By March 5th. Friends of High Park Z00 need more […]
Turning off your lights is the number one thing you can do to conserve electricity. Lighting eats up about a quarter of your bill, so motivate your family with a sticky note or sign and rack up some savings with these […]
The City of Toronto is working hard to recycle as many materials as possible. There are some items, however, that can not go into recycling. These items do not go in recycling: *Takeout containers with black bottom or tops (such […]
They allow for absorption of runoff, recharging aquifers, and naturally filters the water before it reaches ocean, lake and river outfalls, improving water quality. It reduces the dangers from flooding and the need for huge storm drains and channels. Additionally, […]
Read this fascinating article written in the New York Times all about how there are thousands upon thousands of data centers from all the search engines and internet providers WASTING power and energy - each data center using […]
This has really stuck with me since I first heard about it from our clients... So easy for your local school to raise much needed moula!!$$$ Bag2School is your FREE fundraising solution! And it promotes the environmentally friendly Reduce, Re-use, […]
Park People Logo Park People is the city park voice for better parks in Toronto. Founded early in 2011, its mission is to preserve, update, and augment recreational areas in the City of Toronto, which include more than 1,600 […]
Pipeline by Ray Bodden Imagine a pipeline carrying oil from northern Canada all the way through the United States down to the Gulf Coast Refinery Hub in Texas. Sounds like a particularly boring science-fiction? Well, it's not. Conservative Prime […]
Pollution by NASA Goddard Center Even though Canada boasts some of the strictest and most elaborate environmental protection laws in the world, it is not immune to the environmental threats that trouble all the industrialized countries. Big cities […]
Got Milk by Vengel Crimson Recently, news spread through the media that a dairy farmer living just north of Toronto has been selling raw milk to his customers, earning him a criminal trial.
Photo by Philippe Put The Toronto Star had a fascinating story about how both The Junction in Toronto's West End, and Riverdale in Toronto's East End are both vying for community supremacy for enviro friendly idea - to become […]
First Impression Prototype Recycled Island It's great when someone takes something ordinary and turns it into something extraordinary — but when someone finds a way to turn waste into something useful again, it's truly amazing. So, consider this idea: […]
Spring is a time for wet clothes and wet towels-which means your dryer definitely gets a workout! Studies show that only 3 percent of dryers in Canada are natural gas-which means that 97 percent of Canadians are missing out on significant […]
Photo by Meredith Rendall Photography Canada's largest green consumer show has announced its first names for participants in the Green Business Forum. If you're eager to join the discussion concerning the topic of "Greening Of Canada's Resource-Based Economy," go […]
When you throw that soup can into recycling, does it just become another can? Yes, but it doesn't stop there! Thanks to recycling, steel can be transformed into concrete reinforcing bars, chains, pipes, and car parts. This greatly reduces costs, […]
Green Living Show 2011 Canada's largest green consumer show dedicated to educating the public about easy and workable solutions for leading a sustainable lifestyle is happening in less than a month (April 15-17). Why should you visit Toronto's Direct […]
Photo by Chris Bogle Check out one the season finalists on Dragons Den. Ethical Ocean is an online ethical marketplace aiming to increase the awareness and consumption of ethical products and services in North America. Our goal is to transform […]
Photo by William Murphy After months of delays (the first launch was scheduled in Spring 2010) the bike sharing program BIXI proved to be on its best way to reach the new target â launch in May 2011. The […]
Photo by Juan Vidal Daz One of the latest innovations on the field of green technologies is slowly spreading in Toronto. The Toronto Zoo installed first three units if Ice Bear power demand management units, and nine more […]
Recycling is green is love by Jon Wilson Do your part in creating a cleaner, greener and more liveable Toronto. What better way to live green than to attend a Community Environment Day event. Bring in your unused and unwanted […]
Photo by Christopher Woo For the first time, Mercer consulting published its annual Quality if Living city ranking with a new brand new chart included called Eco-City Ranking. While Toronto placed on solid 16th place in the world and […]
One of the greatest environmental disasters of the last years keeps killing thousands of animals and endangers beaches of the Mexican Gulf. BP has been trying number of methods how to tackle the oil spill, including burning the oil and […]
If plans to extend the two-kilometre-long West Toronto Railpath to its full six kilometres come to fruition, it could become a veritable bike commuter's superhighway running all the way from the Junction neighbourhood directly into the downtown core. When finished, […]
live green toronto Reuse, Recycle and Safely Dispose! Take used and unwanted household items to any Community Environment Day events. For a full list of event dates and what you can bring, visit the website: toronto.ca/environment_days or call 311.
Green innovation by Huge Johnson Green Innovation Awards competition knows its three winners. Mayor David Miller, Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone and CityNews Meteorologist Michael Kuss announced the top green innovators on April 23 during the Green Living Show at the […]
Green Ideas by Micky Aldridge As a part of the Green Living Show n Toronto, the top three green ideas, selected from ten finalists Green Innovation Awards will share $50,000 Toronto Community Foundation's fund holders. Winners will be announced […]
Earth Hour is happening again on March 27! Starting at 8:30pm hundreds of millions of people around the world will turn off their lights for an hour to demand action on climate change. Check out the Earth Hour Website to […]
Environmental documentaries have been increasing in popularity over the last decade, and continue to do so. There are more and more high-quality movies created to inspire you, shock you, or present a story from a different angle. According to Mother […]
Copenhagen by Zuzana The United Nations Climate Change Conference will take place in the Denmark capital during the first half of December. Participants hope to reach important decisions, especially around a new framework for climate change mitigation beyond the […]
Why not learn about and take advantage of Enbridge's New Solar Water Heater Savings Program. Enbridge Gas Distribution has teamed up with Bullfrog Power, EnerWorks and Natural Resources Canada to offer homeowners significant savings on a solar water heater. A […]
On September 30, 2009, The Second Cup wants to "Pay It Backward". Every person that buys a cup of coffee for the person behind them in line, they will donate 5.00 to the SickKids Hospital. It's a random act of […]
Hannah Monette is the 8 year old daughter of our clients Heather MacEachern & Chris Monette. Terry Fox Hannah chose not have her hair cut in 1 1/2 years, and will have 15" of her beautiful thick black hair cut […]