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25 Mar 2009 / 12:13 pm
Landscaping For Energy Conservation
Planting trees around your home can reduce heating and cooling needs significantly. In the summer, shade trees planted on the east, west and southerly sides of your home can save 25-40% and reduce peak energy demand by up to 30%, according to a study by the University of California Berkeley. Evergreen trees planted for windbreak purposes on the north side of your property can save you 6-11% on winter heating energy needs. Shading your air conditioning unit with shrubs allows it to run more efficiently, saving you even more!
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19 Mar 2009 / 11:26 am
Green Toronto Awards: Finalists Announced
Green Toronto Awards: Finalists Announced
Torontonians recognized for their contribution to greening our city
Toronto, ON, March 19, 2009 – The City of Toronto and Green Living are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2009 Green Toronto Awards. Selected from the largest number of nominations ever received by the City, the finalists are the individuals, organizations and companies making an outstanding contribution to a greener Toronto for us all.
Mayor David Miller, Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone, and actor and environmentalist Ed Begley, Jr. will announce the winners at the Green Toronto Awards ceremony on April 23, 2009 at the Direct Energy Centre, Heritage Court on the Green Living Show Main Stage. The public is invited to attend and cheer on the finalists at this free event which kicks-off this year’s Green Living Show. Award winners will also receive a $5,000 donation for a registered charity of their choice.
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09 May 2008 / 4:16 pm
LOW-WATER-GARDENING WORKSHOP
MAY LOW-WATER-GARDENING WORKSHOP
Sunday May 18, 2008 @ 7.00 pm
Location: 107 Everden Road
Cost: Free or small charge if we rent a larger space
Jeff McCormick of Toronto Water will come to speak to us about low water gardening. We may also have an expert come to speak to us about a sensitive issue to those of us who love mulch….is wood or bark mulch actually killing our soil? I may invite experts to discuss this problem…and the solutions…that night as well. This may be a larger event and we may hold it at the Wychwood Public Library. If so, there may be a small cost for this event to cover the room rental.
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13 Mar 2008 / 7:07 pm
Firstly THIS Saturday Seedy Saturday
Scadding Court Community Centre
Saturday March 15, 2008
10-3:00
707 Dundas St. W (southeast corner of Dundas West & Bathurst)
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23 Feb 2008 / 4:14 pm
Learn From the Gardening Angel
MARCH MEETING AND WORKSHOP
“Installing an automatic dripper system in your garden for under $100”
Sunday, March 2, 2008 @ 7.00pm
107 Everden Road
Cost: Free
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15 Feb 2008 / 3:45 pm
Trees Please - LEAF Volunteer Orientation
LEAF Volunteer Orientation
Tuesday February 26, 6 - 7:30 pm
Metro Hall, 55 John St, Toronto ON
Room 310
http://www.leaftoronto.org/volunteer_orientation
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23 Jan 2008 / 4:59 am
Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests 2nd Annual Celebration Wednesday February 6th, 2008
Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests
2nd Annual Celebration
Wednesday February 6th, 2008
The Gladstone Hotel • 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto
$20 advance tickets, $25 at the door
Ticket purchase enters you into the door prize draw for a $700 bicycle.
You do not need to attend the event to win.
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31 Aug 2007 / 1:09 pm
Solar Domestic Hot Water in Canada
Natural Resources Canada, through the ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat Program, has developed a $9 Million residential pilot project and will allow local gas & electric utilities, homebuilders, municipalities, etc. to encourage the deployment of solar domestic hot water systems in homes across Canada. The federal department is currently accepting proposals until September 28, 2007 which aim to install at least 200 solar hot water heating units into single family, townhouses and semi detached homes.
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03 May 2007 / 1:44 pm
Toronto Green Award Winners
smartliving St. Lawrence Wins 2007 Green Toronto Award!
The results are in and smartliving St. Lawrence (slSL) has officially been recognized by the City of Toronto for making a real difference in fostering a greener environment, a healthier community and a stronger local economy for the residents, businesses and community groups in the St. Lawrence neighbourhood.
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27 Apr 2007 / 6:51 am
Future Friendly Houses are Worth More
Future Friendly Houses Are Worth More, Today and Tomorrow.
I often ask clients if they would purchase a home with a non-performing roof. Invariably the answer is no. Why, in a climate like ours, are buyers not looking closely at the home energy efficiency? In Toronto we have intense Heating needs in winter and significant Cooling needs in the summer. There is a consumer shift happening, and home owners who miss opportunities for energy efficiency may find their resale values affected.
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13 Apr 2007 / 12:53 am
Strawberries and Asparagus 2007
Sunday, June 10th 11am-5pm FREE
What:
Join http://www.EvolutionGreen.com and key (Human Capital) Sponsor Green Neighbours 21 (GN21.ca) for a celebration of community, greenspace and the environment at the first annual Strawberries and Asparagus Festival. There will be Music, Food, a GET-Smart Fair, Solar Cook Off and Farmers Market. For more details visit http://www.EvolutionGreen.com and click “Events”.
Where:
Strawberries and Asparagus will be held near the Cedarvale Children’s Garden, North of the Tennis Courts and in the Parkette at the North end of Arlington Ave. This Event is Free. Everyone is welcome. This event continues a 7 year tradition honouring the 36th anniversary of Cedarvale Ravine not being a highway.
For more info contact
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04 Apr 2007 / 9:42 am
April 9th Green Neighbours 21
Green Neighbours 21
This is to remind you of our upcoming meeting:
Date: Monday, April 9th
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm
Place: St. Michael’s College School, Lecture Hall
1515 Bathurst St. (east side of Bathurst, north of St. Clair)
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26 Feb 2007 / 2:33 pm
Toronto’s Water Pollution Solution
Toronto’s Water Pollution Solution is a long-term plan to protect our environment and sustain healthy rivers, streams and other water bodies. And it’s about reducing the adverse effects of wet weather flow, which is runoff generated when it rains or snows. (Think of runoff as stormwater.) In a natural setting where there’s a lot of grass or vegetation, stormwater isn’t usually a problem because the rain filters into the ground. But we live in a modern city where there’s a lot of concrete, asphalt, brick, and this changes the way water travels and what it picks up along the way to the sewer.
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01 Feb 2007 / 4:26 pm
Toronto’s Water Efficiency Plan
Toronto’s Water Efficiency Plan
Did you know that in the City of Toronto, the average residential water use is about 253 litres per person per day? With every litre of water pumped weighing 1 kilogram, that’s a tonne of water needed for a family of four each day. Compare that with the 1.23 billion litres per day of water that must be supplied to all residents and businesses in the city. With a population of 2.59 million residents, that amounts to 77 million toilet flushes a day.
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17 Jan 2007 / 9:00 pm
Community Action on Climate Change
Are you worried about climate change?
Please join us to discuss what we can do as individuals and as a community to help protect our environment. Bring your ideas, concerns, interests, experience, creativity, energy and community spirit, and meet some of your neighbours. Together we can make a difference!
Date: Monday, February 5, 2007
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm
Place: 747 St. Clair Ave. W. (south side of St. Clair, just west of Rushton, enter through Joe Mihevc’s office)
For more information, contact
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Chris Chopik
Chris Chopik
Director of Evolution and Realtor
Chris is a Toronto Real Estate Board Instructor
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