Seventh Generation and award-winning Canadian poet Shane Koyczan invite Canadians to join the Campaign for a Toxin-Free Generation
TORONTO, May 8, 2013 /CNW/ – Seventh Generation is teaming up with Shane Koyczan, the award-winning Canadian poet and spoken-word powerhouse, to ignite the movement towards a toxin-free generation this spring. Together, Koyczan and the North American brand of plant-based household cleaners and personal care products are bringing the campaign to life with a charismatic [...]
Community members make Ontario greener, one tree at a time during Trees Ontario’s annual Community Planting Weekend
Local efforts by volunteers, residents and planting partners help re-green the province TORONTO, May 6, 2013 /CNW/ – Trees Ontario, along with volunteers, community members and planting partners dug, stomped and deposited thousands of seedlings in seven separate communities across Ontario during a series of half-day tree planting events on May 4th. Now in its [...]
Lunchers got a surprise today with the Pop-Up Picnic at Grange Park
KJ Mullins-Toronto: Today lunch goers at Toronto’s Grange Park got an early start to the David Suzuki Foundation’s 30×30 Nature Challenge when a pop-up picnic appeared complete with music! The David Suzuki Foundation and Food Forward along with musical guest Lemon Bucket Orkestra were at Grange Park in the downtown core of Toronto Tuesday. The [...]
editorial: Brougham Ontario: A Historical Hamlet Lost to Urbanization
Adrienne Calvert – Toronto: A long time ago in a land not so far away, native tribes built the first communities along the shores of water they called “onitariio” meaning beautiful lake. The Algonquian-speaking people in migration blended with the Lake Ontario Iroquois, over time becoming the Huron, the Six Nations, and others who share the Iroquoian language [...]
Going green – Earth Day and every day!
OTTAWA, April 22, 2013 /CNW/ – Hydro Ottawa is increasing the supply of clean energy, bringing innovative solutions to energy-conscious consumers and businesses, and taking steps to green its own operations. In recognition of these efforts, today Hydro Ottawa was distinguished as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for the third consecutive year. Hydro Ottawa’s environmental [...]
What’s in Your Drawers? – Canadians urged to clean out their junk drawers and recycle their old cell phones
OTTAWA, April 18, 2013 /CNW/ – Recycle My Cell – Canada’s free cell phone recycling program – is encouraging all Canadians to participate in Earth Day on Monday April 22 by recycling their old mobile devices. Results from the 2012 National Cell Phone Recycling Study, released today, show that 41% of old cell phones are [...]
Green Sounds a Good Note: The 2013 JUNO Awards Chooses 100 Per Cent Green Energy from Bullfrog Power
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Partners With Bullfrog Power® to Choose Renewable Electricity for All Administrative and Event Spaces TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – April 11, 2013) – Having just announced that Bruce Cockburn will be acting as The 2013 JUNO Awards Sustainability Ambassador, The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) [...]
At Your Next Party Make the Fun Last, Not the Waste
MISSION, KS–(Marketwired – Apr 4, 2013) – (Family Features) When hosting a party, the excitement is often about the guest list, invitations and the menu, but what about the amount of trash that comes out of gathering with family and friends? Actress Tiffani Thiessen and party planner, Heidi Mayne, share innovative and eco-friendly party [...]
Landmarks Across the World Go Dark to Celebrate Major Environmental Outcomes for Earth Hour
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – March 20, 2013) – From the Sydney Opera House to Table Mountain, The Petronas Towers to The Brandenburg Gate, and The Tokyo Tower to The Empire State Building – a long list of the most recognisable icons across the globe will be participating in Earth Hour 2013 this Saturday March 23 at [...]
Canadians fix internet outages quicker than leaky taps
KJ Mullins-Toronto: A recent survey by the Royal Bank of Canada found that Canadians tackle internet outages within hours but will take up to a week to tackle leaking faucets. Did you know that irritating leaky tap can waste more than 25 litres of water each day? Instead of quickly replacing a worn-out washer that [...]
