STRATHROY, ON, July 21 /CNW/ – TD Bank Financial Group (TD), in partnership with Tree Canada and the Munsee-Delaware Nation, announced today the planting of Ontario’s newest carbon forest, which will see a total of 77,000 fast growing hardwood trees planted on 48 hectares of abandoned farmland on the Munsee-Delaware First Nation land in Southwestern [...]

CHICAGO, July 15 /CNW/ – Move aside deep dish pizza, Canadian lentils are making their way into the diets of North Americans. The health benefits of Canadian grown lentils as a nutritious, whole food ingredient are attracting attention this week in Chicago at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting and Food Expo. “Lentils [...]

MARKHAM, ON, July 14 /CNW/ – The Ontario Association of Food Banks launched Community Harvest Ontario, a major farm partnership program to dramatically increase the amount of fresh, healthy food acquired and distributed by food banks across the province through innovative partnerships between farmers, food banks, and corporate partners to grow, glean, and donate local [...]

KJ Mullins: Canada may have a decent track record when it comes to greening up the big cities like Toronto but when it comes to protecting the environment how does the nation stack up? In terms of natural wealth few other countries compare to Canada with vast fresh water and sea water resources, energy, minerals, [...]

KJ Mullins: Every year Canadians are flushing away more than 580 billion litres of water because of toilets and older appliances. The older models are not efficient when it comes to conserving water. A report, Environmental Defence. Down the Drain: Water Conservation in the Great Lakes Basin, released today outlines how much water could be [...]

TORONTO, June 29 /CNW/ – In honour of Canada’s birthday, The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) announced the public phase of its Force for Nature Campaign for conservation – its most ambitious effort to date to engage Canadians in protecting and caring for our natural areas. The campaign’s bold fundraising goal is $500 million to [...]

TORONTO, June 21 /CNW/ – On the first day of summer, Hydro One advises customers in Essex County and parts of Chatham-Kent that setting their air conditioners one degree higher can save them up to five per cent on their cooling costs. Time-of-Use (TOU) prices are in effect for most Hydro One customers in Essex [...]

Imagine sitting in the middle of the woods reading a book with the sky above you and the traffic below. That’s what a green roof can offer city dwellers. On Saturday “Live Green Toronto” hosted several area groups and manufacturers who deal in green roofs at Trinity Church on Bloor Street in Toronto. The event [...]