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[Going Green]It’s summer — explore the city without a car Post Date: Tuesday, July 6, 2010 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) In case you need reminding, the warm weather is finally here. So it’s time to turn our minds to walking, biking, rollerblading, or...
[Going Green]Green Toronto Awards celebrate enviro-ideas Post Date: Tuesday, June 8, 2010 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) One of the great treasures Toronto has to offer is that you don’t have to travel far within the bustling city to connect with nature. I...
[Going Green]Green Toronto Awards celebrate enviro-ideas Post Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) One of the great treasures Toronto has to offer is that you don’t have to travel far within the bustling city to connect with nature. I...
[Going Green]Teaching the three Rs Post Date: Monday, April 5, 2010 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) Kids are great teachers when it comes to the eco philosophy of reduce, reuse and recycle. Students at Carleton Village Public School are...
[Going Green]Wanna vote green? Consider these issues Post Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) Wanted: an environmentally friendly mayor. A dozen green-focused groups outlined what it will take for the next Toronto mayor to get their...
[Going Green]City offers cash to plant a greener roof Post Date: Friday, February 12, 2010 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) Our city is helping building owners green the roofs of their commercial, industrial or institutional properties. Since last March when...
[Going Green]Mythbusting tall tree tales Post Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) Attention all tree huggers. If you want to learn more about the city’s urban forest, how to identify various tree species and how to care...
[Going Green]Highrises, shops join recycling plan Post Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) Street front businesses and residents in apartments above stores will now have garbage, recycling and organics from the entire property...
[Going Green]Mixed-use buildings to get new trash treatment Post Date: Friday, December 4, 2009 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) Street front businesses and residents in apartments above stores will now have garbage, recycling and organics from the entire property...
[Going Green]A warm and fuzzy home retrofit Post Date: Friday, November 6, 2009 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) The colder weather is here and everyone’s crankin’ up the heat to stay warm. But that doesn’t come cheap. If you want to reduce your...
[Going Green]City mum on results of bag tax Post Date: Friday, October 9, 2009 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) Most Torontonians want to do right by the environment and the city is doing its part by creating policies like the five-cent plastic bag...
[Going Green]Reducing waste at home ain't easy Post Date: Friday, September 11, 2009 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) I want to reduce my waste output. It’s not currently realistic for me to produce zero garbage, but I wanted to examine what I’m throwing...
[Going Green]Strike sheds light on our litter problems Post Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York) Something is rotten in the “state” of Toronto and it’s not just the garbage strike. As a city hall reporter and lifelong Torontonian,...
[Going Green]The good, the bad and the smelly Post Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York) Conservation and consumption. There’s both good news and a shocking reality check when it comes to how much we conserve and consume in...
[Going Green]Count me in for savings Post Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York) The new bragging rights are less about having a fancier car than your neighbour and more about who’s got a smaller environmental...