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2007/2008

Format: 2013-05-24
Format: 2013-05-24

Evergreen

The Greenbelt Depot at the Brick Works

Sitting in the center of downtown Toronto, the historic Don Valley Brickworks is undergoing a transformation from abandoned industrial site into a lively environmental centre and a burgeoning source for local foods. Continue reading

Grants Made:

$75,000 - March 26, 2008

 

Foodshare Toronto

Building a Local Food Culture

Reaching out to over 100,000 children and adults a month, FoodShare Toronto is a community food security organization which subsidizes fresh produce distribution, workshops and nutrition programs. FoodShare Toronto works in conjunction with Everdale, an organic farm and environmental learning center, to build a local food culture for kids. Continue reading

Grants Made:

$100,000 - March 26, 2008

 

Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters

Atlantic Salmon Classroom Hatchery Program

Atlantic Salmon was wiped out of Lake Ontario before 1900 by damming of spawning streams and overfishing, but a new initiative by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters re-populates and restores Lake Ontario’s population of this popular fish species. Continue reading

Grants Made:

$84,000 - March 26, 2008

 

Milton Chamber of Commerce

Escarpment Country – in the Heart of Ontario’s Greenbelt

Of all the beautiful land of the Greenbelt, the Niagara Escarpment stands out as a national treasure, and the Milton Chamber of Commerce is helping to highlight this jewel of the Greenbelt. Continue reading

Grants Made:

$25,000 - March 26, 2008

 

Sierra Club of Canada

Helping Communities Defend the Greenbelt

Under continual erosive pressure from sprawling development, Ontario’s Greenbelt receives a boost from the Sierra Club, an organization which has stepped in to inform and help residents stand up and defend the Greenbelt. Continue reading

Grants Made:

$80,000 - March 26, 2008