If you’ve attended one of Evergreen’s many activities and events then Mike Derblich might look familiar. Mike is one of our volunteer photographers who helps us beautifully capture our human and wildlife visitors. He joined our team over a year ago and we recently had a chance to sit down and talk to him.
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By: Sarah Weaver
Sabina Ali is a busy lady. A mother of 4, she’s involved in several initiatives and committees across Toronto including the Thorncliffe Park Women’s Committee, Access Capital Fund, Thorncliffe Park Kindergarten School Design Team, Women at Work and Evergreen.
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By Shah Mohamed, Bike Educator, Evergreen
Bike Advocacy Event, Photos: Brian Liberty
Over 170 attendees braved the first snow in Toronto as they walked, biked or used the Evergreen Shuttle to attend the first Bike Advocacy event at Evergreen Brick Works presented by Toronto Cyclists Union (TCU), 8-80 Cities and Evergreen. Keynote speaker Gil Peñalosa, executive director of 8-80 Cities, talked about designing cities and redesigns that focus on accessibility for all road users.
“Everyone is a cyclist and a pedestrian at some point in the day,” Gil explained, addressing why building functional systems that ensure the safety of everyone is vital.
The afternoon portion of the workshop led by TCU’s Andrea Garcia, director of advocacy and operations, included a wonderful list of knowledgeable speakers.
Dale Duncan, former assistant to Adam Vaughn, provided helpful tips on how to engage your local councilor and build a relationship with them.
Al Rezoski, manager for City of Toronto, spoke on infrastructure changes and how to effectively engage the city in redesign to support a complete streets view point.
Last but not least, Dave Meslin, founder of the TCU, provided some helpful insight on how to leverage all the good things that our new Mayor wishes to do with bikes and infrastructure inside and out of downtown.
Breakout sessions followed with the main event to map actual changes that each of the attending wards would work on implementing this year. Attendees also participated in a trail evaluation through 8-80 Cities to help make the trails more accessible and safe development of the trail routes and access. Group walks and rides to the site were also arranged by CultureLink Newcomers Program, U for Change, Community Matters and the Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office.
Thank you to all who attended and to the partners for making this all come together.
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By: Tooba Shakeel, Stewardship Coordinator, Evergreen
UTSC Garden Celebration, (Photos: Tooba Shakeel)
University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) Garden saw a successful season of growth! On Sept 29, students and staff at UTSC celebrated the harvest by enjoying a delicious salad made from vegetables grown in the University Community Garden. Participants also enjoyed Gourd Bowling using butternut squash!
UTCS Community Garden, (Photos: Tooba Shakeel)
UTSC Garden was established in the spring of 2010 in partnership with the UTSC Sustainability Office and Evergreen. The aim was to provide students and community members a chance to practice gardening and grow vegetables. During the celebration, participants harvested pepper, zucchini, eggplant, onion, parsley, oregano, lemon grass, basil, rosemary, nasturtium and much more. Not only did everyone enjoy a delicious salad but participants also took plenty of vegetables home. The garden has been put to sleep for winter and we hope to have an even better growing season next year!
Click here for information on UTSC Sustainability Office projects and events.
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Camp Games (Photo: Mike Derblich)
Evergreen is currently recruiting for Assistant Day Camp Counsellors for our March Break Camp and soon, for summer camps in July and August.
This past August, Sathvik, known at camp as Hawk, volunteered at the Green City Adventure Camp for two weeks, engaging with campers to discover and explore nature at Evergreen Brick Works and the ravines. A high school student at Victoria Park Collegiate Institute looking to help at a camp, Sathvik was captivated from the start and can’t wait until next summer when he can get involved again.
What did you like about volunteering with day camp? I got to learn so much and helped the campers learn too. I’d never had this kind of opportunity to connect with nature, outside of a little gardening at home. It felt more like fun than work and it was amazing to be in this incredibly scenic site right in the middle of Toronto! The only downside was the mosquitoes. It was also great to see how some shy campers or those hesitant to get dirty were right in there with everyone by the end, including me. There was a lot of team-building going on and I also got to see animals and plants in nature.
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Students on their way to changing the world. (Photo: Sylvie Lapointe)
Have you ever been inspired by a teacher to do, say and make something different of the world? Québec teacher, Dominique Leduc, wants to do just that and doesn’t just see his elementary class as children, but rather as people who can make a difference.
Evergreen is proud to support the documentary “Hope Builders” directed by Fernand Dansereau, where Leduc takes his Grade 6 class through a process of learning that identifies, analyzes and resolves a problem. He believes that children can be critical thinkers and his experimental teaching method and belief in the intelligence of children is going to have results. Hope Builders is a fascinating testament to alternative methods of creating change and inspires all of us to act consciously in the future.
The documentary will be shown on Saturday, October 16 at 11 am at Al Green Theatre and is part of Planet in Focus: an international environmental film and video festival based in Toronto that opens today.
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Photo: CVC stewardship forum
Calling all stewards, green thumbs, and interested community members!
Come one, come all and be a part of the “Friends of the Credit” Stewardship Forum. This is a FREE event and includes a complimentary lunch! The event will take place on Saturday October 16, 2010 from 9 am to 3:30pm at the University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Rd. N., Mississauga.
For more information or to register check out, www.creditvalleyca.ca/stewardshipforum.
University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) and Credit Vally Conservation (CVC) are both local Mississauga community partners as part of Evergreen’s Mississauga Stewardship and Restoration program.
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This has been a busy week!
Evergreen’s Toronto staff have been unpacking in their new office in the Centre for Green Cities at Evergreen Brick Works, our new community environmental centre. We are celebrating our Grand Opening on September 25 and 26. If you are in town, drop by and take a peek at the transformation of the historic Don Valley Brick Works into a place where we can all explore how to live, work and play more sustainably.
Catch up the latest news on the Evergreen Brick Works blog: ebw.evergreeen.ca/blog
We’ll be back to regular posting on this blog very soon!
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Fall tree planting event Photo: Evergreen
Get a jump on plating in your local area and join Evergreen and our community partners at fall events! We have many early autumn events planned for the first week of September and many more to come throughout the season across the GTA.
Join us to plant trees, shrubs and wildflowers on Saturday September 11, 10 am-12 noon in Mississauga at Shelby Park and in Scarborough at Morningside Park . Check out our online event calendar for more on event details.
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The team at Malvern was one of three winning TakeBAC neighbourhoods. (Photo: Sarah Midanik)
Toronto’s annual TakeBAC program wrapped up on Tuesday after six exciting weeks of hard work. An unusually hot and humid summer made the program especially challenging this year, but the 200 youth involved were undeterred from their goal to create beautiful, vibrant garden spaces in communities around Toronto.
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