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Public welcome at Balmy Beach Tree Tour

EVENT: Balmy Beach Tree Tour
WHEN: Wednesday, July 7, 2010. 7:00pm -9:00pm
WHERE: 971 Kingston Rd.
The Beaches (Savoury Grounds coffee shop at Kingston Rd. & Scarborough Rd.)
WHO: LEAF (Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests)

(Toronto – Ontario) On Wednesday, July 7, at 7:00 pm, LEAF (Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests) will host a tree tour through the Balmy Beach neighbourhood and explore a backyard ravine. Participants will meet at 971 Kingston Rd. at the Savoury Grounds Coffee Shop (corner of Kingston Rd. and Scarborough Rd). Residents and tree-lovers alike are encouraged to join LEAF’s Education and Stewardship Coordinator, Lauren Brown and local tree advocate Mary-Margaret McMahon on a leisurely walk around this lush corner of Toronto’s urban forest.
Participants will learn about tree identification, threats to Toronto’s ravines, rights and responsibilities of owning property in ravines as well as ways citizens can help preserve the urban tree canopy.

Suggested donation: $5.

Adapting Canadian Employment and Work to the Challenges of Climate Change
2010-2015

Funded by: Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Lead Investigator: Carla Lipsig-Mummé

Work in a Warming World (W3) is a CURA that addresses the challenge of climate change and response to climate change, for Canadian employment and work. Given the present and potential role of employment and work in the struggle to slow global warming, what changes can be undertaken in policy, training and work itself, so that the work world adapts effectively to Canada’s transition to a low-emission economy?

The purpose of this CURA is two-fold:

1. To better understand the present and potential role of employment and work organisation in Canada’s transition to a low-carbon economy

2. To develop and deploy practical strategies and tools for adapting employment and work to the warming world.

This is a new research area in Canada. Adapting work organisation and employment patterns can contribute powerfully to Canada’s efforts to slow global warming.

You are invited to attend …

Net Impact Toronto Professional Chapter (re) Launch
Spanning six continents with 15,000+ members, Net Impact is a non-profit that inspires, educates and equips individuals to use the power of business to create a socially and environmentally sustainable world.

We would like to invite you to our first event. Our aim is to get YOU involved, and create a culture where every member can actively participate. Whether it’s organizing a sustainability-themed event that excites you or arranging for drinks, every member will be free to shape our mission – it’s your call. A facilitating committee will provide support and guidance.

Matthew Kiernan, founder of Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inflection Point Capital Management and author of ‘Investing in a Sustainable World – why green is the new color of money on Wall St,’ will be speaking to us about socially responsible investing and his experiences as a thought leader in sustainability.

Friday, 3rd December 2010: World Sustainable Development Teach In Day

The aims of the “World Sustainable Development Teach-In Day” are:

to disseminate information on the concept, aims and purposes of sustainable development so that it can be understood by a broad public, and will include elements relating to its environmental, social, economic and policy aspects;
to raise awareness among university students on the complexity of matters related to sustainable development and the need for personal engagement and action;
to provide an opportunity to introduce projects and other initiatives on sustainable development that are being undertaken at international, regional and local level by schools, universities, government bodies, NGOs and other stakeholders;
to discuss the problems, barriers, challenges, opportunities and the potential achievements with regard to implementing sustainable development, globally, regionally and locally

Target Groups

The “World Sustainable Development Teach-In Day” will reach a broad audience, comprising:
University students of all subjects;
University lecturers and professors;
NGO members, industrialists;
Interested individuals.

On July 15, 2010 York University’s Faculty of Education, IRIS, and the UNESCO Chair in Education for Sustainabilityare hosting a Leadership for Sustainable Communities Symposium with a focus on Learning, Leadership, and Climate Change on Thursday July 15th at Winters College, York University. Leading experts from Canada, United States and the U.K. will be sharing their experties and experience in the area of climate change. The purpose of the
symposium is to bring together students enrolled in summer courses that address issues of sustainability into dialogue with one another about the intersections of education, leadership, and climate change.

The day will begin with a Welcome from Mr. Hopkins followed by a Keynote Address by David Greenwood titled “Nature, Empire, and Paradox in Environmental and Sustainability Education”. Subsequently, four invited experts will participate in a panel presentation on the theme “Climate
Change: From Where We Stand.”

Following a complimentary lunch, we will screen Brenda Longfellow’s film “Weather Report.” For the remainder of the afternoon we will break-out into groups for discussion and a “bonfire chat”.