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Wind turbine along the Lake Ontario shore in Pickering
Wind turbine along the Lake Ontario shore in Pickering - Tanja Tiziana

Sustainability

Recycled water bottle chandelier created by Ryerson U student designers
Recycled water bottle chandelier created by Ryerson U student designers - Tanja Tiziana
Sustainability is big - and getting bigger - in the GTA. A commitment to hybrid busses, designing LEED certified buildings, renewable energy, waste diversion and encouraging active transportation (walking, biking) are all part of this region's efforts to adopt practices and lifestyles that reduce our dependence on natural resources, cut pollution levels and improve our quality of life.

Sustainability Features

Farming in the city: how urban agriculture is slowly growing in Toronto

Interest in cultivating organic vegetables is growing around the GTA and is both a choice for entrepreneurs looking for a new career and a way to teach youth new skills. Yonge Street talks to one of those new farmers as well as Justin Di Ciano, who runs the "Farm-in-the-Village" program.read on…

Manuel Cappel's Freedom Machines: making cycling in Toronto practical

Cycling isn't just for recreation as more and more Torontonians are pedaling around the city. Manual Cappel makes bikes and cargo trailers that help make that easy.read on…

A city in a forest -- the business of Toronto's urban forest is growing

Interest in Toronto's urban forest is booming, and so are the businesses involved in taking care of it as new programs and companies sprout up all around the GTA. read on…

Yonge Street Video: Toronto's Greenest City sprouts in Parkdale

Yonge Street Video goes to Parkdale and chats with Greenest City. They're not just encouraging neighbourhood green thumbs to turn this most urban neighbourhood into a working city farm, they're also growing a new generation of Toronto leaders.read on…

Toronto's Ethical Ocean e-commerce startup may just change what "shop till you drop" means

Toronto's Ethical Ocean, a new e-commerce startup, is trying to change the way we consume by offering ethical choices. With lofty goals and considerable business ambition, they might just do it, one purchase at a time.read on…

Like Sex in the City, but with meat: Toronto's gourmet healthy butcher scene

Toronto is quickly becoming known as a city with a soft spot for meat. The local butcher shop is becoming more popular by the day, offering organic and local options to savvy clientele who are mindful of where their next meal comes from.read on…

Living for the vintage city: Upcycling Bloorcourt and Queen West

Kealan Sullivan spends a lot of time at the local dry cleaners. You could say it's the boardroom of her 69 Vintage Collective empire, where between giant loads of new-old clothes, she's leading Toronto's vintage scene in new directions.read on…

Towards a sustainable University of Toronto campus

A new array of solar panels on the roof of U of T's Athletic Centre marks the beginning of a new era for sustainable development on campus where the University has started to engage its undergraduates in designing and implementing their own projects through the Sustainability Office.read on…

Real Food for Real Kids: encouraging children to crave health

When a young couple sent their child to daycare with his own nutritious and tasty lunches, they didn't know that a few years later they'd be feeding thousands and changing the attitudes of kids, parents and teachers toward the food they eat daily.read on…

A bike for Toronto: a Q&A with Curbside's Eric Kamphof

Frustrated by the problems and oversight in the bicycle market, an Annex bike store manager designed a bicycle specifically for Toronto's geography and climate, realized he'd found a niche need, and started manufacturing and selling the two-wheeler across North America. read on…
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