Green Neighbours 21 Planning Meeting

May 7, 2008

May 26, 2008
7:00 pm	to	9:00 pm

Come and join us as we plan upcoming events and initiatives including the “Strawberries and Asparagus Festival” and Adopt-A-Tree program.

Monday May 26, 2008, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
St. Michael and All Angel’s
(southeast corner of St. Clair and Wychwood – enter off Wychwood)

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Divide and Conquer Garden Sale

May 7, 2008

June 1, 2008
8:00 am	to	1:00 pm

Garden Green is encouraging members to support the Divide and Conquer Plant Sale and Auction. Ward 21 resident Angela Valley is raising money for breast cancer research.

June 1, 2008, 8:00 am to 1:00 pm
240 Wychwood Avenue
Info: 416-654-0658 or www.divideconquer.ca

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Garden Green: St Paul’s Canada Day Picnic

May 7, 2008

July 1, 2008
12:00 pm	to	2:00 pm

Come and visit the Garden Green Booth at this year’s St. Paul’s Canada Picnic at Wells Hill Park. Pick up your summer newsletter and ask your gardening questions. This event is hosted by our local MP, Dr. Carolyn Bennett. There will be free hot dogs and drinks, live music. For more information call Carolyn’s office at 416 952 3990.

July 1, 2008 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Wells Hill Park (St. Clair Ave. W, east of Bathurst Street near St. Clair West subway station)

For information visit: www.gardengreen.ca

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Garden Green: Cedarvale Tree Walk with LEAF

May 7, 2008

June 14, 2008
1:00 pm	to	3:00 pm

An entertaining and informative walk with arborist Todd Irvine from LEAF and guest speakers explores the stories of trees and plantings in our community. Our local MP Carolyn Bennett will also be attending. The walk takes place on the same day as the “Strawberries and Asparagus Festival” in Cedarvale Park.

June 14, 2008, 1.00pm to 3.00pm
Cedarvale Park, walk starts from the Cedarvale Children’s Garden in the North West Corner of the Park
Nearest subway is Eglinton West, then follow the signs to “Strawberries and Asparagus Festival”

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Garden Green: Solar/LED Garden Lighting Workshop

May 7, 2008

June 8, 2008
7:00 pm	to	9:00 pm

Until recently, many energy efficient lighting options for our gardens have been disappointing. We’ve invited Landscape Designer Andrew Skeoch, whose company Fossil Landscapes, has been featured in the April and May issues of Style at Home, to talk to us about the best choices and strategies for energy efficient garden lighting.

Sunday, June 8^th, 7.00pm to 9.00pm
For location and to RSVP
Email info@gardengreen.ca or call 416 784 2826

Info at www.gardengreen.ca

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Garden Green Toronto Meeting

February 6, 2008

March 2, 2008
7:00 pm	to	9:00 pm

This is a planning meeting. We will discussing upcoming events including workshops on low-water gardening and garden lighting and a plant swap. We may also have a guest speaker, Claire Rodger “The Gardening Angel”, talking about how to set up an automatic garden irrigation system for under $100 dollars. Come and join us and bring in your ideas for upcoming events. Please RSVP if you will be attending by calling (416) 784 2826.

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Chocolate Snowmen and Tobogganing

January 11, 2008

January 19, 2008
2:00 pm	to	6:00 pm

January 11, 2008
As hard as it is to look outside at the super windy spring-like weather and imagine snow, there it is just two weeks ago.Cedarvale, Tobogganing, Chopik

Celebrate winter with hot chocolate and tobogganing (Climate Change Permitting – ha, ha, ha).
This will be an outdoor event, so please come dressed appropriately.
Bring your best toboggan. Starting at 2pm Wrap at 6pm.
Please RSVP Before January 14th

Saturday, January 19, 2008551 Arlington Ave.
Please RSVP to 416 653 6336 (before 7pm).
Look forward to seeing you all,
Chris and Danielle

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Draftproofing Workshop

November 19, 2007

November 19, 2007
7:00 pm	to	9:00 pm

Green Neighbours 21

Monday, November 19

7:00 pm

St. Michael and All Angel’s

(southeast corner of St. Clair and Wychwood – enter off Wychwood)

See a hands-on demonstration for do-it-yourselfers on weatherstripping, caulking and other simple ways to keep in the heat in the winter. This will be followed our regular monthly meeting.

Hope to see you there!

greenneighbours@yahoo.ca

www.gn21.ca

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Convenient Solutions for and Inconvenient Truth

November 19, 2007

November 19, 2007
1:00 pm

See a live presentation of An Inconvenient Truth, and join your neighbours to talk about how we can all be part of the climate change solution.

Date: Thursday, November 8th
Time: 6:45 – 9:00 pm
Place: Oakwood Collegiate (southwest corner Oakwood & St. Clair, enter on Oakwood)

A member of Al Gore’s Climate Change Project will give a live but abbreviated version of the slide show from An Inconvenient Truth, followed by a panel discussion on how we can all get involved as individuals and as a community in climate change solutions.

You will leave with your own personal action plan and information about the resources that are available to help you.

Moderator:
Bob McDonald, host of Quirks & Quarks, CBC Radio

Panelists:
Chris Winter, Conservation Council of Ontario
Franz Hartmann, Toronto Environmental Alliance (invited)
Greg Labbe, Greensaver
one other panelist to be determined

Hosted by Green Neighbours 21
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