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Greater Toronto Region
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On this site, the Greater Toronto Region includes the City of Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville, and areas to the north. There are close to a dozen rivers running through this area, which is home to roughly 4-millioni people. The area is highly urbanized, and water quality is influenced by airports, development, sewage overflows, and industrial facilities. Toronto is also the Provincial Capitol. Toronto Harbour is one of Lake Ontario's "Areas of Concern".
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Global skincare brand teams up with Lake Ontario Waterkeeper
H2O Plus, the creator of sea-derived skincare, proudly announces its partnership with Lake Ontario Waterkeeper. Their collaboration demonstrates a mutual commitment to restoring and protecting the world’s most vital resource. It also represents a natural evolution of H2O Plus’ original water-inspired... (more)
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The City of Toronto and Green Living are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2010 Green Toronto Awards. The judges selected 27 finalists - three in each of the nine award categories. The finalists are Toronto-based individuals, organizations and companies helping to lead the way to a greener Toronto.
Mayor David Miller, Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone and CityNews... (more)
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The Greenbelt celebrates its fifth anniversary today with widespread support from municipal leaders, and even most developers are onside. Gone are the initial misgivings about prohibiting development on a wide swath of land from Niagara to Peterborough. Instead, there is talk of expanding the Greenbelt, including an announcement Friday that Toronto will seek to add the Humber... (more)
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We’re not out of the woods yet, but the fifth anniversary of the Green Belt is something to celebrate.
Despite relentless pressure, its 1.8 million acres the province set aside in 2005 remain miraculously intact. Stretching from Niagara Falls to Tobermory to Peterborough, it is a green horse shoe that rings the Golden Horseshoe. There was much shouting and screaming at the... (more)
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Two of Toronto's most treasured corridors of natural habitat – the Don and Humber river valleys – are on their way to being permanently protected under the province's greenbelt plan.
"I'm hoping it will be done by the end of the year," said Councillor Paula Fletcher, who chairs the city's parks and environment committee.
Fletcher joined Mayor David Miller and Jim... (more)
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Mayor David Miller today celebrated the imminent inclusion of Toronto’s Don and Humber River Valleys within southern Ontario’s protected Greenbelt, making them entirely untouchable by developers.
“There are still always attempts to encroach on this greenspace,” said Mr. Miller. “If you want to live in a city with these beautiful ravines, you have to protect... (more)
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