Posted By:  riam Posted On:  Jul 2, 2008	Six Months in Toronto
It’s been just over six months of being a landed immigrant / permanent resident of Toronto, and I’ve definitely figured a few things out. Getting a job isn’t easy, adjusting to life in Toronto isn’t too hard and being able to be close to (rIAm’s) grandparents is...... [view]

Posted By:  kirstenjordan Posted On:  Jun 18, 2008	Tired Feet
I never gave much thought to feet before I ran- just liked them to squeeze into pretty shoes. Now, have a lot of respect for my feet and what they are going through. They are now tired feet.... [view]

Posted By:  kirstenjordan Posted On:  Jun 15, 2008	13 km through the beltline
Sunday morning run through one of Toronto's trail systems . Felt a bit fast at first, but got into the pace more midway through. It is also nice to get on the trails as it is cooler and better for the joints. Then when the run was over grabbed a bite to eat at Cfood which is awesome-...... [view]

Posted By:  kirstenjordan Posted On:  Jun 12, 2008	Doing the best that you can do
So, I'm only going to complain once as I figure why would I complain about summer and heat when I long for this season all year. Anyways, ran 10km tempo in the heat and it was hot. The group this year seems to be characterized by those who want to qualify for the Boston Marathon and those of...... [view]

Posted By:  kirstenjordan Posted On:  Jun 10, 2008	First training run and stretching...
First 6km run tonight with the group- feel excited and also happy that I stretched with the group. Am going to try and keep this stretching thing up although all I want to do is bolt after there after the run. Is so weird but I can run for ages but not be bothered to stretch for 10 minutes-...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam Posted On:  Jun 8, 2008	Event: NatureWatch/IWA Young Water Professionals Conference/2008 Call for Paper(On-going)
------------------------------------ NatureWatch (On-going) ------------------------------------ NatureWatch is a suite of community-based "citizen science" monitoring programmes including FrogWatch , WormWatch , IceWatch , and PlantWatch .  Through these programmes,...... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare Posted On:  Jun 4, 2008	Artist Asks How’s My Advertising?
Posterchild is a Toronto-based artist who is sick of all the illegal billboards in the city and decided to do something about it by using art . One can hope that other cities follow in São Paulo lead by banning billboards in the city . Until then, we have artists. Last Monday—using...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam Posted On:  Jun 2, 2008	30km - Are You in the Nuclear Zone?
Pickering B Nuclear Plant: Safety has Eroded Canada's nuclear safety watchdog warned last month that it was concerned about an "erosion of safety margins" at the Pickering B nuclear station near Toronto. A letter from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission surfaced Tuesday on...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam Posted On:  Jun 2, 2008	Event: Canadian Environment Week Events & More
-------------------------------------------- Commuter Challenge (Jun 1-7) -------------------------------------------- Commuter Challenge is a national program that encourages Canadians to walk, cycle, take transit, carpool or tele-work instead of driving alone to work. The Challenge supports...... [view]

Posted By:  riam Posted On:  Jun 1, 2008	Toronto’s Farmers Markets
The weather is warming up and summer’s marquee fruits and vegetables are well on their way to your kitchen. And the best place to get your share of this upcoming local bounty is at one of Toronto’s many farmers’ markets, most of which are now open for the season. Continued on...... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare Posted On:  May 30, 2008	Shopping cArt Race in Toronto
I’m organizing the Toronto Idiotarod and I like to think that these sort of crazy events function as art. We’re de-contextualizing the shopping cart which is a device designed to have people consume more than they normally would. In the Idiotarod the shopping cart is not...... [view]

Vaughan Youth Cabinet (City of Vaughan)
Submitted By:   lavittoria Website:  http://www.VyC.ca Phone:  905-832-8504 E-mail:  info@VyC.ca	Vision:   The Vaughan Youth Cabinet (VyC), established in 2005, is the official voice of young people in Vaughan. Our goal is to empower youth in Vaughan and encourage them to make a positive difference in the community. Our......   [view]

Stop Climate Chaos Toronto
Submitted By:   med-green Website:  http://myspace.com/stopclimatechaos Phone:  (416) 766-6331 E-mail:  stopclimatechaos-toronto@sympatico.ca	Vision:   Our organization recognizes the many struggles of various grassroots groups and NGO's and more and more so governments around the world to come to terms with climate changes devastating events. We want to pull all these......   [view]

Submitted By:   Jacek Event Date:  Aug 9, 2008 & Time: 24:00 PM-19:00 PM Event Location:  Scarborough Village Park [view]

YOUnited NEighbourhoods Festivals '08

Submitted By:   Rahaf Event Date:  Jul 9, 2008 & Time: 20:00 PM-03:00 AM Event Location:  C-Lounge 456 Wellington [view]

JetSet for MS

Submitted By:   nallison36 Event Date:  Apr 23, 2008 & Time: 18:00 PM-12:00 PM Event Location:  Granite Brewery Restaurant, 245 Eglington Ave. East @ Mount Pleasent [view]

Annual Amnesty Auction and Raffle at Granite Brewery Restaurant

Submitted By:   kurshauna Event Date:  Feb 28, 2008 Event Location:  Various locations downtown Toronto [view]

Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival

Submitted By:   kurshauna Event Date:  Feb 28, 2008 Event Location:  Multiple locations around Downtown Toronto [view]

5th Annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival in Toronto, Canada