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Waterfront in Pickering - Tanja Tiziana
This string of cites east of Toronto along Lake Ontario have traditionally been Toronto's bedroom communities. Pickering is mainly residential but has a substantial industrial area by Ontario Power Generation's nuclear plant while its northern sections remain rural. In 2006 Pickering was one of Profit Magazine's 10 cities in Canada to grow a business. Ajax's twenty-year plan include efforts to control how physical development occurs and focuses on environment, transportation and building quality places. The Town of Whitby has spent $30 million expanding cultural facilities over the past five years and its downtown area is undergoing revitalization.
Pickering - Ajax - Whitby Features
Keen & green: How an innovative mentoring program connects new Canadians with environmental jobs
Sarah B. Hood
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Many newcomers are attracted to Canada by the promise of a green environment. The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority is making sure the brightest and best of them can do their part.
Green time versus screen time: Bring nature back to the city
Paul Gallant
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
In an age when kids are getting less and less exposure to nature, a discussion between environmental guru David Suzuki and author Richard Louv reveals that the GTA is making some headway in greening our urban lives.
Can the profit motive help businesses go green?
Paul Gallant
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Author Bob Willard meant to do some recycling when he revisited his book on sustainable business practices. But the world had changed too much. And not just the technology.
Artists in the GTA: Dorsey James' gods, goddesses and wizards unveil the mythology in mundane places
Leah Sandals
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Once a mechanic in the US Air Force, Dorsey James moved to Canada looking for a less polarized home. Only in a moment of serendipity did he discover his talent for woodcarving.
The Transracial Parenting Initiative helps parents and kids prepare to be mixed race families
Paul Carlucci
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
Each year there are approximately 2,000 overseas adoptions in Canada, many of which create interracial families. Likewise, scores of domestic adoptions produce similar homes. There can be unique challenges for parents who raise children from a different background. Susan Crawford has solutions.
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