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Connecting The Dots
If you’re looking for something to do tonight, swing by City Hall between 7:30-10 p.m. to check out a free forum titled “Stepping Up The Environmental Agenda in Food, Housing and Lifestyles.” Guest speakers include (taken from the official site):
FOOD—Mike Schreiner, an award-winning social entrepreneur who has recently joined Local Flavour Plus as Vice President after 10 years as the co-founder of WOW Foods, a Toronto-based home delivery service for organic food that aims to build a healthy food system by linking consumers with local organic farmers.
HOUSING—Mark Salerno, the District Manager, GTA for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC). He is responsible for building relationships with housing industry stakeholders and sharing CMHC’s varied housing expertise in an effort to foster the creation of sustainable housing and communities.
LIFESTYLES—Cameron Smith is the environmental columnist for the Toronto Star. He is a best-selling author, a former managing director of the Globe and Mail, a former lawyer, and for 17 years was an associate member of the International Club of Rome.
Tonight’s event is presented by a number of groups, including the Coalition for a Green Economy, GrassrootsStore.com, Green Enterprise Toronto (GET), Sustainable Alternatives Consulting, Today’s Environmental Solutions, Toronto Food Policy Council, York FES Business and Environment Program, and CMHC. Check ‘er out.
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