Repair Café Sat May 25 / 10:00am - 2:00pm At Skills for Change, 791 St. Clair Ave West
Do you have something that needs fixing? Or do you have fixing skills? Come by and save your broken items from the landfill, or help others do the same! For more information, visit https://www.facebook.c... more
Workshop: Unorthodox Planting Methods, Organic Pest Control Sun Jun 9 / 1:00pm - 3:00pm Sunday, June 9 1-3pm Casa Loma
In this workshop, learn more about properly planting cucumbers and tomatoes, planning an efficient garden in limited space, watering and mulching techniques. Also learn about organic pest control. For more information,... more
Keep the Tar Sands out of Toronto – Stop Line 9! Mon Jun 10 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Monday, June 10 7:00-9:00 pm
Speaker: Sabrina Bowman, Environmental Defence
Enbridge is proposing to reverse Line 9, an aging oil pipeline, to carry hot diluted bitumen from the Tar Sands to refineries on the East Coast . The line cuts through the... more
EcoFair Volunteers needed! Sun Nov 10 / 12:00pm - 4:00pm The EcoFair at Wychwood Barns is a fun, family-oriented event that informs and inspires people to make greener choices in their homes and communities. Last year, over 650 people came out to learn about green initiatives and achievements in our neighb... more
Archived Events:
The Pickering Lands – A Vision of Fresh Local Food for Toronto Mon May 6 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm The Parlour Room, St. Matthews Church, St. Clair W. at Rushton
Speaker: Artist/Inventor William Lishman
In 1972 Canada’s federal government expropriated 18,600 acres of the richest farmland in Canada for an airport that never got built. It is... more
Jane's Walk: St. Clair West and Area Sun May 5 / 1:30pm - 3:00pm Meet at the corner of St. Clair West and Vaughn Road in front of St. Alphonsus Church
Learn all about the rich history of St. Clair West and the surrounding area, including the influence of Jane Jacobs, with a guided tour of Vaughn Road, Cedar Vale... more
Green Neighbours 21 Meeting Mon Mar 4 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Lemon Action! Visions into Deeds
Our January "Lemons into Lemonade" visioning session produced an amazing burst of ideas - some very ambitious, others modest and easily doable. Now it's time for the next step - choosing a few of the very best ones t... more
Green Neighbours 21 Meeting Mon Oct 1 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Powering our Community with Solar Energy
Speaker: Robert Wakulat, Program Manager, TABIA greenTbiz
Community-based solar projects are gaining momentum across Europe, the U.S. and parts of Canada. Here in Ontario a generous feed-in tariff and a prog... more
Green Neighbours 21 May Rain Barrel Sale Sat May 19 - Tue May 29 Announcing the Green Neighbours 21
May Rain Barrel sale!
All proceeds to support our annual Eco-Fair
Here’s your chance to
• get a high-quality rain barrel at an amazing price;... more
Green Neighbours 21 Meeting - Protecting the Pollinators Mon May 7 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Green Neighbours 21 Meeting
Monday, May 7
7:00-9:00 PM
Protecting the Pollinators – What You can do in your Garden
Speakers: Clement Kent and Scott MacIvor
Most flowering plants (including many we grow for f... more
Green Cleaning for your Home Mon Mar 19 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm How much money do you spend every year on cleaning supplies? Are you concerned about the toxins in your home? Are you interested in learning about “green cleaning” without the “green washing”?
Bring your cleaning... more
Green Neighbours 21 Meeting Mon Jan 16 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm A Green Neighbours book club? Come and bring your ideas!
The New Year brings some important changes for Green Neighbours. Judy Vellend, our founder and hard-working Coordinator, has stepped down after nearly five years of dedicated service,... more
Eco Fair at the Wychwood Barns Sun Nov 13 / 1:00pm - 4:00pm SUNDAY 1:00-4:00 pm
Eco Fair at the Wychwood Barns
Something for everyone …
Information and products to green your home
Hands-on demonstration of draft-proofing
Numerous exhibitors (renewable energy, local food, green design and more)
PL... more
Mark your calendars! Eco Fair at the Barns Sun Nov 13 / 1:00pm - 4:00pm Eco Fair at the Barns
Sunday, November 13 1:00-4:00 pm
Wychwood Barns (Christie south of St. Clair)
- energy auditors and vendors of solar systems
- hands-on demonstration of draft-proofing
- activities for kids... more
What the heck is happening at City Hall? (and what can we do about it?) Wed Oct 26 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Are you wondering how decisions are being made at City Hall? Are you bewildered at how projects in the planning for years can be tossed out on a whim? Are you concerned about how to save threatened environmental programs? Do you want to learn how you... more
TTCriders Founding Public Meeting Wed Jun 22 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm TTCriders Founding Public Meeting
Wednesday, June 22 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Are You Concerned about Transit in Toronto? Then Join the Crowd!
Thousands of transit users from across the city want a TTC that works for them. Now you have chance to be he... more
Green Neighbours 21 - Join an action group Thu Jun 16 1) Home Energy Efficiency Teams (HEET) and Green Apartment Living
Group Leader: Jim Eager (jeager@sympatico.ca)
These two projects are temporarily combined due to participant numbers and overlap of interests.
Home Energy Efficiency... more
URGENT PRIORITIES FOR AVERTING CLIMATE CRISIS Wed Jun 15 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Town Hall: How Much Time?
Wed, Jun 15, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
URGENT PRIORITIES FOR AVERTING CLIMATE CRISIS
A Town Hall Meeting with a focus on opportunities in building the clean energy economy.
Speakers
Hon. Glen R. Murray, MPP [Toronto Cen... more
GN21 Springing Into Action Mon May 9 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm If you are concerned about the environment and want to get involved in a neighbourhood project, this is the meeting for you. Our recent Open Space event saw enthusiastic discussion about a variety of possible projects. Come and hear about our ideas a... more
Greenneighbours 21 Eco-Energy Fair Sun Nov 28 We have had a good year under the new Solar PV Feed in Tariff rate of 80.2 cents per kwh and now it is time for the rest of us to think about going solar too! And while you are talking to solar vendors at the Greenneighbours21 Eco Energy Fair... more
Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting Mon Oct 4 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Our focus will be ...
October 10, 2010: A Global Work Party for the Planet -- What's at Stake and What We Can Do.
We'll be viewing a short video of Bill McKibben, acclaimed author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet, talking to David Le... more
Ward 21 Environment Day Sun Jun 13 / 10:00am - 2:00pm Do your part in creating a cleaner, greener and more liveable Toronto. What better way to live green than to attend an Environment Day event?
Join your neighbours at Wychwood Barns Park* to pick up some free leaf compost, drop off household hazardo... more
Green Neighbours 21 June Monthly Meeting Mon Jun 7 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm How to have a green summer!
Bring your ideas and tips re… - staycations - low-water gardens - low-energy ways to keep your house cool - and more Hope to see you there.
St. Michael and All Angel’s (southeast corner of St. Clair and Wyc... more
Green Neighbours Monthly Meeting - May 10, 2010 Mon May 10 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm “Join the ‘Local Food’ Revolution”
Learn about:
gardening workshops
yard sharing
where to buy local food
volunteer opportunities
fruit tree harvesting
community gardens
Ward 21’s community orchard
St. Michael and All Angel... more
Green Neighbours Monthly Meeting - May 10, 2010 Mon May 10 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm “Join the ‘Local Food’ Revolution”
Learn about:
gardening workshops
yard sharing
where to buy local food
volunteer opportunities
fruit tree harvesting
community gardens
Ward 21’s community orchard
St. Michael and All Angel... more
Green Neighbours 21 April Monthly Meeting Wed Apr 14 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm A lecture and discussion: “Building Transition Communities: A Local Answer to Climate Change and the Coming End of Cheap Oil” Speaker: Blake Poland, PhD, Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, and... more
Building Transition Communities: Mon Apr 12 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Monday, April 12
7:00 – 9:00 pm
Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting
St. Michael and All Angel’s (southeast corner of St. Clair and Wychwood – enter off Wychwood, through wooden gate, top floor)
A lecture and discu... more
Green Neighbours Monthly Meeting - April 12, 2010 Mon Apr 12 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm A lecture and discussion:
“Building Transition Communities:
A Local Answer to Climate Change and the Coming End of Cheap Oil”
Speaker: Blake Poland, PhD, Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School
of Public Health, University of Toronto, a... more
Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting Mon Mar 8 / 6:45pm - 9:00pm “Escape from Suburbia”
This feature-length film explores what the second half
of the Oil Age has in store for us, and how declining world oil production
is and will affect life in North America. It also looks at what citizens and commu... more
Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting Feb. 2010- Transition Towns Mon Feb 8 / 7:00am - 9:00am St. Michael and All Angel’s (southeast corner of St. Clair and Wychwood – enter off Wychwood, through wooden gate, top floor) “Transition Towns”Transition Towns is now a globe-spanning movement that provides a frame... more
Green Together: Draft Proofing Workshop Thu Jan 21 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm There is a hole in the wall of your house!And Green Together wants to help you fix it!Feeling the winter wind blowing inside your house? Join your neighbours for a ‘draft proofing’ workshop to learn easy techniques to seal up t... more
Green Together: a sharing session Wed Jan 20 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm There’s a hole in the wall of your house! And Green Together wants to help you fix it. Now is the time to retrofit your home and help cut down the ecological footprint of our neighbourhood. This meeting will feature the Green Together project a... more
Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting Mon Jan 11 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm “Toronto’s Green Vision”
Our City Councillor, Joe Mihevc, will talk about Toronto's longer-term "green" vision and the opportunities and challenges in realizing that vision. We have asked Joe to outline what measures and programs a... more
A Potluck Holiday Meal with Green Neighbours 21 Thu Dec 17 / 6:30pm A Potluck Holiday Meal with GN21 will be hosted by Jeanne Moffat and Bob Fugere on December 17th at 6:30 p.m. at their home at 239 Rushton Road (1/2 block south of St. Clair). All members of GN21 are invited to join in for a time of socializing and e... more
Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting Mon Nov 16 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm "Planning for Sustainable Communities". Speaker: Geoff Singer, Urban Planner and Ward 21 resident There has been a growing recognition that the way our communities are designed plays a significant role in the defining environmental issues of our time... more
Green Together's Eco-Energy Fair Sun Nov 1 / 1:00pm - 4:00pm "wHOLE in your HOME SHOW"Cold Weather's coming --don't let it into your home! Most older homes have air leaks -- if yours is typical, it could be like having a hole in your house the size of an open window. Now's the time to stop those leaks and ma... more
Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting: Film Night Mon Oct 19 / 7:00pm “Be the Change” An inspiring documentary about people striving to live lightly on the earth - and loving it. It makes stars of ordinary people who are trying to live more sustainably. It touches on various aspects of a low impact lifestyl... more
Green Together Eco Fair Thu Oct 1 / 1:00pm - 4:00pm Green Together's Eco-Energy Fair Sunday, November 1 1:00-4:00 pm Wychwood Barns (Christie, two blocks south of St. Clair) Cold Weather's coming --don't let it into your home! Most older homes... more
Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting Wed Sep 16 / 7:00pm There’s a hole in the wall of your house! And Green Together wants to help you fix it. Now is the time to retrofit your home and help cut down the ecological footprint of our neighbourhood. This meeting will feature the Green Together project o... more
CANCELLED: Local Harvest Summer Potluck Sun Aug 30 / 3:00pm - 6:00pm This event has been cancelled.Growing For Green and Green Neighbours 21 Local Harvest Summer Potluck Bring an appetizer, main course or dessert and join us in celebrating our local Ontario produce. Sherry and Jack’s Garden, 28 Gloucester Grove... more
Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting Mon Jul 13 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm St. Michael and All Angel’s (southeast corner of St. Clair and Wychwood – enter off Wychwood, through wooden gate, top floor) 7:00 -9:00 pm Film Night"Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home" This film is a feature documentary that describ... more
Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting Mon Jun 1 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm St. Michael and All Angel's (southeast corner of St. Clair and Wychwood – enter off Wychwood, through wooden gate, top floor) 7:00-9:00 pm Going Car-Free Learn about · Safe Cycling Speaker: Leehe Lev, Outreach Coordinator for the Partn... more
Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting Mon Apr 20 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm St. Michael and All Angel’s (southeast corner of St. Clair and Wychwood – enter off Wychwood, through wooden gate, top floor) 7:00-8:00 pm “Local Sustainable Food Systems and the Emerging Green Economy” Speaker: Mike Schreiner... more
Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting Mon Mar 2 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Learn about Green Neighbours 21 projects and how to get involved.Monday, March 2 7:00 – 9:00 pm St. Michael and All Angel’s (southeast corner of St. Clair and Wychwood – enter off Wychwood, through wooden gate, top floor) &midd... more
GN21 Special Meeting - Green Together Mon Jan 26 / 6:30pm - 8:30pm Special Meeting of Green Neighbours 21 to launch a new project: Green Together Neighbours helping neighbours reduce home energy use Many people would like to reduce their home energy use but arenʼt sure where to begin, or have gotten started but... more
GN21 Monthly Meeting: Cancelled Mon Jan 12 The January monthly meeting has been cancelled.Please note the Special Meeting being held on January 26th.... more
Green Neighbours 21 Holiday Potluck Mon Dec 8 / 6:30pm Join us for Green Neighbours 21 Holiday Potluck on December 8, 2008 It is time to celebrate our work together over the past year! Our agenda will be getting to know each other better while feasting on potluck contributions! Monday, November 8 6:30 pm... more
Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting Mon Nov 10 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Monday, November 10 Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting 7:00 – 9:00 pm St. Michael and All Angel’s (southeast corner of St. Clair and Wychwood – enter off Wychwood, through wooden gate, go up to 2nd floor) 7:00 pm Jay Ingram will... more
Elections 2008: Putting a Price on Carbon Tue Oct 7 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Green Neighbours 21 invites you to … Elections 2008 Putting a Price on Carbon Carbon Tax, Cap and Trade… Learn the basics and hear what the parties have to say. When: Tuesday, October 7, 7:00-9:00 pm Where: First Unitarian Congregation of... more
Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting Mon Sep 15 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Monday, September 15 7:00 – 9:00 pm St. Michael and All Angel’s (southeast corner of St. Clair and Wychwood – enter off Wychwood, through wooden gate) 7:00 pm “The Top Ten Things You Can Do to Prepare Your House for Winte... more
GN21 Election Planning Meeting Thu Sep 11 / 7:00pm A few of us in Green Neighbours 21 have talked about organizing a pre-election event. Our vision is an information evening to help people learn more about carbon taxes - how they work, pros and cons, the positions of the various parties. this should... more
Green Neighbours 21 & Garden Green are having a Party! Sun Aug 24 / 4:00pm - 6:00pm Green Neighbours 21 & Garden Green are having a Party! You're invited to a late afternoon Vegetarian Pot Luck Party Join us in celebrating the summer, local produce & the greening of Ward 21 Sunday August 24th 4-6 pm Place: Susan and Cliffʼs bac... more
Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting Mon Jun 16 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Home Energy Savings Hear what your neighbours have done to save energy in their homes: - add insulation (attic as well as walls inside and out) - install solar hot water and solar panels - buy energy-efficient furnaces and appliances - replace wind... more
Strawberries & Asparagus Festival Sat Jun 14 / 11:00am - 5:00pm Rain date Sunday, June 15Join EvolutionGreen.Com and Green Neighbours 21 for a celebration of community, greenspace and the environment at the second annual Strawberries and Asparagus Festival. There will be Music, Food, an GetSmart Fair, Solar Cook... more
Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting Mon May 26 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm St. Michael and All Angel’s (southeast corner of St. Clair and Wychwood – enter off Wychwood, through wooden gate) Volunteer Sign-Up At this meeting we will talk about a number of exciting projects underway, and ask for volunteers to he... more
Green Neighbours 21 Film Night Mon May 5 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm “The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil” This film explores Cuba’s experience in adjusting to a massive reduction in fossil fuels, and its transition from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to organic fa... more
Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting Mon Apr 21 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm St. Michael and All Angel’s (southeast corner of St. Clair and Wychwood – enter off Wychwood) 7:00 pm Discussion of Green Neighbours 21 projects and how you can get involved. 8:00 pm The New Energy Reality Randy Park, a professional... more
2008 Conservation & Solar Fair Tue Mar 25 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Holy Rosary Parish Hall 356 St. Clair Ave. W. (just east of St. Clair West subway station, north side of St. Clair) Learn how to live greener! Meet with groups and companies that can help you save energy, use green power, drive less, naturalize... more
Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting Mon Feb 25 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Monday, February 25th 7:00-9:00 pm St. Michael & All Angels (southeast corner Wychwood & St. Clair, enter from Wychwood) 7:00 pm A presentation about Now House.Lorraine Gauthier will describe the transformation of a 60 year old wartime home in... more
Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting Mon Jan 21 / 7:00pm Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting Monday, January 21 7:00 pm St. Michael and All Angel’s (southeast corner of St. Clair and Wychwood – enter off Wychwood) Please join us to discuss and plan our projects for the coming months. W... more
Convenient Solutions for an Inconvenient Truth Thu Nov 8 / 6:45pm - 9:00pm 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... more
GN21 Monthly Meeting Mon Oct 15 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Please join us at out next meeting on Monday, Oct. 15 2007 from 7:00-9:00 pm at St. Michael & All Angels (south east corner St. Clair & Wychwood, enter on Wychwood) to: • learn about current projects and volunteer opportuniti... more
St. Paul's Riding All Candidates Meeting on the Environment Wed Sep 26 / 7:15pm - 9:00pm What will the next Ontario government do to curb climate change and plan our energy future? Ontario must play a leadership role in Canada if we are to effectively deal with the environmental challenges we face. We need effective, quality publi... more
Strawberries and Asparagus Festival Sun Jun 10 / 11:00am - 5:00pm Join EvolutionGreen.Com and Green Neighbours 21 for a celebration of community, greenspace and the environment at the first annual Strawberries and Asparagus Festival. There will be Music, Food, an GetSmart Fair, Solar Cook Off and Farmers Market.... more
Green Neighbours 21 Monthly Meeting Mon Jun 4 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: St. Michael's College School, 1515 Bathurst Street, Lecture Hall (east side of Bathurst, north of St. Clair, use the entrance at the southeast corner of the school) Speaker: Chris Winters, Conservation Council of Ontario, will talk about t... more
Green Neighbours 21 General Meeting Mon Apr 9 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm What You Can Do about Climate Change in Your Neighbourhood Green Neighbours 21 is a new environmental group working to discuss and provide solutions for environmental issues in our community. We welcome and encourage you to attend our next me... more
Green Neighbours 21 Launch Meeting Mon Feb 26 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Hello! I'm writing to let you know about a group that is just starting up in Ward 21 to address environmental issues. The word 'environment' is being used really broadly - it includes social and political issues as well. The group is being called GR... more
Green Neighbours 21 Launch Meeting Mon Feb 5 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Are you worried about climate change?Please join us to discuss what we can do as individuals and as a community to help protect our environment. Bring your ideas, concerns, interests, experience, creativity, energy and community spirit, and meet some... more
