From cco at web.ca Fri Mar 9 11:44:56 2007 From: cco at web.ca (Conservation Council of Ontario) Date: Fri Mar 9 11:51:20 2007 Subject: [greenon-l] We Conserve -- School CFL Fundraiser Message-ID: <200703091640.l29GeDaJ024222@smtp0.beanfield.net> Ontario's Conservation Movement To subscribe or unsubscribe to this listserve, go to www.weconserve.ca This post is online at http://weconserve.ca/articles/?p=30 Schools Needed to Test a New Fundraiser How many students does it take to change every lightbulb? That's the question being posed by Green Students Fundraising, a new social venture company being set to help students raise money for school projects by selling compact fluorescent lights (CFLs). Over the last couple of years, we've all been pretty successful at getting people to try out a free CFL (just check out Project Porchlight to see how their approach is spreading). The next step is to get everyone to convert their entire home to CFLs -- or at least all the standard non-dimmable 60 watt incandescent lights. We should be aiming for at least ten per household over the next two years. Enter Green Students Fundraising (GSF), the brainchild of Corey Berman, a recent grad from Wilfrid Laurier University. GSF offers schools an easy way to engage students in a positive environmental action while raising money at the same time. The concept is simple: students sell CFLs in their neighbourhoods at a competitive retail price while generating $1 from each light bulb sold for their school. A percentage of funds raised also goes to a charity designated by the students. This is a great idea, and worth testing out. So here's the pitch... We need five schools in the Greater Toronto Area (or close by) to pilot the fundraiser by the end of the current school year. Or, if you run a school-based program, talk to Corey about how his fundraiser can help the schools and clubs you work with. Corey's contact info is at www.greenstudents.ca/Contact.html Chris Winter weconserve.ca Ontario's Conservation Movement -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/greenon-l/attachments/20070309/c0c50e63/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 4635 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.web.net/archives/greenon-l/attachments/20070309/c0c50e63/attachment.jpe From cco at web.ca Mon Mar 19 12:04:46 2007 From: cco at web.ca (Conservation Council of Ontario) Date: Mon Mar 19 12:11:09 2007 Subject: [greenon-l] Dion's Half Plan onf Climate Message-ID: <200703191600.l2JFxkoc011895@smtp0.beanfield.net> Ontario?s Conservation Movement To subscribe or unsubscribe to this listserve, go to www.weconserve.ca This post is online at http://weconserve.ca/articles/?p=31 Dion?s Half Plan on Climate I read over St?phane Dion?s climate change plan over the weekend. It?s a great half plan. The plan will place a cap on emissions by sector, and will impose a carbon tax on companies that exceed the cap. The initial charge will be $20 per tonne for emissions in excess of the initial target of 6% below 1990 levels. The penalties will increase over time and the targets lowered to 20% below 1990 in 2020, 35% below 1990 in 2035, and 60 to 80% below 1990 in 2050. Each major company will have a carbon budget, and will pay into an arms-length Green Investment Account when it exceeds its budget. Companies have two years to access their GIA contributions to finance carbon-reducing projects, after which the funds can be used to finance other projects. Details on the plan are at the Liberal Party website http://www.liberal.ca/news_e.aspx?id=12570. Why is this only half a plan? It is focused entirely on major emitters in three sectors: electricity generation, upstream oil and gas, and energy intensive industries. This is a supply-side strategy, not a demand-side strategy. It targets corporations, not consumers. To be effective, a climate change strategy has to work both sides. To overlook the power of conservation as a driver of economic change is a major omission. Let?s take transporation as an example. Transportation (about 30% of Canada?s CO2 emissions) is not specifically targeted in the Dion plan, nor is urban sprawl, a major contributing factor to personal transportation habits. The automotive sector is energy-intensive and their production facilities would likely be covered under the Liberal plan, but would the fuel efficiency of the cars they produce be covered? The North American auto industry is already facing pressure from consumers to produce more energy-efficient cars. A stronger gas guzzler tax and incentive program to promote fuel-efficiency would have a major impact on the design of cars and reward people who choose to conserve. I can point to a full range of consumer-oriented tax shifting programs that are revenue neutral and would reward individuals for being climate change leaders. They offer a consumer-based equivalent to the Green Investment Account ? carbon taxes to finance incentives for vehicle efficiency, public transit, compact urban design, home energy efficiency, and renewable power. The beauty of this approach is that it will sunset once the transition to a conserver economy is complete. If St?phane Dion?s plan is based on the ?polluter-pays principle?, then the approach I?m suggesting could be called the ?pigs-pay principle?. Climate change is as much an issue of over-consumption as it is one of over-pollution. It?s time we take a much more aggressive position on rewarding conservers. Chris Winter weconserve.ca Ontario's Conservation Movement -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/greenon-l/attachments/20070319/28e33de6/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 4635 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.web.net/archives/greenon-l/attachments/20070319/28e33de6/attachment.jpe From cco at web.ca Wed Mar 21 14:52:23 2007 From: cco at web.ca (Conservation Council of Ontario) Date: Wed Mar 21 14:58:36 2007 Subject: [greenon-l] FW: Conservation Summit April 27, 2007 test Message-ID: <200703211849.l2LIn53Z056188@smtp1.beanfield.net> April 27, 2007, Salon 107, Direct Energy Centre, Toronto Exhibition Place Sign up now >>> Register online at www.weconserve.ca/summit/. Special bonus - we've partnered with the Green Living Show (www.greenlivingshow.ca/) this year. Come to the Summit and see the Show! Just look how Ontario's conservation movement is growing! In three short years we have built a cooperative conservation movement, tested campaigns, and brokered partnerships between NGOs, businesses and local governments. The public is demanding solutions, and we are delivering! But, my friends, everything we have accomplished thus far is just a prelude to the work ahead of us. Our goal for 2007 is to make Ontario's "the most improved" jurisdiction for conservation. How we intend to achieve this goal is through a combination of social and economic marketing -- NGO/business/government partnerships. The one-day summit will launch the 2007 campaign with sessions on... * weconserve: Shareware Social Marketing Learn how you can use "We Conserve" branding and campaign materials to promote your own conservation programs, products and services. * The People's Strategy: Consumer-Based Climate Change Solutions Our basic strategy for tackling climate change is to promote voluntary change backed up by a strong social and economic infrastructure (that means you!) and strategic government interventions. * New Projects and Ideas As usual, we have a few neat ideas up our collective sleeves -- some innovative collaborations with groups and companies that are at the forefront of the conservation movement. We've kept our registration costs low again, at $120 full fare and $60 for members and friends (and I'm open to further negotiations from the brown-bag activists!). Please sign up now, and if you have some new ideas and initiatives you'd like to share with everyone, please let me know! With thanks, Chris Winter www.weconserve.ca/summit/ weconserve.ca Ontario's Conservation Movement -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/greenon-l/attachments/20070321/6d155d77/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 5015 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.web.net/archives/greenon-l/attachments/20070321/6d155d77/attachment.jpe From cco at web.ca Wed Mar 21 16:28:12 2007 From: cco at web.ca (Conservation Council of Ontario) Date: Wed Mar 21 16:34:53 2007 Subject: [greenon-l] Local Implementation of Smart Growth Policy -- seminar Message-ID: <200703212023.l2LKN6UK033636@smtp0.beanfield.net> FYI. As chair of the Ontario Smart Growth Network, I will be co-chairing a seminar next week looking at how we can best work with municipalities that want to make smart growth a reality. We truly face an immense challenge in changing the future of urban growth to an "urban village" concept that will be fully integrated, pedestrian friendly communities and that will significantly reduce car travel, gridlock and greenhouse gases. The Smart Growth Network will be setting up a municipal implementation group coming out of this seminar. We are looking for people from all sides who share our vision! With thanks, Chris Winter Provincial Smart Growth Policy Seminar >From Provincial Policy to Local Implementation: Turning the Greenbelt and Growth Plan into Reality When: March 28th, 2007 9:00 am - 1:30 pm Where: Toronto Botanical Garden 777 Lawrence Ave. E. at Leslie, Toronto, Ontario Cost: OSGN members $ 25.00, includes lunch & refreshments Non-members $ 40.00, includes lunch & refreshments The seminar will: * Provide provincial, municipal and development industry perspectives on the implementation of the GGH Greenbelt and Growth Plans and revised Provincial Policy Statement. * Explain the impact of these initiatives on land use in your community For more details and to register for the seminar, go to: www.smartgrowth.on.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Included in the budget are. * $24 million over four years in rebates for home energy audits (delivered by the members of Green Communities Canada and private companies throughout Ontario) * $1.5 million to Project Porchlight to deliver energy-efficient lightbulbs to 500,000 homes Not big numbers in the overall billion dollar scheme of things, but what it means is that Ontarians will now get a subsidy for a home energy audit, and Project Porchlight is being funded to knock on doors, install a complementary lightbulb and get people started on the conservation path. This is a good first step in bringing conservation home. We need to go much further, of course, and the budget specifically states that a) the provincial incentives will fit with the upcoming federal rebates for home energy conservation, and b) that the more detailed $200 million green plan will be announced in April. So, how do we build on the $25.5 million home conservation initiatives announced in the budget? One of the items on the agenda for our next conservation summit on April 27 is a "people's climate change strategy". In other words, lets look at how individuals can be a driving force behind Ontario's climate change strategy, and how Ontario's conservation groups and a conserver economy can facilitate these actions. Start with looking at the top six ways that individuals can reduce their carbon budget: 1) an energy efficient home 2) with renewable power 3) in a pedestrian-friendly neighbourhood 4) with alternatives to cars, 5) local organic food, 6) and plenty of greenspace and nature. Over the next couple of weeks I will be pulling together the strategy to present at the conservation summit. I will ask for your help in piecing it together: and in making sure your programs, products and services are included, and in identifying the right policy instruments to support these actions. So congratulations to Stuart Hickox and Project Porchlight, and to the Green Communities gang for the support you've received for your programs! Its a significant step in the right direction, and hopefully a sign of good things to come. For a breakdown on the $125 million in environmental commitments in the budget, here's a list prepared by Environmental Communication Options Chris Winter weconserve.ca Ontario's Conservation Movement Help build the movement --- Ontario 's Conservation Summit - April 27, 2007 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/greenon-l/attachments/20070323/357ab88c/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I am also putting the finishing touches on an overhaul of the www.greenontario.org website, which is our more comprehensive site of links and resources, The Green Ontario site will flesh out the We Conserve strategy with more resources on how to become a better conserver. Investing in the People's Strategy on Climate Change is one of our topics at the upcoming Conservation Summit on April 27. Be sure to register at www.weconserve.ca/summit/ Chris Winter weconserve.ca Ontario's Conservation Movement _____ Emacs! New Ontario climate change strategy provides everyday practical solutions Finally, a strategy that is aimed at helping people take action (Toronto, Ontario, April 5, 2007) Today, the Conservation Council of Ontario released an eight step consumer-oriented climate change strategy called We Conserve: The People's Strategy on Climate Change. In a word, the strategy is "conserve." In four words, "Be a better conserver." And in 28 words and eight actions, the strategy is."Live in an energy efficient home with renewable power, in a compact and complete community with lots of green spaces. Drive less. Buy local. Eat local. Waste less." On the Council's website, www.weconserve.ca , people can find a page of ideas for each of these eight actions, with links to organizations and companies that make it easy to take the actions. "There's absolutely no point in asking people to conserve if we can't back it up with tailored advice and support services, and with easy access to conservation products like renewable power, car-sharing and locally-produced food," said Chris Winter, Executive Director of the Conservation Council of Ontario and the strategy's author. The strategy is based on the Council's work over the past three years to link a provincial conservation movement with an emerging conserver economy. It also points to the need for provincial and federal climate change strategies to emphasize public incentives, support for an emerging conserver economy, and strengthening the social infrastructure for conservation. "Any long term solution has to be based on a consumer-driven strategy," explained Winter. "Caps and emission-trading are great, but people also need to see that their governments are backing them up in their personal efforts to conserve energy." We Conserve is being promoted this month with posters in all 441 locations of The Beer Store across Ontario. And for the month of April, donations can be made to the Conservation Council of Ontario through coin boxes in all The Beer Store locations. -30- CONTACT: Chris Winter, Executive Director, Conservation Council of Ontario, 416-533-1635 ext 1., cell: phone at 647-393-5000 The Conservation Council of Ontario is a provincial association of organizations and conservation leaders working to facilitate the transition to a conserver society and a conserver economy in Ontario. Visit www.weconserve.ca for more information. (Charitable # 11887 4858 RR0001) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/greenon-l/attachments/20070405/58492ddb/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 20368 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.web.net/archives/greenon-l/attachments/20070405/58492ddb/attachment-0001.jpe From cco at web.ca Sat Apr 14 17:20:05 2007 From: cco at web.ca (Conservation Council of Ontario) Date: Sat Apr 14 17:20:19 2007 Subject: [greenon-l] Citizens Bank of Canada set to launch first "Green Mortgage" in Canada Message-ID: Ontario's Conservation Movement To subscribe or unsubscribe to this listserve, go to www.weconserve.ca Dear friends, Ontario's conservation movement continues to grow - and this Tuesday we'll be taking a big step forward when Citizens Bank of Canada launches a robust green mortgage package backed up by a partnership of organizations and companies that are working to help new homeowners improve the energy efficiency of their homes and establish conservation practices. It's been a pleasure working with John Filice, Citizen Bank's Director of Residential Mortgage Development, Chris Chopik of Evolution Green and others in pulling together this package. Personally, I think it sets a new standard for green mortgages in that it focuses on helping maximizing greenhouse gas reductions and other conservation benefits in the home, and that it is wholly integrated with the delivery of conservation products and services to new homeowners. But you'll have to let me know what you think after the details are announced, and when we have a detailed presentation and discussion on the green mortgage at the Conservation Summit on April 27 with Jean-Marc Handfield, Vice President, Retail Operations, Citizens Bank of Canada. Yet another reason to register today. Chris Winter.. weconserve.ca/summit/ Ontario's Conservation Summit April 27, 2007 _____ Emacs! Citizens Bank of Canada set to launch first "Green Mortgage" in Canada Ontario homeowners will be first to receive "green home" support (Toronto, Ontario) Citizens Bank of Canada, in partnership with the Conservation Council of Ontario and Green$aver, will launch the Citizens Bank "Green Mortgage" on April 17, 2007. The "Green Mortgage" is the first of its kind in Canada. Being launched in Ontario first, new homeowners will receive support and education on how to improve energy efficiency and conservation in their homes. WHAT: Announcement and details of Citizens Bank of Canada's "Green Mortgage" WHO: * Jason Farris, President and CEO, Citizens Bank of Canada * Chris Winter, Executive Director, Conservation Council of Ontario * Vladan Veljovic, President and CEO, Green$aver DATE: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 1:00 pm (luncheon and briefing for realtors to follow at 1:30pm) PLACE: The Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 120, Toronto, Ontario For further information: Jonathan Laderoute, Environmental Communications Options (416) 972-7401, laderoutej@huffstrategy.com Victoria Miles, Corporate Communications Consultant, Citizens Bank of Canada (604) 877-7561, victoria_miles@citizensbank.ca John Filice, Director-Residential Mortgage Development, Citizens Bank of Canada, (416) 868-8315, cell, (416) 417-3126, John_Filice@citizensbank.ca Citizens Bank of Canada is the only bank in Canada with an Ethical Policy that publicly states its position on key social and environmental issues. Wholly owned by Vancity Savings Credit Union, Citizens Bank of Canada offers 24 hour, seven-days-a-week service through the Internet and telephone. Visit www.citizensbank.ca/ontariomortgage. The Conservation Council of Ontario is a provincial association of organizations and conservation leaders working to facilitate the transition to a conserver society and a conserver economy in Ontario. Visit www.weconserve.ca . Green$aver is an independent non-profit corporation dedicated to environmental home energy efficiency. Green$aver provides specialized services for air sealing, draft proofing and insulation. They organize and perform energy education and outreach programs to provide local communities with the energy efficiency information and tools they need. Visit www.greensaver.org . Emacs! Emacs! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 4635 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.web.net/archives/greenon-l/attachments/20070414/f9407c31/attachment-0007.jpe From cco at web.ca Tue Apr 24 02:07:24 2007 From: cco at web.ca (cco) Date: Tue Apr 24 02:07:24 2007 Subject: [greenon-l] Ontario's Conservation Summit -- Final Notice Message-ID: Friday April 27, 2007 Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto Final Notice http://www.weconserve.ca/summit/register.html There's still time to register for this year's conservation summit which is being held in conjunction with the Green Living Show. We have a great agenda lined up, and this year's summit promises to be chock full of great ideas, projects and campaigns to promote conservation. As usual, fine tuning on the agenda happens up to the last minute (and during the day) to make sure we all have a productive exchange of ideas. Here's what we have confirmed so far.. 9:30 a.m. Community Conservation Initiatives Fund Announcement Frank Klees, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy 9:40 a.m. Climate Change Solutions - Fighting Hot Air Peter Love, Ontario's Chief Energy Conservation Officer Toby Heaps, President and Editor, Corporate Knights Magazine Bea Olivastri, Executive Director, Friends of the Earth A free-ranging discussion on how we can move from talk to action on climate change.. Background material: A People 's Strategy on Climate Change, Corporate Knights The War on Climate Change 10:45 a.m. Green Homes and Green Communities (moderated by James Yacamoudis, Ontario Growth Secretariat) Jean-Marc Handfield, Vice President, Retail Operations, Citizens Bank of Canada Ontario's green mortgage and an exciting partnership between Citizens Bank, the Conservation Council of Ontario, Green$aver, Evolution Green, and others For information see https://www.citizensbank.ca/Personal/GreenMortgage/?id=gfo TBA, "Jane's Walk", a new community event (May 5) to promote awareness of the local assets and the value of an compact and complete urban village Janet May, Director, The Ontario Smart Growth Network Municipal Implementation Strategies for smart growth - OSGN update 12:00 noon Lunch and Guest Speaker Flemming Hansen, Minister for Energy, Denmark Tour of the Green Living Show to follow lunch 2:00 p.m. Use This Brand! (moderated by Marcelo Levy, president of the Conservation Council of Ontario) Chris Winter, Executive Director, The Conservation Council of Ontario Scott McDougall, President, TerraChoice Environmental Marketing (to be confirmed) Discussion and ideas around building a value-based social movement and green economy through social marketing and branding. How do we translate public support for conservation into an integrated and robust transition strategy to a conserver society and a conserver economy? How can "we conserve" become as widely used as "we recycle", while at the same time challenging us all to make a meaningful commitment to reducing our environmental footprint. Draft principles and guidelines for the use of "We Conserve" will be posted on www.weconserve.ca prior to the Summit. All registrants for the Summit will receive free admission to the Green Living Show. Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, you can choose the registration fee that matches your budget: $125 full cost, $60 subsidized rate, or complimentary. Our thanks go to the Province of Ontario (Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Energy, and Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal), The Beer Store, The Ontario Trillium Foundation, Citizens Bank of Canada, and Autoshare. To register, please go to http://www.weconserve.ca/summit/register.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/greenon-l/attachments/20070424/dcaad26b/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 29614 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.web.net/archives/greenon-l/attachments/20070424/dcaad26b/attachment-0001.gif From cco at web.ca Wed Apr 25 11:15:51 2007 From: cco at web.ca (cco) Date: Wed Apr 25 11:16:34 2007 Subject: [greenon-l] Corrected Summit Agenda Message-ID: <200704251512.l3PFBhOF004116@smtp1.beanfield.net> There was an error in the agenda sent around yesterday (spotted by some eagle eyes) and a couple more confirmations. Here is the corrected agenda for Friday's Summit. Friday April 27, 2007 Salon 108, Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto Final Notice http://www.weconserve.ca/summit/register.html There's still time to register for this year's conservation summit which is being held in conjunction with the Green Living Show. We have a great agenda lined up, and this year's summit promises to be chock full of great ideas, projects and campaigns to promote conservation. As usual, fine tuning on the agenda happens up to the last minute (and during the day) to make sure we all have a productive exchange of ideas. Here's what we have confirmed so far.. 8:30 - 9:00 Registration 9:00 a.m. Welcome 9:30 a.m. Community Conservation Initiatives Fund Announcement Kevin Flynn, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy 9:40 a.m. Climate Change Solutions - Fighting Hot Air Peter Love, Ontario's Chief Energy Conservation Officer Toby Heaps, President and Editor, Corporate Knights Magazine Bea Olivastri, Executive Director, Friends of the Earth A free-ranging discussion on how we can move from talk to action on climate change.. Background material: A People 's Strategy on Climate Change, Corporate Knights The War on Climate Change 10:45 a.m. Green Homes and Green Communities (moderated by James Yacamoudis, Ontario Growth Secretariat) Jean-Marc Handfield, Vice President, Retail Operations, Citizens Bank of Canada Ontario's green mortgage and an exciting partnership between Citizens Bank, the Conservation Council of Ontario, Green$aver, Evolution Green, and others For information see https://www.citizensbank.ca/Personal/GreenMortgage/?id=gfo Suzanne Kulperger, Event Coordinator, Jane's Walk "Jane's Walk", a new community event (May 5) to promote awareness of the local assets and the value of an compact and complete urban village Janet May, Director, The Ontario Smart Growth Network Municipal Implementation Strategies for smart growth - OSGN update 12:00 noon Lunch and Guest Speaker Flemming Hansen, Minister for Energy, Denmark Tour of the Green Living Show to follow lunch 2:00 p.m. Use This Brand! (moderated by Marcelo Levy, president of the Conservation Council of Ontario) Chris Winter, Executive Director, The Conservation Council of Ontario Scott McDougall, President, TerraChoice Environmental Marketing Discussion and ideas around building a value-based social movement and green economy through social marketing and branding. How do we translate public support for conservation into an integrated and robust transition strategy to a conserver society and a conserver economy? How can "we conserve" become as widely used as "we recycle", while at the same time challenging us all to make a meaningful commitment to reducing our environmental footprint. Draft principles and guidelines for the use of "We Conserve" will be posted on www.weconserve.ca prior to the Summit. All registrants for the Summit will receive free admission to the Green Living Show. Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, you can choose the registration fee that matches your budget: $125 full cost, $60 subsidized rate, or complimentary. Our thanks go to the Province of Ontario (Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Energy, and Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal), The Beer Store, The Ontario Trillium Foundation, Roxul Inc., Citizens Bank of Canada, and Autoshare. To register, please go to http://www.weconserve.ca/summit/register.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/greenon-l/attachments/20070425/eac2d19b/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Walks can range from an educational lecture to experiential fun -- it all depends on whose leading the walk. The second answer is that Jane's Walk is a way for communities to take control of their future. Take the time to learn about your community, find out its strengths and use that information as a foundation for planning an even better community. This is the first year for Jane's. From concept to reality was about two months, thanks to the support of the Maytree Foundation and Avana Capital Corporation. Next year, we hope to expand the walk to communities across Ontario and beyond, and involve residents associations and business improvement areas in designing community walks and celebrations. Jane's Walk is a great way to engage people in promoting and celebrating walkable, diverse communities! 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