Ward 21 Green Map

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0 0.25 0.5 1 Contains public sector Datasets made available Ver. 1 Kilometers F under the City of Toronto's Open Data Licence v2.0. Nov. 2013 Houses with Green Features Other Green Businesses The homes on this map represent a small sample (some businesses reachable by phone and online only) of the homes in Ward 21 whose owners have taken 1. Borden Communications + Design - assists small and large measures towards green living. In companies in greening their operations Ward 21 some cases, homeowners were aided by various 2. Orchard People - fruit tree planting, tree care, government programs and nonprofit organizations, consultation, and education Green Map including two based in Ward 21. WISE (West Toronto 3. Hillcrest Centre for Health - natural health clinic and Initiative for Solar Energy) facilitated group purchasing dispensary with eco-friendly interiors and practices of 31 solar PV and 66 solar hot water installations 4. Organics Live - organic grocery home delivery between 2006-2008. Green Together, a project of company founded in Ward 21; packing centre is in St. Green Neighbours 21 from 2009-2010, sought to help Michael’s and All Angels Church participants examine, and in some cases modify, their 5. The Garden Manicurist - eco-friendly garden services home energy use. Listed below are the features of each home on this map: COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS 1. Forest Hill Public Library - 1. solar hot water; clothesline instead of dryer borrow instead of buying 2. Skills for Change - 2. solar hot water; solar panels (PV) welcoming space for community 3. solar hot water; solar panels (PV); first trees events, including regular Repair Cafés 3. St. Michael’s and All Angels Church - location of picked by Not Far From The Tree* (cherry trees) 4. front lawn fruit and vegetable garden; rain many Green Neighbours 21 meetings 4. Artscape Wychwood Barns - barrels; composting; clothesline instead of dryer see below 5. Wychwood Public Library - 5. solar hot water; solar panels (PV) borrow instead of buying 6. rain barrels; solar panels (PV); front and backyard vegetable gardens; composting Community Gardens

Drawing by Mariko Uda 7. solar hot water; rain barrel 1. Ben Nobleman Community Orchard - planted in 2009; 8. solar hot water; solar panels (PV) contains 14 fruit trees and a pollinator garden; maintained 9. solar panels (PV); drought-resistant garden by Growing for Green, a group of local volunteers instead of lawn 2. Cedarvale Park Children’s Garden - started in 2000; 10. solar panels (PV); double-paned argon-filled tended to by volunteers of all ages windows; spray-foam insulation; on-demand hot 3. Hillcrest Community Garden - created in 2001; water; energy efficient appliances; low-flow toilets contains a Medicine Wheel Garden developed by 11. solar panels (PV) Sagatay, a local Native men’s program 12. solar hot water 4. Garrison Creek Park Community Garden - created in 13. solar hot water; on-demand hot water 2008; features over 50 raised beds 14. solar hot water; rain barrel; garden irrigation 5. Frankel Lambert Community Garden - started in using roof rainwater; power bars to reduce 2009; features in-ground plots, raised beds, and fruit trees phantom loads; Bullfrog-powered *Not Far From The Tree is an organization founded in Ward Green Infrastructure 21 that matches homeowners who have unpicked fruit trees 1. Eglinton West Subway Station - green roof over About Green Neighbours 21 in their yards with volunteer pickers - this ensures that urban southbound platform Green Neighbours 21 (GN21) is a grassroots, action- fruit does not go to waste. 2. Green P Parking Bioswale - vegetated area that oriented group of people who live primarily in Ward receives stormwater runoff from the parking lot; a natural 21. Our goal is to engage people to work together to Other buildings with green features way to slow, reduce, and treat stormwater address climate change and related environmental 1. Humewood House - 48 solar panels (PV) issues by encouraging greener living and speaking 2. Heath and Tweedsmuir Condos - this 30-storey Green Transportation out for government action. GN21 holds monthly condominium is a LEED Certification Candidate, under 1. St. Clair West Subway Bike Shelter - built in 2010, meetings and organizes special events, including an the LEED Canada for New Construction and Major this structure was Toronto’s first subway bike shelter annual eco-fair. Renovations rating system See legend for bikeways (on and off street) 3. Heath and Tweedsmuir Condos - same as above Visit www.gn21.ca to receive our newsletter, attend 4. The Rushton - this 9-storey condominium is a LEED Carsharing SErvices our meetings and events, volunteer to help out with Certification Candidate, under the LEED Canada for New 1. AutoShare an event or project, and to read our fact sheets and Construction and Major Renovations rating system 2. Zipcar blogs. New members are always welcome! 5. Starbucks Coffee - the first Starbucks in Canada to receive LEED certification; certified in 2010 under the 3. car2go U.S. LEED for Commercial Interiors rating system Why a green map? Through the sharing of this map, we hope to: 1. educate newcomers as well as long-time EcoSchools EcoSchools is an Ontario certification program Artscape Wychwood Barns - the Heart residents about the green features of the ward; that encourages environmental awareness among of our green community 2. document and celebrate Ward 21 as one of the staff and students as well as the greening of school In 1913, the Wychwood Barns was constructed to greenest wards in the City of Toronto; operations through recycling, energy conservation, serve as a maintenance facility for Toronto streetcars. 3. find out what we are missing or want more of in and more. After undergoing significant transformation from 2007- our community (e.g. a vegetarian restaurant, or a 2008, it has become an important community hub in plant nursery?); 1. West Preparatory Jr. Public School Ward 21. The structure itself is LEED Gold Certified, 4. raise awareness of the unique natural features of 2. Forest Hill Collegiate Institute under the LEED Canada for New Construction and our ward (e.g. lost rivers) 3. Cedarvale Community School Major Renovations rating system. 4. Humewood Community School 5. St. Alphonsus Catholic School The Barns houses organizations, programs, and 6. McMurrich Jr. Public School rentable space for community development, The GN21 Mapping Team: 7. Winona Drive Sr. Public School education, and the arts. Two organizations within M.C., Geoffrey Singer, 8. Hillcrest Community School - first Toronto District are especially geared towards environmental issues. Mariko Uda, Madison Van School Board school to have solar panels (PV) on roof LEAF (Local Enhancement and Appreciation of West, Anice Wong Forests) is dedicated to urban forest stewardship and Shops & dining education, and has a learning garden in Wychwood Barns Park. The Stop Community Food Centre offers 1. Qi Natural Food - health food store with eco-friendly a greenhouse, the outdoor Global Roots Garden, products YIMBY (a garden-sharing program), a Farmers’ 2. Freshii - healthy food restaurant that uses biodegradable Market every Saturday morning, and much more. Things I love about my community: packaging 3. Buy and Sell - secondhand articles and antiques 4. Caravan Found Objects - vintage clothing store 5. Ecoexistence - dedicated to selling eco-friendly products 6. Gypsy Found Objects - vintage clothing store 7. Twice as Nice - secondhand children’s articles 8. Salvation Army Thrift Store - secondhand articles 9. Bicycles at St. Clair - bike store and repair shop 10. Goodwill Toronto - secondhand clothing and housewares 11. Evergreen Natural Foods - health food store with eco-friendly products

Things I would love to see in my community:

If you know of a green community feature we missed, please let us know and we can incorporate it into future versions of this map! E-mail us at [email protected].

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