Last Call for Media: International Conference on Greenbelts to find Global Solutions for Environmental/Economic/Social Challenges
TORONTO - March 21, 2011 At a time when Canada’s international reputation on the environment is in question, we have a national treasure in our backyard and the world wants to learn from our success. You are invited to attend the first ever International Greenbelts Conference, a gathering of experts from greenbelts across the world.
What: Greenbelts: Local Solutions for Global Challenges – An international conference on greenbelts
When: March 22nd- 24th, 2011
Where: Radisson Hotel Admiral Toronto-Harbourfront
Who: If you are a Southern Ontario journalist or a reporter in Ontario’s Greenbelt with an interest in covering
environmental, planning, food security or policy stories
Additional interesting story opportunities include five trips out into Ontario’s Greenbelt on March 22, 2011, that you are also welcome to attend. Field trips Include:
· Niagara Culinary Trail
· Holland Marsh
· Crawford Lake Iroquoian Village/Cootes to Escarpment Park Syste
· Rice Lake Grasslands
· Urban Food Security (Toronto)
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For more information or to obtain your pass and sign up for a field trip contact:
Carla Balabanowicz, Communications Coordinator
Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation
Office: 416.960.0001 ext. 306
Mobile: 647.405.4310
Visit : www.globalgreenbeltsconference.com to view the detailed program.