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Mohit Rajhans. Two words, one man. This Toronto native is considered a leader and innovator in the Canadian and South Asian Community.

• The co-founder of FILMI (www.filmi.org), which runs the largest South Asian Festival outside of India 

• Consultant for several film festivals around the WORLD

• Film reviewer for Omni Television, www.Mybindi.com & The Weekly Voice 

Map of Mazovia Region Courtesy of the University of Warsaw

Now is your chance to attend the first ever Global Greenbelts Conference in Toronto, Canada from March 22^nd to March 24^th, 2011. Registration forGreenbelts: Local Solutions for Global Challenges is open -- so take the opportunity to register now at our Early Bird Rate before it’s too late!

Last Friday evening was Hockey Night in the Greenbelt.  We hosted a hockey game between the Niagara IceDogs and the Brampton Battalion.  A great game, by the way, that ended in a shoot out where the IceDogs edged out the home team 5-4.

October was a great month to enjoy the Greenbelt with your kids.  Over the past several weeks, Greenbelt staff members Allison Decker and Elissa Hermolin have been taking their respective sons, Harrison – age 3, and Hayden – age 4, to a plethora of Greenbelt farms to enjoy some amazing fall activities.

Last weekend I had a girls night with some of my best gals culminating in one of the most delicious meals I’ve had out in ages.

We were at Canyon Creek Chophouse in downtown Toronto, and were thrilled to be presented with their local harvest menu, touted as being “87km from pasture to plate”.

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Media Release

For immediate release

October 25, 2010 

Prepared by Lilian Schaer for the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association

Energy costs—especially for hydro—are on the rise. Farm businesses, often significant users of energy in their care of animals and crops, can be hard hit by the increasing expense. This is leaving many to search for ways to reduce their use and keep energy costs under control. 
Christina Rolston of Dunbordin Farms, a horse farm near Queensville in the Newmarket area, knew the 20-year-old lighting system in her barn and riding arena needed replacing. When she first started investigating options, she was considering putting mercury vapour lights into her facility. But some consultations with Steve Lange from Torbram Electric put her onto an energy-efficient alternative and she couldn’t be happier with the outcome.

Map Courtesy of The Reflective Studio

Last week I had the opportunity to go to Copenhagen, Denmark for a Conference examining strategies and tools for sustainable peri-urban land use.  Copenhagen itself was an excellent location for several reasons, not the least of which is because of its iconic land use plan, known as the “Copenhagen Finger Plan.”

Last month, the Greenbelt Foundation released its annual report (seehttp://www.greenbelt.ca/webfm_send/887.)  We are certainly proud to have accomplished so much in a year, and while the Report is full of successful Greenbelt stories, one aspect of the Foundation perhaps needs more elaboration.  That’s our fiscal accountability and success. Talking about finances is a timely topic, as the one theme that has united voters across the southern Ontario region during this municipal election is greater fiscal accountability.

Attention: Sports, Environment, Lifestyle, Agriculture Reporters and Editors

Brampton, Friday, October 22, 2010 –When most people think about hockey rivalry they think of the Leafs and Habs or the Oilers and Flames, but what about the latest great Greenbelt rivalry? Yes, we’re talking about a Greenbelt grown rivalry between the Niagara IceDogs and the Brampton Battalion of the OHL. See this budding rivalry take centre ice on Greenbelt Night: Friday, October 29th at the Powerade Centre in Brampton. Get your tickets now before the puck drops at 7:30pm.