Celebrity Luncheon Fundraiser
Grape Growers of Ontario
$15,000 (over 3 months)
www.grapegrowersofontario.com

Grant Stream: Prosperous Greenbelt
Date Approved: June 20, 2018

Niagara grape growers are celebrated at an annual luncheon that profiles the economic benefits of the industry to the region, discusses future goals and increases awareness of the protected Greenbelt and its impact on the industry.

Wilderness Eco-Adventures
Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association
www.bpba.ca

$53,100 (over 1 year)
Grant Stream: Prosperous Greenbelt
Date Approved: June 28, 2018

Building on their pilot project, over the past year the Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association fully launched, promoted, and delivered a four season program of guided eco-tours that seamlessly intertwined ecological learning with hiking, snowshoeing, and bicycling adventures in the northern Bruce Peninsula, at the tip of the Greenbelt. Pilot eco-adventures were hosted in May 2017 and based on a comprehensive business plan and lessons learned from 18 beta-tested trips. A website (www.myecoadventures.ca) has been created, and social media and targeted print campaigns have been conducted to promote the project. 

Natural Assets Business Case
Credit Valley Conservation Foundation
$35,000 (over 18 months)
www.cvc.ca/cvc-foundation/

Grant Stream: Resilient Greenbelt
Date Approved: September 26, 2017

The Greenbelt and adjacent natural systems will be inventoried in Peel Region and the value of stormwater services assessed and integrated into the Region’s municipal asset management program and financial processes. Business cases will establish comparable economic costs and returns. The project will change Peel Region’s overall asset management strategy, encourage greater investment in the restoration of wetlands and other green infrastructure in the Credit River Valley watershed and prioritize natural asset restoration projects. Project partners include Peel Region and lower-tier municipal governments, TRCA and FCM.

Old-Growth Forests of Ontario’s Greenbelt: A Guide to Hiking, Natural History and Conservation
Ancient Forest Exploration & Research
www.ancientforest.org

$26,000 (over 2 years)
Grant Stream: Resilient Greenbelt
Date Approved: June 25, 2018

The Greenbelt is home to a great variety of old-growth forests - ancient cedars on the escarpment, deep and shady hemlock valleys, oak savannahs, mature hardwood forests and others. The Project will publish a hiking guide to help Ontarians discover old-growth forests in the Greenbelt and learn about their ecological values and practical conservation information. With an initial print run of 2,500-3,000 copies, the full-colour book will include detailed mapping, illustrations, photography, practical conservation information, and opportunities for citizen/community science. Revenues from book sales will support public engagement through educational presentations. Digital citizen-science tools will encourage conservation of old-growth forests, which are currently endangered eco-systems.

Greenbelt River Valley Connector Program
Park People
$254,410 (over 3 years)
www.parkpeople.ca

Grant Stream: Prosperous Greenbelt
Date Approved: March 20, 2018

In May 2017, 21 urban river valleys and seven coastal wetlands were added to the 2 million acre Greenbelt. The Greenbelt River Valley Connector Program supports projects that engage and connect residents with their local Greenbelt-protected river valley. The program is comprised of fifteen grants given out over three years.

The Greenbelt Moccasin Identifier Program
Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation
$183,000 (over 2 years)
www.mncfn.ca

Grant Stream: Prosperous Greenbelt
Date Approved: June 20, 2018

The project develops and launches the Greenbelt Moccasin Identifier Program to establish Indigenous heritage markers on the Greenbelt landscape that increase the visibility of First Nations and Metis in the area and support indigenous cultural reclamation, a critical component of the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions’ Calls to Action. The Chiefs of Ontario Assembly have endorsed the program and multiple government and community partners are interested in contributing and supporting the program. The project educates and strengthens engagement and stewardship of the Greenbelt. Sites will be marked where First Nations and The Metis Nation have deep, ancestral ties to the Greenbelt landscape. 

The Greenbelt Moccasin Identifier Program - Planning Grant
Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation
$2,500 (over 2 months)
www.mncfn.ca

Grant Stream: Prosperous Greenbelt
Date Approved: March 20, 2018

A planning grant provides capacity to develop partnerships and a workplan for a Greenbelt-wide Moccasin Identifier Program that will reflect the presence of First Nations, Metis and Indigenous communities on the Greenbelt landscape.

Credit Valley Trail Experience Plan Development
Credit Valley Conservation Foundation
$50,000 (over 8 months)
www.cvc.ca/cvc-foundation/

Grant Stream: Prosperous Greenbelt
Date Approved: June 20, 2018

Implementation of the visionary 100km Credit Valley Trail system begins with projects that highlight Indigenous experiences with the Credit River, heritage designations and the development of an arts, culture and tourism plan. The Trail is intended to increase access and enjoyment of natural spaces and the Greenbelt and increase awareness of the importance of healthy river valleys to local communities.

Into the Greenbelt
Credit Valley Conservation Foundation
$10,000 (over 1 yr)
www.cvc.ca/cvc-foundation/

Grant Stream: Prosperous Greenbelt
Date Approved: June 20, 2018

The project delivers the Foundation's Into the Greenbelt program in Peel Region. Newcomers and families in under-serviced communities are invited to visit, enjoy and learn about the Greenbelt through a bursary program that partners with community groups to organize educational and fun daytrips.

Growing Farmer Support for Growing the Greenbelt
Ontario Farmland Trust
$74,195 (over 1 year)
www.ontariofarmlandtrust.ca

Grant Stream: Expansion Consultation Fund
Date Approved: June 20, 2018

The project engages farmers in the Outer Ring through extensive outreach activities in order to understand urban growth pressures on farming and concerns / support for Greenbelt expansion.