Here is a video showing the exciting revitalization and transformation of the West Don Lands in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, into a beautifully designed, sustainable mixed-use riverside community as well as the temporary Pan/Parapan American Games Athletes’ Village in 2015:
“THE CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO AND GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING THE REVITALIZATION OF TORONTO’S CENTRAL WATERFRONT A REALITY.”
Henceforth, Ontario is starting construction for a new waterfront community in the West Don Lands for the following purposes:
Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games Athletes' Village. Above, a conceptualization.
The highlights of spectacular Jasper National Park in Canada include:
the Canadian Rockies: towering mountain ranges, icy blue lakes, dense forests, wolves and other wildlife
Jasper is the largest and most northerly Canadian rocky mountain national park
Jasper National Park is part of a spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Site
delicate and carefully protected ecosystems
Jasper National Park’s breathtaking scenery
you can thrill to the thunder of Athabasca Falls,
enjoy the serene beauty of Mount Edith Cavell,
connect with nature along more than 1,000 kilometres of trails,
tour the world-renowned Icefields Parkway
experience the Athabasca Glacier up close
a relaxing soak in Miette Hotsprings to recover from the endless activities and experiences you’ll discover in Jasper National Park
This video will show you why Jasper National Park is one of Canada’s natural treasures:
Here is an alert letter from the Avaaz team urging Canadians to sign the petition calling on Greg Fenton, Jasper National Park Superintendent, to stop the privatisation and commercial development of Jasper National Park:
At the time of this blog posting, 78,816 people have signed
Please help us get 100,000 signatures on the following petition to save Jasper National Park before it’s too late:
“Dear friends across Canada,
The Harper government could privatise a part of Jasper National Park — launching development in the pristine Rockies and a fee for use for many visitors. All to profit a US company. Click below to save the park and forward to everyone:
In days, the Harper Government could privatise a section of Jasper National Park and let an American-owned company blast a 300m metal walkway into our World Heritage mountains — but Jasper’s superintendent has the power to stop them.
The plan would not only spur development, but would give an American company the right to charge each of us for entry into parts of Jasper park. Greg Fenton, a local Jasperite, has the ability to stop the privatisation of the park he grew up in and loves — but the company’s massive lobbying effort means he will face brutal pressure to sell out this natural wonder. Let’s send him a tidal wave of support and give him the strength he needs to stand up to corporate power and save our Rocky Mountain sanctuary.
The Toronto Community Foundation-led program is engaging residents young and old to improve the sense of belonging and safety in their neighbourhood.
St James Town participated in an innovative collaborative partnership – Recipe for Community – led by Toronto Community Foundation and the City of Toronto Office of Partnerships as shown in this video:
You're Invited: Celebrate St. James Town Community Improvements Dec. 10, 2011
