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The following photographs were taken at the Green Toronto Awards reception and ceremony at City Hall on May 2, 2005. Award recipients, sponsors, judges and members of the City's Roundtable on the Environment mingled in the Members Lounge before the ceremonial event in the council chamber. Afterward, participants chatted in the rotunda, as shown in the photograph below.
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| Mayor David Miller talks with Michael Budman and Don Green, the co-founders of Roots (sponsors of the Green Design Award), before the awards ceremony. Mayor Miller addressed the audience during the formal awards event. |
Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone, Chair of the Roundtable on the Environment, takes a sip of water while speaking to the audience as host of the award presentations. |
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| Renowned science journalist Bob McDonald, one of the featured speakers, mingles at the opening reception before speaking in the council chamber. |
Severn Cullis-Suzuki, an environmental activist, meets people before sharing her views and insights as a featured speaker. |
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| Bob McDonald holds up a globe while making a point during his stimulating talk before the award presentations. |
Award Presentations
A total of 24 Environmental Awards of Excellence were presented in eight categories (in addition to the presentation of Green Toronto Awards to a winner in each of the eight categories). Mayor David Miller and Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone, with representatives of the award sponsors, present the 24 Awards of Excellence as shown in the photographs that follow.
Green Design
Mayor Miller and Deputy Mayor Pantalone, along with Don Green of sponsor Roots, present the three awards of excellence in the Green Design category.
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| Alex Winch of Beach Solar Laundromat, Green Design category (and recipient of the Green Toronto Award in that category) |
Sam Benvie, landscape designer and educator |
Stephen Phillips of Stantec Architecture Ltd. |
Community Projects
Geoff Wilson of Community Projects sponsor Loblaw Companies Ltd. joins Mayor Miller and Deputy Mayor Pantalone for the award presentations.
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| Tamara Eberle of thINK Food/Phones-for-Food Project, Community Projects category (and winner of the Green Toronto Award in that category). |
Robin Sorys, High Park Community Advisory Board. |
Randee Holmes of Toronto Bay Initiative. |
Leadership
Anne Swarbrick, representing sponsor the Toronto Community Foundation, presents the Leadership awards with Mayor Miller and Deputy Mayor Pantalone.
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| Jerry DeMarco, Leadership category (and recipient of the Green Toronto Award in that category) |
Geoff Cape, Evergreen |
Zoe Cormack Jones of Second Harvest |
Youth
Joining Mayor Miller and Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone is Roger St. Louis, representing sponsor TD Friends of the Environment Foundation, for the three Youth category award presentations.
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| Jennifer Gordon, Youth category (and recipient of the Green Toronto Award) |
Ian Stones of Eco-Team 2004-05, James S. Bell Middle School |
Elaine Munro of Serve Canada |
Environmental Awareness
Joyce McLean of Toronto Hydro Corporation presents the three Environmental Awareness awards with Mayor Miller and Deputy Mayor Pantalone.
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| Charles Levkoe of the Stop Community Food Centre, Environmental Awareness category (and winner of the Green Toronto Award in that category) |
Chris McKhool, children's entertainer |
Mary McGrath of Citizens' Environment Watch |
Health
Mayor Miller, Deputy Mayor Pantalone and ACE Bakery's Linda Haynes present the awards in the Health category.
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| Karine Jaouich of FoodShare, Health category (and recipient of the Green Toronto Award in the Health category) |
Lulu Cohen-Farnell, Real Food for Real Kids |
Wayne Scott of Hoof & Cycle |
Market Transformation
James Alden of sponsor Summerhill Venture joins Mayor Miller and Deputy Mayor Pantalone to present the three Market Transformation awards.
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| Rob Grand of Grassroots Environmental Products, Market Transformation category (and winner of the Green Toronto Award in that category) |
Annette Verschuren, Home Depot Canada |
John Wakulat, Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (TABIA) |
Resource Conservation
Susan Jamieson, representing Ceres Environmental Solutions Industries, sponsor of the Resource Conservation category, joins Mayor Miller and Deputy Mayor Pantalone to present three Environmental Awards of Excellence.
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| Kevin Loughborough of Enwave, Resource Conservation (and recipient of the Green Toronto Award for Resource Conservation) |
Keir Brownstone, representing Green$aver |
Andrew Pride of MintoUrban Communities Inc. |
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