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The following photographs were taken at the fifth annual Green Toronto Awards reception and ceremony, held at the Direct Energy Centre on April 23, 2009. Award recipients, sponsors, judges and members of the public filled Heritage Court for the occasion.
Award Presentations
Each of the winners received a prestigious Green Toronto Award and a $5,000 donation to a registered charity of their choice. All finalists received an Environmental Award of Excellence.
The awards were hosted by Mayor David Miller, Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone, environmentalist and actor Ed Begley, Jr. The sponsor for the award category presented the Awards of Excellence to the finalists and the Green Toronto Award to the winner.
Community Projects Award
Inge van den Berg, of sponsor Loblaw Companies Limited, with Mayor David Miller, Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone, and Ed Begley Jr., present Award of Excellence plaques to the two finalists and the Green Toronto Award to the winner in the Community Projects category.
Accepting the framed certificates are Harun Younnissi for Greenest City, Roscoe Handford and Laura Reinsborough from Not Far From The Tree.
Winner of the Green Toronto Award is Roscoe Handford.
Energy Conservation Award
Colin Andersen, of sponsor Ontario Power Authority, with Mayor David Miller, Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone, and Ed Begley Jr., present Award of Excellence plaques to the two finalists and the Green Toronto Award to the winner in the Energy Conservation category.
Accepting the framed certificates are Sybil Taylor from Steam Whistling Brewing, Stuart Bowden from SAS Canada and Arunas Pleckaitis from Enbridge Gas Distribution.
Winner of the Green Toronto Award is Enbridge Gas Distribution, represented by Arunas Pleckaitis.
Environmental Awareness Award
Joyce McLean, of sponsor Toronto Hydro, with Mayor David Miller, Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone, and Ed Begley Jr., present Award of Excellence plaques to the two finalists and the Green Toronto Award to the winner in the Environmental Awareness category.
Accepting the framed certificates are Natalie Karvonen from Toronto Wildlife Centre, Sunday Harrison from Green Thumbs Growing Kids and Lydia Ferreira from FutureWatch.
Winner of the Green Toronto Award is Green Thumbs Growing Kids, represented by Sunday Harrison.
Green Design Award
Manny Sousa, of sponsor Enbridge Gas Distribution, with Mayor David Miller, Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone, and Ed Begley Jr., present Award of Excellence plaques to the two finalists and the Green Toronto Award to the winner in the Environmental Awareness category.
Accepting the framed certificates are Lorraine Gauthier from The Now House Project Inc, Monica E. Kuhn from Monica E. Kuhn Architect Inc, and Tim Jones from Artscape Wychwood Barns.
 Winner of the Green Toronto Award is The Now House Project Inc, represented by Lorraine Gauthier.
Green Roof Award
Fred Carinci, of sponsor Stantec Architecture, with Mayor David Miller, Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone, and Ed Begley Jr., present Award of Excellence plaques to the two finalists and the Green Toronto Award to the winner in the Green Roof category.
Accepting the framed certificates are Terry McGlade from Gardens in the Sky, Paul Fryer and Tim Neeb from Mahogany Management.
Winner of the Green Toronto Award is Mahogany Management, represented by Tim Neeb.
Leadership Award
Rahul Bhardwaj, of sponsor Toronto Community Foundation, with Mayor David Miller, Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone, and Ed Begley Jr., present Award of Excellence plaques to the two finalists and the Green Toronto Award to the winner in the Leadership category.
Accepting the framed certificates are Dr. Ron Dembo, Michael Pires from Enermodal Engineering and Burkhard Mausberg.
Winner of the Green Toronto Award is Enermodal Engineering, represented by Michael Pires.
Market Transformation Award
Laurie Simmonds, of sponsor Green Living, with Mayor David Miller, Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone, and Ed Begley Jr., present Award of Excellence plaques to the two finalists and the Green Toronto Award to the winner in the Market Transformation category.
Accepting the framed certificates are Blake Ross from F.T. Ross Ltd, Deborah Doncaster, and Julie Galiatsos from the Fresh Coffee Network.
Winner of the Green Toronto Award is Deborah Doncaster.
Water Efficiency Award
Lou Di Gironimo, of sponsor Toronto Water, with Mayor David Miller, Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone, and Ed Begley Jr., present Award of Excellence plaques to the two finalists and the Green Toronto Award to the winner in the Water Efficiency category.
Accepting the framed certificates are Ron Saporta from St. Michael's Hospital, Chris Le Conte from SMART Watering Systems and Peter Stevens from Campbell Company of Canada.
Winner of the Green Toronto Award is Campbell Company of Canada, represented by Peter Stevens.
Youth Award
Roger St. Louis, of sponsor TD Friends of the Environment, with Mayor David Miller, Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone, and Ed Begley Jr., present Award of Excellence plaques to the two finalists and the Green Toronto Award to the winner in the Youth category.
Accepting the framed certificates are Matthew Lloyd and Arielle Rosen from the Ban the Bag Brigade at The York School, Jessica Vuong from the Bethune Environmental Action Team (B.E.A.T.) at Dr. Norman Bethune C.I. and Aroona Shahid from Kipling C.I.’s EcoTeam.
Winner of the Green Toronto Award is Kipling C.I.’s EcoTeam, represented by Aroona Shahid.
Bob Hunter Environmental Achievement Award
Mayor David Miller, Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone, and Ed Begley Jr., present Award of Excellence plaques to the two finalists and the Green Toronto Award to the winner in the Bob Hunter Environmental Achievement Award category.
Accepting the framed certificates are Pamela Georgopoulos from Toronto Water, Monica Campbell from Toronto Public Health and Janice Etter from the Toronto Policy Food Council.
Winner of the Green Toronto Award is the Toronto Policy Food Council, represented by Janice Etter.
GreenScenez Toronto - Youth Video Challenge Presentations
Winners of the GreenScenez Toronto were also recognized on stage and presented with a certificate. Winning teams of elementary and secondary students attended a workshop at Planet in Focus during March Break 2009 and got the chance to turn their great green ideas into videos. The winning videos were premiered at the Green Toronto Awards ceremony.
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