The following photographs were taken at the Green Toronto Awards reception and award ceremony, held at the Direct Energy Centre on April 23, 20010. Award recipients, sponsors, judges and members of the public filled the main stage of the Green Living Show for the occasion.
Award Reception
Award recipients, sponsors, judges and guests enjoyed a pre-award ceremony reception in the Café Soliel at the Direct Energy Centre.
Award Ceremony
The awards were hosted by Mayor David Miller, Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone, and CityNews Meteorologist Michael Kuss. We were please to have Dala as our special musical guest.
Award Presentations
We were pleased to honour award recipients of the following programs:
Green Toronto Awards Presentation
All of the Green Toronto Award finalists received an Environmental Award of Excellence. Each of the winners received a prestigious Green Toronto Award and a $5,000 donation to a registered charity of their choice. The sponsor for the award category presented the awards.
Green Toronto Awards were presented in nine categories:
Community Projects Award
Bob Chant, of sponsor Loblaw Companies Limited, presented the awards to the two finalists and the winner in the Community Projects category.
Accepting the framed certificates are:
- Sue Cohen for SKETCH Arts for Street Involved and Homeless Youth
- Rick Salay for The Neighbourhood Solar Project, Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation
- Rosemarie Powell for Green Change Project, Jane Finch Community and Family Centre
Winner of the Green Toronto Award is Green Change Project, Jane Finch Community and Family Centre represented by Rosemarie Powell.
Energy Conservation Award
Paul Shervill, of sponsor Ontario Power Authority, presented the awards to the two finalists and the winner in the Energy Conservation category.
Accepting the framed certificates are:
- Ken Traynor from Toronto Renewable Energy Co-operative
- Jamie Ramesbottom for Wilmar Court
- Ron Swail for the University of Toronto
Winner of the Green Toronto Award is Wilmar Court, represented by Jamie Ramesbottom.
Environmental Awareness Award
Joyce McLean, of sponsor Toronto Hydro, presented the awards to the two finalists and the winner in the Environmental Awareness category.
Accepting the framed certificates are:
- Mark Mattson, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper
- Katie Krelove for High Park Nature Centre
- Peter Kendall for Earth Rangers
Winner of the Green Toronto Award is Earth Rangers, represented by Peter Kendall.
Green Design Award
Patrick Hoey, of sponsor Enbridge Gas Distribution, presented the awards to the two finalists and the winner in the Green Design category.
Accepting the framed certificates are:
- Bruce Sudds & Adam Bienenstock for Bienenstock Natural Playgrounds
- Becky Dooley for The Green Grind
- Donald Schmitt for One Cole - Diamond and Schmitt Architects, The Daniels Corporation
Winner of the Green Toronto Award is One Cole - Diamond and Schmitt Architects, The Daniels Corporation, represented by Donald Schmitt.
Green Roof Award
Michael Curry, of sponsor Investeco, presented the awards to the two finalists and the winner in the Green Roof category.
Accepting the framed certificates are:
- Stephanie Uren for YMCA of Greater Toronto
- Alex Miller & Scott Torrance for ESRI Canada's Garden in the Sky
- Gili Gurvitz for Drum Artz Community Centre - Avenue Road Roofing, Xero Flor Canada
Winner of the Green Toronto Award is ESRI Canada's Garden in the Sky, represented by Alex Miller & Scott Torrance.
Leadership Award
Rahul Bhardwaj, of sponsor Toronto Community Foundation, presented the awards to the two finalists and the winner in the Leadership category.
Accepting the framed certificates are:
- Toby Lennox for Partners in Project Green, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
- Franz Hartman for the Toronto Environmental Alliance
- Geoff Cape for Evergreen
Winner of the Green Toronto Award is Evergreen, represented by Geoff Cape.
Local Food Award
Carole-Ann Hayes, of sponsor Ontario’s Own, with Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone and Michael Kuss, present the awards to the two finalists and the winner in the Local Food category.
Accepting the framed certificates are:
- David Cohlmeyer from Cookstown Greens
- Raymond Dei for Afri-Can FoodBasket
- Debbie Field from FoodShare
Winner of the Green Toronto Award is Debbie Field from FoodShare.
Water Efficiency Award
Lou Di Gironimo, of sponsor Toronto Water, presented the awards to the two finalists and the winner in the Water Efficiency category.
Accepting the framed certificates are: Edward Rubinstein for the University Health Network Melinda Cassar & David Sim for Wynford Place & SMART Watering Systems Peter Guinane for Oriole Landscaping Ltd
Winner of the Green Toronto Award is the University Health Network, epresented by Edward Rubinstein.
Youth Award
Mary Desjardins, of sponsor TD Friends of the Environment, presented the awards to the two finalists and the winner in the Youth category.
Accepting the framed certificates are:
- Jessica He for Martingrove Collegiate Institute's EcoTeam
- Marleka Gittens for Green Collar Corps
- Samuel for Maplewood High School Green Team
Winner of the Green Toronto Award is Green Collar Corps, represented by Marleka Gittens.
Green Innovation Awards Presentation
Three winners of the inaugural Green Innovation Awards were announced at the Green Toronto Awards ceremony on April 23, 2010.
Congratulations to the Green Innovation Award winners!
Olivier Trescases, Ph.D. and Chris Lea, for their idea - Green Gym: Harvesting Energy from Exercise Equipment.
Standard exercise equipment will be modified using sophisticated electrical engineering techniques to harness the energy generated during 'work-outs'. Each machine will plug directly into an outlet and generate green energy for the grid. An interactive online interface will allow for outreach and education with gym users around energy conservation.
Sarah Lazarovic, for her idea - GreenHouseTO.
GreenHouseTO is a highly searchable, multi-purpose web and mobile renovation application for homeowners, builders, contractors, researchers, architects and everyday Torontonians interested in collectively improving the sustainability of Toronto's built form.
Robert Kori Golding, for his idea - My Green City.
A cross-platform game/application for the iPhone and Facebook, which encourages Torontonians to engage in pro-environmental behaviour through a green rewards system. By completing simple real-world missions, such as attending green events, reducing waste, cycling to work, planting trees, changing light bulbs, installing water efficient toilets, etc. players will earn carbon credits they can use in the Facebook game to build their own Green Cities.
GreenSceneZ Toronto - Youth Video Challenge Presentations
Each year, the GreenSceneZ Toronto - Youth Video Challenge invites students in Grades 7 – 12 to tell us what it means to them to live green and to submit their ideas for a 30-second commercial for Live Green Toronto.
Winning teams of elementary and secondary students attended a workshop at Planet in Focus during March Break 2010 and got the chance to turn their great green ideas into videos.
The winning videos premiered at the Green Toronto Award ceremony on April 23, 2010 and the winning teams of students were honoured for their achievements.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2010 Green SceneZ Toronto video challenge!
The “Small Actions BIG Changes” team from Hollycrest Middle School
The “Imagine That” team from Hollycrest Middle School
The “Compost Santa” team from Karen Kain School of the Arts
The “It’s Not a Shock, Just Walk” team from Heritage Park PS
The “Painting of the Future” team from Senator O’Connor College School
The “Don’t Be a Fool, Carpool” team from Heritage Park PS
See the winning videos!
