Toronto School 'Daylights' Buried Creek, Sets Example for Urban Waterways

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we learn what happened after a Toronto school 'daylighted' a buried creek through its schoolyard, take a look at a highrise in Halifax that set a new green energy record and visit a grocery store in Brandon, Man., that saves food and customers' money.Grade 12 students Mackenzie and Catharine peer into Burke Brook at Havergal College in Toronto.

A daylighted section of Burke Brook, part of Toronto's Don River watershed, meanders through the schoolyard and under bridges between the Junior and Senior schools at Havergal College, a girls' private elementary and secondary school in a mid-town neighbourhood. She was originally hired to help re-naturalize the schoolyard but "there was so much synergy between what the teachers were covering in their curriculum and then when we were doing … the school was happy to kind of combine efforts and have the students engaged in doing the restoration planting within the ravine."

Students and former students planted hundreds of trees from more than 130 species and removed many invasive plants, such as Norway maple and garlic mustard, that had taken over. 3. Insulate your home as much as financially possible! Don't forget about your basement floor. This can be a significant heat loss in Northern climates.7. Plant deciduous shade trees near your home for summer cooling and winter sun.9. Conserve water, especially hot water, and minimize your shower time.11. If you must have a hot tub, convert the heater to a heat pump to achieve a major power savings.

Every pallet of bread, potatoes or beef that arrives at the Food Rescue Grocery in Brandon, Man., keeps good food from going to waste.is a social enterprise that accepts excess food from retail and warehouse distributors — items that could not be sold in grocery stores, are considered excess or are stuck in the transportation chain. The "rescued" food is then sold to community members at a discount.

Elizabeth Morrow, the store's retail lead, says the grand reopening saw a lineup that extended from the front door into the parking lot.

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