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News Release: The Golden Horseshoe Region is Growing, and So Must its Parkland

Over two million people in the Golden Horseshoe are living in neighbourhoods with low accessibility to parks, which is regrettable given the mental and physical health benefits of being in nature have never been clearer.

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Stories from the Greenbelt: The Comeback Story

Conservation Authorities, 36 in total across Ontario, are dedicated to protecting, restoring and enhancing our local natural environment on a watershed basis. A watershed is the area of land that all drains into a single body of water, like a...

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Statement: The Greenbelt Foundation Supports the Expansion of the Greenbelt to Include Additional Urban River Valleys

The Greenbelt Foundation supports these proposed additions to the Greenbelt. Urban River Valleys are essential connectivity corridors between the suburban and rural lands of the Greenbelt and Lake Ontario, providing our communities with greenspaces to explore, clean water and air,...

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Upcoming Webinar: Improving Access to Large Parks in Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe: Policy, Planning, and Funding Strategies

Please join the Greenbelt Foundation and the Green Infrastructure Ontario Coalition (GIO) at our upcoming webinar launching our new report: Improving Access to Large Parks in Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe: Policy, Planning, and Funding Strategies.

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Now Hiring: Senior Media and Communications Officer

Are you passionate about telling stories and engaging the public on environmental, agricultural, and planning issues? If you are looking to work with a great team for a good cause, this might just be the career move for you!

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News Release: Soil Health Practices a Win-Win-Win for Farmers, Profit, and the Planet

Improving soil health across the country will provide many benefits. Through shifts in farm practices, we can sustain farm incomes, strengthen food security, stabilize water cycles, contribute to human health, and conserve biodiversity."

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News Release: Benefits from Greenbelt Agriculture Sector Ripple through Ontario’s Economy

The Greenbelt’s agri-food sector generated an estimated $4.1 billion in GDP and close to 59,000 jobs in 2020, according to new reports published today by Greenbelt Foundation, with support from the Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance.

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Stories from the Greenbelt: The Benefits of Escaping into Nature

For the majority of Ontarians, the amount of time spent in nature has increased during the pandemic. Whether that means going for a walk in a nearby park or cycling along the shores of Lake Ontario, a lot of us...

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Now Hiring: Communications and Engagement Advisor

Are you passionate about telling stories and engaging the public on environmental, agricultural, and planning issues? We are looking for an individual to provide communications and engagement advisory services on a fee for service basis (contractor).

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Stories from the Greenbelt: More Than a Highway Sign - Ontario's Greenbelt

Many of us recognize them: friendly green and white signs peppered along our roads and highways. If you look closely, past the car exhaust and overpasses, you will notice they are usually accompanied by deep green forests, thriving wetlands, or...

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News Release: The Golden Horseshoe Region is Growing, and So Must its Parkland

Stories from the Greenbelt: The Comeback Story

Statement: The Greenbelt Foundation Supports the Expansion of the Greenbelt to Include Additional Urban River Valleys

Upcoming Webinar: Improving Access to Large Parks in Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe: Policy, Planning, and Funding Strategies

Now Hiring: Senior Media and Communications Officer

News Release: Soil Health Practices a Win-Win-Win for Farmers, Profit, and the Planet

News Release: Benefits from Greenbelt Agriculture Sector Ripple through Ontario’s Economy

Stories from the Greenbelt: The Benefits of Escaping into Nature

Now Hiring: Communications and Engagement Advisor

Stories from the Greenbelt: More Than a Highway Sign - Ontario's Greenbelt