Toronto Area Sustainable Neighbourhood News

An update from the TASNG Chair -Steve Dewar

The TASNG team have been very active over the past few months, helping out around our community!

We have tackled the graffiti on the wall of Toronto Dentists and are looking into an aboriginal mural for the space!

We have mounted a campaign to get McDonald’s to have recycling bins and recycling labels on drive-through and delivery meals.

We hosted a stall at the Wellbeing and Health Festival recently held at the Toronto Foreshore. We are supporting Biraban Land Council to get a Toronto Foreshore Biraban/Threlkeld Memorial.

We are clearing the invasive species from the Endangered Ecological Community at ‘Crocodile Point’, adjacent to Fennell Bay Bridge.

Finally, congratulations to Woolworths for getting rid of the 15 cent plastic bags. We are monitoring other shops that are still giving out single use plastic bags. Compostable or biodegradable plastic bags still take years to break down!

Graffiti Blasters - Joanne Schumacher

To help in tackling graffiti around town TASNG have commenced an Anti-Graffiti Campaign, promoting the importance of a graffiti-free neighbourhood. Graffiti is costly to a business’ presence, is destructive to property & sends a message that the community is not concerned about its neighbourhood.

A community meeting highlighted that individuals and local businesses were concerned and active in keeping our neighbourhood graffiti free by removing graffiti quickly, helping in maintaining a safe, secure & attractive environment.

For more information about graffiti removal supplies contact our local businesses, The Paint Place and Mitre 10.