Walmart – Evergreen Green Grant The Home Depot – Evergreen Rebuilding Nature Grant Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources – Evergreen Community Tree Planting Grant Program Unilever – Evergreen Aquatic Stewardship and Conservation Grant Toyota Evergreen Learning Grounds School Ground Greening Grants

Walmart – Evergreen Green Grants

In 2008, Wal-Mart Canada and Evergreen are pleased to support these community groups in their efforts to restore and steward local green spaces in cities and towns across Canada.

10, 000 Trees for the Rouge Valley, Palgrave, Ontario
19th Annual Wildlife Habitat Restoration

AGIR pour la Diable, Saint-Faustin-Lac-Carré, Québec
Revitalisation du parc du Domaine-Lauzon

Annapolis Region Community Arts Council, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
Annapolis Royal Community Arts Gardens

Bay Area Restoration Council, Hamilton, Ontario
Marsh Volunteer Planting

Belmont Lions Community Trust, Belmont, Ontario
Belmont Community Park

Brandon Community Garden Network, Brandon, Manitoba
Growing the Brandon Community Garden Network

Centennial College Environmental Student Society, Toronto, Ontario
Students Environmental Restoration Effort

Centre Alimentaire Aylmer, Gatineau, Québec
Jardin Collectif 2008

Centre for Long-Term Environmental Action in Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland
Safer Soil Community Garden Project

Clean Annapolis River Project, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
Monsters in the Marsh

Cold Creek Conservation Stewardship (CCCS), Bolton, Ontario
Cold Creek Targeted Natural System Restoration

Comité de développement de Saint-André-de-Kamouraska, Saint-André, Québec
Saint-André-sectuer de l’ancien quai: restauration du milieu naturel et aménagement

Comité Ecologique du Grand Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Projet de restauration et d’amenagement faunique du boise du parc Marcel-Laurin, phase III

Comite ZIP-Saguenay, Ville de La Baie, Québec
Projet de végétalisation/Parc linéaire de la rivière à Mars, phase I

Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
An Engineered Wetland Technology for the Treatment of Industrial Park and Landfill Leachate Contaminants

District of West Vancouver and Squamish Nation Chiefs and Council, West Vancouver, British Columbia
Xwemelch’stn Planting Project

Dundas West BIA, Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Community Housing Site Improvement

Enfant d'Abord, Laval, Québec
Cultivons la ville

Falls Brook Centre, Knowlesville, New Brunswick
Arts and Nature: A Common Ground for Rural Youth

Friends of the Harte Trail, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Van Roon Prairie Garden

Friends of the Rouge Watershed, Scarborough, Ontario
Bob Hunter Memorial Park Habitat Restoration – Rouge Park Priority Series

Galiano Conservancy Association, Galiano Island, British Columbia
Conserving Biodiversity through Community-based Restoration

Gorge Waterway Initiative, Victoria, British Columbia
Point Ellice House Woodland Shore Restoration Project

Grand Concourse Authority, St. John's, Newfoundland
Virginia River Walk – Kilkenny Bank Stabilization

Greenest City, Toronto, Ontario
From the Ground Up

Halton Peel Woodlands and Wildlife Stewardship, Aurora, Ontario
Milton Urban Forest Education and Enhancement Project

HELP International, Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Phytoremediation: Installing Forest Plots at Municipal Landfill, Lagoon and River Margin to Protect Weyburn Community Reservoir

Héritage Laurentien, LaSalle, Québec
J’adopte ma rive

High Park Initiatives, Toronto, Ontario
High Park Nature Centre’s Oak Savannah Understory Restoration

Island Lakes Residents' Group Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba
Lindsey Wilson Park Forest Naturalization

Kootenay Gallery of Art, History and Science, Castlegar, British Columbia
Community Demonstration Xeriscape and Naturalization Project

La Maison de Quartier Villeray, Montréal, Québec
Mon Autonomie Par Le Jardinage

Langley Environmental Partners Society, Langley, British Columbia
Murrayville Urban Gardens Project

Laurel Creek Citizens' Committee (LCCC) Working Group, Waterloo, Ontario
Laurel Creek Citizens’ Committee Community Planting Project

Leader Tourism, Leader, Saskatchewan
Improvements to Flower Gardens

Lennox and Addington Stewardship Council, Kingston, Ontario
Urban Forest Renewal Program

Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Regina Plain Native Prairie Nursery

Oro-Medonte Horticultural Society, Barrie, Ontario
Bayview Memorial Park Stream Project

Ottawa Stewardship Council, Manotick, Ontario
Manor Park Marsh Stewardship Project

PACT Program – Urban Reforestation Lifeskills Program, North York, Ontario
PACT Urban Reforestation Program

Pincher Creek and District Historical Society, Pincher Creek, Alberta
Pioneer Roots

Prince Edward County Youth Park Inc., Picton, Ontario
Prince Edward County Youth Park

RARE, Cambridge, Ontario
Here we grow! Springbank Farms Community Gardens Project

Richmond Hill Naturalists, Richmond Hill, Ontario
Tenth Annual Richmond Hill Pond Splash

Salmon Habitat Restoration Program, Surrey, British Columbia
SHARP – Watershed Enhancement Team

Sandy Hill Community Health Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Old Ottawa East Children’s Garden

Santropol Roulant, Montréal, Québec
The Santropol Roulant Food Cycle and Rooftop Garden Project

Save Our Seine Environment Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba
Vermette Site Revegetation Project

Société de développement environnemental de Rosemont, Montréal Québec
Embillir Lafond

TCHC Community Housing Unit #2 – Lawrence Heights, Toronto, Ontario
Lawrence Heights Building Green Stewards Initiative

Tantramar Wetlands Centre Outdoor Teaching Centre, Sackville, New Brunswick
Tantramar Wetland Centre Inc.

Terra Nova Schoolyard Society, Richmond, British Columbia
The Terra Nova Schoolyard Project – Sustaining our Success

The Garden Path Society of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Cornucopia – Charitable Donations and Urban Garden Co-op

The Maryfield Beautification Committee, Maryfield, Saskatchewan
Prairie Pride

The Patch Project – Hull Child and Family Services, Calgary, Alberta
Paradise Patch

Toronto Botanical Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Woodland Walk

Trails for Life, Orillia, Ontario
Scout Valley Stone Fence Butterfly Garden

Trees Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Tree Stewardship Program

Tsolum River Restoration Society, Merville, British Columbia
Towhee Creek Spawning Platforms and Trails

Westridge Community Centre Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba
Whyte Ridge Community Centre Interpretive Trail, Phase I

Wildsight Elk Valley Branch, Fernie, British Columbia
Keeping Food Real

Woodstock and District Development Services, Woodstock, Ontario
Forests for Life

Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre, Midland, Ontario
Invasive Species Removal and Replanting Education Program

York Region Food Network, Newmarket, Ontario
York Region Food Network Newmarket Community Garden

Yorkton Ravine Ecological Preserve Sub-Commission, Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Ravine Ecological Preserve Arboretum Development

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The Home Depot – Evergreen Rebuilding Nature Grant

In 2008, The Home Depot Canada and Evergreen are pleased to support the following organizations in their work to rebuild nature through environmental restoration and stewardship projects.

AIDS Programs South Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan
‘Releasing the Spirit’ Community Greening Project
A native plant garden will be part of the revitalization of a 12-unit residential complex, providing a soothing place to rest, reflect, meet and socialize. With the guidance of elders, this project will incorporate traditional teachings into gardening activities, promoting residents’ sense of independence and self-esteem.

Food Cycles, Toronto, Ontario
Vermicompost, Greenhouse and Cover Crop Pilot Project
This project will create a greenhouse to grow vegetables and to hold vermicomposting bins. It will generate jobs, provide a training and demonstration site for community members, and divert waste — convert it into vibrant, high quality soil and compost for community use.

Friends of Lemoine Point, Kingston, Ontario
Lemoine Point Native Plant Nursery
This project will add a hoop greenhouse and sheltered work area to the existing Native Plant Nursery, providing a year-round controlled environment to germinate seeds, nurture tender plants, protect seedlings from animal damage, reduce the possibility of diseases and provide additional storage for planting supplies.

Imagine Bloomfield, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Connecting the Greens: Building Capacity in Halifax’s North End Community Gardens
This project will link five unique community gardens in Halifax’s North End. Each garden will benefit from added capacity, according to their needs, ranging from compost bins to a tool library, native trees and plants, a garden shed, a rain-water collection system and a community bulletin board.

Kootenay Food Strategy Society, Castlegar, British Columbia
Castlegar Community Garden Project
This user-friendly, inclusive and cost-free garden provides community members with an introduction to gardening, and highlights the importance and benefits of eating locally. More raised beds will provide extra food to the community, teach the importance of local food and offer a mentoring program.

Lower Trent Conservation, Trenton, Ontario
Habitat Restoration and Trail Improvements
This project will restore globally rare oak savannah habitat by reintroducing its defining vegetation to one of the few surviving oak savannah fragments in southern Ontario. The restoration is a necessary first step to the reintroduction of the endangered Karner Blue Butterfly.

Morgan Arboretum Association, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec
Woodland Habitat and Trail Restoration
This project will facilitate public access the woodland site while conserving its myriad natural features. A system of boardwalks will be installed to satisfy the educational, recreational and health needs of the community while maintaining habitat integrity.

Nature-Action Québec, Beloeil, Québec
Le Parc nature d’une communauté
This project will increase biodiversity and revitalize under-used greenspace in Beleoil. It will become a unique demonstration site which will permit the protection, restoration and revitalization of natural spaces.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada – Atlantic Region, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Musquash Estuary Nature Preserve Trail
This project will provide an excellent opportunity to facilitate public access to the Estuary. Once completed, the trails will showcase the spectacular beaches, coastal cliffs and forests found on this site.

Petitcodiac Watershed Alliance / Alliance du Basin Versant Petitcodiac, Moncton, New Brunswick
Breau Creek Waterfront Project
This project will create a new municipal park, which will become the largest municipal green space in the village. By constructing new trails and enhancing old ones, adding a gazebo, benches and birdhouses, the Petitcodiac Watershed Alliance will help reconnect the community with this valuable waterfront site.

REACH Community Health Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia
La Cosecha: The Latin American Community Centre Garden
This community garden addresses the health needs of immigrants and refugees while building community ties, and celebrating Latin American culture.

Sandy Cross Conservation Foundation, Calgary, Alberta
‘Build, Enhance and Plant’ Conservation Education Kiosk Project
A new tipi kiosk will be built as an educational tool to raise awareness about the foothills grasslands habitat, and the impact of invasive and non-native species.

Scout Island Nature Centre / Williams Lakefield Naturalists, Williams Lake, British Columbia
Restoring Native Vegetation
This project will complete an element the community plan to restore habitat, and enhance biodiversity and connectivity to the valley. It will encourage people to develop a stewardship ethic as the group continues this work for the next generation of people and wildlife.

Toronto Christian Resource Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Building More Gardens for People in Regent Park
This project will see the revitalization of existing gardens and the establishment of two new gardens in Regent Park, making the benefits of community gardening available to even more families in this high-needs neighbourhood.

Wildwood Heritage and Conservation Committee, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Wildwood Riparian Forest Project
This project will help protect and restore the Wildwood Riparian Forest through trail construction, removal of invasive species, protection of trees from beaver damage, planting native species and public education.

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Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources – Evergreen Community Tree Planting Grant Program

The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Evergreen are pleased to support the following organizations in their work to bring nature back to Ontario’s towns and cities through community tree-planting projects.

Ontario Streams, Aurora, Ontario
Duke Valley Reforestation Project

Ontario Public Interest Research Group – Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
The Adopt-A-Riverside Project, Part of OPIRG–Guelph’s Speed River Project

Slovenian Home Association & Slovenian Sports Federation, Concord, Ontario
Environmental Day 2008-09

PACT Youth Crime Reduction Program, North York, Ontario
PACT Urban Reforestation Program

Raisin Region Conservation Authority, Cornwall, Ontario
Charlottenburgh Park Energy Conservation Project

Toronto Region Conservation Authority & City of Brampton
Valleybrook Corridor Restoration Project

City of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario
Shelby Park, Woodland Re-Forestation Park

Earth Week Event Committee, Brantford, Ontario
Earth Day 2009 Tree Plant

ReForest London, London, Ontario
Thompson Road Park and Elsie Perrin Williams Tree Planting

Friends of the Don East, Toronto, Ontario
Goulding Estate Wetland, Meadow and Upland Forest Reforestation Project

City of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
Baroness Park Naturalization Project

Lower Thames Conservation Authority, Chatham, Ontario
Trees for Kingston Park

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Unilever – Evergreen Aquatic Stewardship and Conservation Grant

In 2008, Unilever Canada and Evergreen are pleased to support the following organizations in their work to restore aquatic ecosystems, and promote the wise use of water resources through educational and hands-on activities.

Clean Nova Scotia, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth Watershed Conservation Education Project
This project will help train Watershed Stewards on the impact of current land-use practices on water quality and quantity in the watershed, as well as how to introduce more sustainable water stewardship practices.

The Conservation Foundation of Greater Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Malton Riparian Enhancement and Education
This project get local students involved in water quality monitoring and outdoor environmental education stations to reduce soil erosion in this urban watershed.

Corporation de Développement de la rivière Noire, Roxton Falls, Québec
Erosion Control and Education Project
This project will help educate the community about the impact of riverbank erosion on aquatic habitats, and will empower citizens to take action to stabilize the bank.

Friends of Covehead - Brackley Bay Inc., Little York Prince Edward Island
Landowner Restoration and Enhancement Kit
This project will provide Landowner Restoration Kits to citizens, students and other community members, equipping them with the tools and information they need to contribute to long-term ecosystem health in the watershed.

Friends of the Rouge Watershed, Scarborough, Ontario
Reesor Wetland Restoration Once restored, the Reesor Wetland will purify more than 30 million litres of water per year, which will reduce flooding and erosion. Volunteers will be trained to participate in native tree, shrub and wildflower plantings and will create ponds, nesting islands, bird boxes and log perches.

Grey Bruce Children’s Water Festival Organizing Committee, Owen Sound, Ontario
Grey Bruce Children’s Water Festival, 2008
This festival engages the community in four days of child-focused celebration, education and hands-on activities on water conservation.

Invasive Species Council of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Increasing Urban Public Awareness of Aquatic Invasive Plant Species in Manitoba
Through workshops and ‘weed-pulling’ events, this project will boost public awareness and understanding of aquatic invasive plant species and their impact.

Nose Creek Watershed Partnership, Calgary, Alberta
Nose Creek Rehabilitation Project
This rehabilitation project will involve community volunteers in hands-on planting events, helping to increase biodiversity and bank stability in the Nose Creek Watershed.

Pacific Parklands Foundation, Burnaby, British Columbia
Langley Bog Stewardship
As a first step towards restoration and protection of this ecological gem, this project will document and raise awareness of soil conditions, hydrology, water chemistry, plant communities, invasive species, wildlife and fisheries in the Langley Bog.

Partners for the Saskatchewan River Basin, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Moopher’s Amazing Journey to the Sea: Watershed Education Board Game Promotion
Through this innovative project, the Partners for the Saskatchewan River Basin will promote and widely distribute an educational board game to teach children and adults about their place in the watershed, the range of habitats in the River Basin, and how human actions will influence ecosystem health.

Uni-Vert Region Matane, Matane, Québec
Interventions 2008, à notre falaise
This project will involve the community in erosion control activities to help stabilize a sensitive cliff embankment. Volunteers will participate in willow staking, native tree plantings, bank protection and educational activities.

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Toyota Evergreen Learning Grounds School Ground Greening Grants

The Toyota Evergreen Learning Grounds Program has awarded a total of $220,000 to 129 schools and daycares across Canada through the generous support of Toyota Canada Inc. and its dealerships, BMO Financial Group, the RBC Foundation, Capital One, Walmart Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, the Lyle S. Hallman Foundation, Green Street and an anonymous foundation. Schools were able to apply for up to $2,000 and daycares up to $1,000 to create vibrant, natural learning environments and increase shade on their school grounds.

We are proud to present the list of 2007–2008 funding recipients. Congratulations to all participating schools and daycares.