Experience the splendours of the greenbelt, without leaving town… at this year’s Green Living Show

by Donald Wiedman, for Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation

TORONTO, April 26, 2007 – Looking to experience the great outdoors, without having to leave town? Why not visit the “Discover Ontario’s Greenbelt” booth at this weekend’s Green Living Show? Beautiful and bountiful, the Ontario Greenbelt is environmentally diverse, critical to the vitality and viability of the entire region, and to the quality of life of all Ontarians!

“The Green Living Show will showcase some of the boldest and most innovative solutions to our global environmental challenges,” says Burkhard Mausberg, President of the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation. “From the Greenbelt to the Green Living Show, we are proud to be a part of a terrific event showcasing green living. “

Following the themes of “Walk”, “Taste”, “Look” and “Explore”, the Greenbelt booth − #1239 in the Direct Energy Centre at Exhibition Place − will feature a selection of local organizations with loads of information to help you and the whole family get the most enjoyment out of "Our living countryside"...

WALK the Greenbelt with the Oak Ridges Trail Association - The trail starts near Palgrave in the west and continues to the town of Gores Landing on Rice Lake in the east.

TASTE local food and drink with the Grape Growers of Ontario - who can tell you all about the great grapes of the Greenbelt, and the fine wines, juices and other healthy products they make. Meet the folks from Local Flavour Plus, an organization that brings farmers and consumers together to share in the benefits of environmentally and socially responsible local food production.

LOOK at the work of the Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy to preserve the landscape, ecology and wildlife of the Greenbelt’s Niagara Escarpment - home to the most ancient and least disturbed forest ecosystem east of the Rocky Mountains.

EXPLORE the southern region of the Greenbelt with the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority. Spectacular waterfalls, walking trails, campgrounds, natural and built historical sites, sandy beaches and picnic areas... these are just a few gems waiting for you to discover and enjoy!

There’s so much to see and do in the Greenbelt. So drop by the “Discover Ontario’s Greenbelt” booth at the Green Living Show for a bushel full of ideas for summertime and year ‘round fun for the whole family!

For more information: www.ourgreenbelt.ca