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Micro-Recyc-Cooperation is a social economy organization that collects used computers and accessories from communities in Canada, in other to give them a second life in developping countries, while providing to young grown-ups Montrealers a training surroundings in the field of employment. In Canada the rapid grow of the High-Tech Industry has led to a drop in the cost of computers, accelerating disuse and saturation of local market. As a result of this situation, the majority of used computers go to landfills. But still these computers may have a second life and last 5 years or more.

High Park Initiatives (HPI) works to facilitate the protection, conservation and ecological restoration of High Park's woodland, savannah and wetland ecosystems. Our mandate is achieved through carrying out and providing support for various innovative restoration, public education and research programs. The main vehicle through which HPI functions is the High Park Nature Centre. This award-winning environmental education centre located within High Park aims to offer an enriched educational experience that will have a long-term impact on individual attitudes toward the natural environment and contribute to the protection of High Park’s rare and significant natural areas.

Everdale is a farm-based organization that delivers award-winning, hands-on education on food and farming through the following programs: - Farmer training: Farm Skills and Farm Planning - School programs and Farm Camp - Youth programs - Workshops - Public events Everdale operates two community farms in Hillsburgh (30 minutes NE of Guelph) and the culturally rich community of Jane-Finch in Toronto.

True North Insight (TNI) is a nonprofit center for the practice of insight (vipassana) meditation in English and French in Eastern Canada. TNI’s programming includes residential retreats, day-long retreats, non-residential daily life retreats, and weekly sitting groups in the regions of Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Kingston.

The Canary Research Institute realizes its mission by: 1. Undertaking scientific and social research; 2. Publishing, promoting and distributing the results of the Institute’s research in articles, journals and monographs and by developing and delivering workshops and seminars to disseminate the results of the Institute’s research; and 3. Providing seminars and workshops for rural and remote communities dealing with the impacts of mining. The Canary Research Insitute has a sister organization, MiningWatch Canada that, among other activities, works to change the laws that enable destructive mining practices. MiningWatch Canada is registered as a non profit organization, rather than a Charity, as part of its mandate is to advocate for responsible mining.

We are a nonprofit Christian humanitarian organization. We receive donated usable furniture - nearly any furniture a person or family needs to set up a home. Then we distribute those donated items to families and individuals who are doing just that: re-establishing a household after a period of homelessness. HomeStart Foundation provides these basic items, free of charge, to people who have been homeless, with the goal of helping them achieve self-sufficiency, self-esteem, and long-term stability.

The Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust Conservancy currently protects over 2200 acres of wilderness, including Blueberry Mountain, one of the Seven Wonders of Lanark County. This property receives hundreds of local, Canadian and international visitors annually, demonstrating how MMLTC influences communities beyond its catchment area. While faithful to its core land conservation mission, MMLTC is also committed to providing the both rural and urban communities opportunities to take advantage of the full educational, physical, mental and spiritual benefits of immersion in the rich natural worlds of these wilderness properties. This more holistic community approach encourages the healthy integration of Nature into daily life and fosters support for conservation and the environment.

Selected because of exceptional geo-physical characteristics, large tracts of unfragmented forest and significant amount of biodiversity, the rivière au Saumon watershed is a privileged eco-region for the creation of a protected natural corridor. Using an individual voluntary conservation approach, based on a scientific methodology, the SCCNRS provides a conservation solution that is flexible enough to respond to the needs of an individual landowner’s use of their property while meeting the SCCNRS’s conservation objectives for target species and habitats. This is acheived by identifying the areas of greatest ecological value on each property and assuring their protection using conservation tools adapted to the personal objectives of individual landowners.

The Squamish Community Foundation is an independent, charitable organization dedicated to enriching the quality of life for the community members of Squamish. The foundation was created in 2003 to meet the needs of our growing community through the establishment of a locally-based long term institution. We manage funds given to us by donors in our community and distribute the income from those endowed funds to local registered charities for community projects. Squamish Community Foundation belongs to the Community Foundations of Canada, a group of 165 community foundations across Canada. The Squamish Community Foundation is governed by a volunteer board of directors which is made up of community leaders who are Squamish residents and whose carried backgrounds are intended to be representative of Squamish’s diversity.

Conservation Easements held by the Foothills Land Trust protect, enhance and conserve: - Biodiversity/Wildlife Habitat - Agricultural Lands - Natural, Scenic and Aesthetic Values For more information please visit our web site.

The Shediac Bay Watershed Association (SBWA) was founded in 1999 as a result of growing concerns among residents from various local communities over the ecological health of Shediac Bay. The Association deals with issues related to water quality and habitat integrity. The SBWA has been involved in numerous projects and initiatives over the past seven years including water quality monitoring and remediation projects as well as awareness programs.

The Stratford Perth Community Foundation is a registered charitable public foundation, created by and for the people of Stratford, St. Marys and Perth County. The Foundation currently holds over $2 million in endowed funds, with the interest earned on those endowments reinvested into the community through grants for services and projects benefiting the citizens of Stratford, St. Marys and Perth County.