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Go WILD in Toronto: Explore the OTHER Side

Announcing the release of the world’s first guide book to ecotourism in the city...

The OTHER Guide to Toronto: Opening the Door to Green Tourism 

Catch the green flash of a community garden nestled among the bricks and mortar of urban chaos. Relish a winter skate on a natural pond, where two hundred years of skaters have enjoyed a restful quiet broken only by the rise and fall of wind an the rustle and crack of trees. Feel the numbing din of traffic melt away as you turn your back to the road and bike, in-line skate, or walk along a still, inner-city trail. Discover a long-forgotten stream, tread the marsh wetlands, or find living history among a garden of graves – some, more than two hundred years old.


The OTHER Guide to Toronto is the first city guide book that unites tourism with the environment and urban ecology. With the upcoming 2008 Olympic Bid, the recent release of Toronto City Council’s Green Plan and the ongoing plans to redevelop Toronto’s waterfront, there couldn’t be a better time to unveil Toronto’s greener side.

Who would have thought that you could come to a place like Toronto and:

? Explore 20,000 acres of green space
? Visit ancient Indian trails along a designated heritage river
? Look up at 290 species of birds including the peregrine falcons that nest in the financial district
? Kayak around Toronto Islands, paddle the Humber or bike to the opera 
? And more …

Urban green tourism is on the cutting edge of a trend. Ecotourism is the fastest growing sector in the tourism industry increasing at a rate of 4-10% each year - and now it’s going urban! People want more options when exploring a city and are looking for a wide range of exciting, new, and off-the-beaten-track cultural, environmental and heritage options in urban travel.

The guide is published by the Green Tourism Association, a non profit association. Our mission is:
“to develop and cultivate a green tourism industry within the Toronto region; an industry which is ecologically sound, fosters appreciation of and respect for diverse cultural and natural heritage, and strengthens local economies and communities”.

Beginning March 1, 2001, The OTHER Guide to Toronto will be available at bookstores, Toronto heritage sites, participating green businesses and on-line at www.greentourism.on.ca.

The OTHER Guide to Toronto: Opening the Door to Green Tourism
ISBN: 0968760104
$16.95 Cdn, $12.50 US
216 pgs / 10 illustrations / 54 photos / 8maps
www.greentourism.on.ca

For review copies, to arrange interviews, or for more information, please contact Rachel Dodds, Marketing and Business Development Manager at (416) 338-5084. 


For more information...http://www.greentourism.on.ca
Rachel Dodds - Green Tourism Association
Contact phone: 416-338-5084
Contact fax: 416-392-0071
Contact email: rdodds@city.toronto.on.ca
 

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