Grants are available for students and members of the non-profit conservation and environmental communities to attend the A.D. Latornell Conservation Symposium this November 17-19. Application deadline is Friday, September 10. See http://www.latornell.ca/pdf/2010/latornell_grant_brochure_2010.pdf.

The Canada Revenue Agency has developed a publication called “Harmonized Sales Tax for Ontario and British Columbia – Questions and Answers for Public Service Bodies”. Public Service Bodies include charities and non‐profit organizations. The document can be found at http://www.craarc.gc.ca/E/pub/gi/notice253/notice253‐e.pdf.

The Canadian Co-operative Association’s Sustainability Toolkit serves as an on-line resource providing guidance and assistance to co-ops and credit unions on how they can embed environmental sustainability strategy development, measurement, monitoring, and reporting within their organization. Visit www.coopscanada.coop for access these resources.

Ontario Trillium Foundation Grants and Deadline information can be found here. Grant application deadlines are March 1, July 1, and November 1. Grant applications can now be made online.

Thank you to Whole Foods Market in Oakville for supporting HEN member groups with its One Dime at a Time program! Under this program, shoppers who bring their own bags can choose to donate their bag refund inside of receiving it themselves. Oakvillegreen is the beneficiary of the program until July 4, and then Conservation [...]

The Ontario Trillium Foundation hosted a symposium in early June entitled “Collaboration for Innovation: A Not-for-Profit Imperative”. Explore the presentations and more at http://www.trilliumfoundation.org/cms/en/collaboration_innovation.aspx.