Subject Ontario Environmental Directory - Launch Announcement

							Introducing the

Ontario Environmental Directory
Finally, Ontario has a convenient, searchable directory of environmental groups,
organizations and websites! The Ontario Environment Network is proud to announce
the launch of the Ontario Environmental Directory.

Whatever your interest – from clean air to toxic waste, from wildlands to urban transport,
from green living to sustainable economies – the directory will be of interest to you.

Connect with this vibrant community of over 700 groups and organizations across
Ontario:

   find groups in your town or region that you never knew existed;
   find out who's working on the issues that matter, in your community or across
    Ontario;
   "mine" for great ideas and resources (but give credit where credit is due);
   ask interesting groups about how you can join, participate, volunteer, find
    employment.

The Ontario Environmental Directory is the place to start – for research, communication
and action. It's all at: www.oen.ca/dir/

Special Features
Don't miss these great features, included with the directory:

   Environmental Search Guide – topical guide to major sources of environmental
    information, organizations and resources in Ontario and Canada, arranged by theme
    (www.oen.ca/dir/searchguide.html)
   Portal of Portals – annotated guide to environmental portals, directories & networks
    in Canada and beyond (www.oen.ca/dir/portals.html)
   Predefined Searches & Subsets – the results of any search can be bookmarked or
    linked to. Create a link to the whole directory, or just the portion that interests you.
    For examples see: www.oen.ca/dir/searchguide.html

Print Version
To order a printed version of the directory, please go to the OEN Publications webpage:
www.oen.ca/public.html Or call the Ontario Environment Network at 705-840-2888.


Ontario Environmental Directory
www.oen.ca/dir/ Ontario Environment Network 705-840-2888
Get Listed!
Any group, organization or agency in Ontario doing work related to environmental
issues is welcome to submit a listing. Note that "environment" can include topics that
people don't always think of as environmental, such as organic food, fair trade, peace
and justice.
www.oen.ca/dir/getlisted.html

Now is a great time to get listed and be in time for the next printing of the Environmental
Resource Book (please post your listing by Jan 15 at the latest).
www.oen.ca/dir/getlisted.html

For-profit companies are not included in the directory. See the Environmental Portals
page for other places to list: www.oen.ca/dir/portals.html

Acknowledgements
This project has been made possible by a generous contribution to the project partners,
the Ontario Environment Network (www.oen.ca) and the Resource Library for the
Environment and the Law (www.ecolawinfo.org) from the Helen McCrea Peacock
Foundation, part of the portfolio of the Toronto Community Foundation (www.tcf.ca).

Design, database and programming by Peter Blanchard.
(www.peterblanchard.ca or www.greenfire.ca)

This project is based on Open Source systems
(see: www.planetfriendly.net/opensource.html)

For more information
For more information, please see the Welcome page: www.oen.ca/dir/ or the "About"
page www.oen.ca/dir/about.html . Or call the Ontario environment network at
705-840-2888.

Please help spread the word
This launch announcement plus press releases and other promotional materials are
available at: www.oen.ca/dir/pub/




Ontario Environmental Directory
www.oen.ca/dir/ Ontario Environment Network 705-840-2888