Media/ Photo Advisory - When rubber hits the river: New site at Evergreen Brick Works designed by winners of Ontario Tire Stewardship Student Design Challenge

TORONTO, Sept. 13, 2012 /CNW/ - A river-themed winning design made of recycled tire products will be officially opened to the public at Evergreen Brick Works, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the winning landscape design of the inaugural Ontario Tire Stewardship (OTS) Student Design Challenge.

Last Fall, Ontario Tire Stewardship, with the support of Ontario Association of Landscape Architects (OALA), challenged design students from across Ontario to use products made from recycled tires for a new ecological landscape feature to be incorporated into the green space at Toronto's Evergreen Brick Works.

Media and members of the community are invited to the official opening of the site.

What:			-	Ribbon Cutting
			-	Remarks by Andrew Horsman, Executive Director of Ontario Tire     Stewardship, and David Stonehouse of Evergreen Brick Works
			-	A guided site tour
			-	Media access to project insiders, including the student designers!
Who:				Design winners - Gloria Perez & Jessica Gafic, Humber College
				Ontario Tire Stewardship Representative - Andrew Horsman, Executive Director
				OALA Representative - Elise Shelley, Steering Committee Member
				Evergreen Brick Works - Heidi Campbell, Senior Landscape Design Consultant
				Other special guests!
When:				Monday, September 17, 2012 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon
				PHOTO OPPORTUNITY 10:20 a.m. - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Where:				Evergreen Brick Works 550 Bayview Ave
Getting there: http://ebw.evergreen.ca/visit/getting-here/driving/

 

 

 

SOURCE: Ontario Tire Stewardship

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