SANTA CLAUS GOES GREEN FOR THE HOLIDAYS AT THE ROYAL

Santa and his elf to hand out native tree seed kits, courtesy of OPG and Trees Ontario, on the last day of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair

November 10, 2010 - On Sunday, November 14, Santa is going green at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair where he’ll be handing out native White Spruce seed kits to one and all from 1 pm to 5 pm courtesy of Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Trees Ontario. Join Santa as he encourages Ontarians to grow trees to help reduce carbon dioxide, protect existing forests and provide new habitats for forest wildlife.

WHAT: SANTA GOES GREEN WITH OPG/TREES ONTARIO NATIVE TREE SEED KITS

WHEN: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14th – 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

WHERE: Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Ricoh Coliseum at Exhibition Place.
            Santa Claus and his Elf will be in the Santa Chair at The Royal display in Hall A.

OPG Biodiversity is a series of province-wide conservation-focused, family-friendly action and education initiatives sponsored by OPG and its partners. Its goal is to get Ontarians involved in protecting and conserving biodiversity in our urban parklands and forest ecosystems. OPG Biodiversity builds on OPG’s commitment to conserving, sustaining and protecting nature and fighting climate change. For further information about OPG Biodiversity, visit opgbiodiversity.ca.

To learn more about the OPG/Trees Ontario Seed Kit program, visit seedkit.opgbiodiversity.ca.