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Where am I?                                                Jenny

Geography: covers an area of 630 km squared of almost flat land. We are nearest to a lake that has the same name as our Provence and the city is surrounded by a greenbelt of trees and plants. The highest point protrudes nearly 210 meters high. Many rivers run through the city. You will know is you are at the north end because you will be able to look down hill and see the enormous lake.

Economy: retail sales of over 60 billion dollars annually.

70 billion dollars in goods sent all over the world annually

Leisure: in the city there are many bike trails. There are reserved lanes just for bikes on our roads and many forested trails throughout town. Another thing we like to do is skate. The city if filled with many indoor and outdoor rinks so that citizens (and visitors) can enjoy one of Canada's oldest pastimes. Or perhaps you are a tourist and you would like to the large pointy thing that stands out on the horizon.

Population: this city is one of the most multicultural cities in Canada. It houses residence from Mexico to Vietnam and everywhere in between. At last count, statistics Canada estimated that there were over 2 million residence in Toronto, almost half of which are form foreign countries.

Ecosystem: the lake that is beside us is an ecosystem in itself. Many large ships come into our harbours and empty out their salt water filled tanks, polluting the fresh water with salt water organisms. The land around the city is covered in forest which is home to many expected forest ecosystems.

100km parameter: around the city there are many lakes. Each one connected to one another. The forest surrounds the greater metropolitan area. Many lakes and rivers flow around the city (including: Kawartha lakes, Niagra Escarpment and lake Simcoe), some are only as short drive away.

Stewardship: somethings the city is doing is making 'complex ecological restoration projects'. The city is also encouraging it's citizens to partake in 'environmental awareness' activities (including recreation and educational activities)