On Sunday, January 13th, 2008 make your way over to the: Toronto Botanical Garden 777 Lawence Avenue East Toronto, Ontario M3C 1P2 CANADA T. 416-397-1340 F. 416-397-1354 E. info@torontobotanicalgarden.ca W. www.torontobotanicalgarden.ca The evening's merriment and festivities will be held in the Floral Hall. Doors open at 7pm. Directions: By Car - If you are coming across the top of Toronto, take Highway 401 to the Leslie Street Exit. Drive south on Leslie until you get to the stoplights at Lawrence Avenue. You may turn right at the intersection and take the first or second driveway on your left to enter Edwards Gardens and find the TBG, OR you may proceed straight through the lights and take the first right into the large parking area surrounding the TBG. By Bus - TTC buses pass the corner of Leslie Street and Lawrence Avenue regularly. Both the Lawrence East 54 bus and the 54A bus will deliver you right to the corner. By TTC - Exit the Yonge Subway line at the EGLINTON station and take the 51, 54 or 54A bus to LAWRENCE avenue. The TBG is on the Southwest Corner. By Bicycle - Make your way into the Sunnybrook and Wilket Creek parts of the City of Toronto Parks system and you will find bicycle and walking paths up to Edwards Gardens. The TBG is in Edwards Gardens, at the corner of Lawrence Avenue and Leslie Street. On Foot - Meander through the beautiful City of Toronto Parks and Edwards Gardens until you come to the corner of Leslie Street and Lawrence Avenue. If coming from the north, east or southeast you will want to make your way to one of the two major streets (Leslie or Lawrence) and proceed to where the two meet. The TBG is on the southwest corner of the intersection of Leslie and Lawrence. This event will be Bullfrog Powered - Bullfrog sources power exclusively from generators who meet or exceed the federal government's Environmental Choice Program EcoLogo standard for renewable electricity. Our power comes from clean, emission-free sources like wind power and low-impact water power instead of carbon-intensive sources like coal. To learn how to power your home and/or business visit www.bullfrogpower.com Why we chose the Toronto Botanical Garden to host this event - The reasons we chose this venue for the Naked Ape Party are wide and varied. Not only the central location, parking and sheer beauty of the garden, but they have won numerous awards for being 'Green': Awards March 2007 - Best New Venue Award January 2007 - Water Conservation Award November 2006 - Landscape Architecture Design Award August 2006 - LEED® Silver Canada Certification* May 2006 - Green Design Award *Among the core values of Toronto Botanical Garden is a commitment to environmental responsibility. As one means of expressing this commitment, TBG has designed a building that was awarded LEED® Canada Certification with a Silver rating on August 16, 2006. Toronto Botanical Garden has incorporated numerous aspects of green design into its project including a green roof to help reduce heating and cooling costs and to manage stormwater runoff, reuse of materials in the building, a rainwater cistern that collects water from around the site and stores it for use in a variety of locations and a green education plan including an interactive kiosk. Copyright © The Naked Ape Party 2007-2008