Congratulations to Candice Batista, host of our flagship series, Pet Central! Candice has been named among the finalists for the 2011 Green Toronto Awards.

Candice is nominated in the Environmental Awareness category for her series A Greener Toronto on Rogers TV. The Environmental Awareness award, sponsored by Toronto Hydro, “recognizes leadership in environmental education through a variety of media as well as environmentally-themed arts and cultural events.”

Presented by the City of Toronto and Green Living Enterprises, the Green Toronto Awards “recognize the individuals, organizations and companies helping to lead the way to a cleaner, greener Toronto.” The winners will be announced on April 15.

In addition to hosting Pet Central, Candice reports regularly on environmental issues as co-host of the series @issue on our sister station ichannel. Several of her best episodes from this season will be rebroadcast on ichannel April 13-15 and April 20-22 at 8 pm ET/PT.