TORONTO, Nov. 6 /CNW/ -- Always looking for opportunities to foster innovation in the Canadian business communications market, MTS Allstream Inc. ("MTS Allstream") has partnered with MaRS Discovery District ("MaRS") - a leading innovation centre that supports Canadian innovation by connecting science, technology and social entrepreneurs with business skills and capital. MaRS will showcase new and dynamic green technologies at the 2009 Allstream Global Forum: An Evening with Vice President Al Gore being held November 24 at the Allstream Centre, Toronto.

"We're pleased to have MaRS sign on as the official Community Partner of the Allstream Global Forum," said Dean Prevost, President Enterprise Solutions division, MTS Allstream. "MaRS is a well known and respected organization known for facilitating critical innovation. Like the Allstream Global Forum, MaRS aims to bring thought-leadership to the forefront of the business world and take Canadian innovation to the world."

"MaRS has a unique window on the pipeline of emerging companies that are so critical to Canada's future economy," said MaRS CEO Dr. Ilse Treurnicht. "We are enormously impressed by the quality of their innovation, and the commitment and aspiration of the entrepreneurs building them. Our work is focused on their success, and we are delighted to showcase a group of promising cleantech companies at this important event."

The Allstream Global Forum will feature the "Green Gallery of Innovation" - a gallery of exhibits highlighting leading-edge green technologies and communications solutions from this year's event sponsors, some of the world's leading companies. MaRS will showcase the following three emerging Canadian companies at this year's "Green Gallery of Innovation":

Echologics Engineering Inc. - a leader in the development of acoustic
technologies for the detection and location of leaks in large diameter
pipes. www.echologics.com
Skymeter Corp. - a world leader in providing the technology and services
that makes universal road-use pricing possible and empowers governments,
transit agencies and transportation planners to achieve their
transportation goals such as cutting congestion, financing infrastructure
and reducing air pollution. www.skymetercorp.com
Clean Energy Developments - a new leader in the field of geo-exchange,
one of the most effective methods of lowering greenhouse gases by using
the ground as a source of heat. www.cleanenergydevelopments.com

The Allstream Global Forum is one of Canada's premier thought-leadership events and is staged every year by MTS Allstream, one of Canada's leading national telecommunications companies. Attendees of the 2009 Allstream Global Forum will be the first in Canada to hear former U.S.