[All] GREN News Feb 1-9th 2010

[Louisette Lanteigne]

GREN NEWS: for the week of Feb 1 - 9 2010
 



CANADA RANKS POORLY IN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
Globally, Canada ranks poorly in C02 reduction and protection of biodiversity & fisheries:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/taking-the-measure-of-canadas-environmental-performance/article1448054/
 
Major Win in the Supreme Court for Environment
in British Columbia, the Court ruled that the federal government cannot split projects into artificially small parts to avoid rigorous environmental assessments. The ruling also guarantees that the public will be consulted about major industrial projects, including large metal mines and tar sands developments
http://www.ecojustice.ca/media-centre/press-releases/supreme-court-of-canada-gives-public-a-voice-on-major-industrial-projects
 
 
City of Waterloo Election update: Ward 1, 5 & 7 still waiting for someone to run
http://www.city.waterloo.on.ca/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=2528
 
City of Kitchener Election update: Ward 1,2,3,4,6 & 7 still waiting for someone to run.
http://www.kitchener.ca/election/whos_running.aspx
 
 
Updating the Waterloo Environmental Strategic Plan: Have your say!
The City of Waterloo has the draft revised Environmental Strategic Plan on line. After you've read the report you can fill out the response questionnaire to share your views.  The deadline for public comment is March 17th so please spread the word!
 
Website of the Week
Environmental Defence and CELA have a website dedicated to source water protection called the Waterhole: http://www.thewaterhole.ca/
 
 
 
Local Events Feb. 3rd - 9th
 
Wednesday Feb 3rd
K-W Green Drinks   
Informal gathering of environmentally-minded people for casual discussion; for anyone working on, studying, interested in, or thinking about sustainability and the environment; 7 p.m.; free, may purchase own food or drink, 519-616-8021, Barley Works, Huether Hotel, 59 King St. N., Waterloo
 
Thursday Feb. 4th 
Lake Erie Source Water Protection Committee Meeting
1PM - GRCA head office, 400 Clyde Rd., Cambridge
The Source Water Protection Committee will be reviewing the Risk Assessment for the Region of Waterloo Municipal Water Supply System that can be viewed here:
http://www.sourcewater.ca/swp_committee/SPC021002.pdf
The Risk to Guelph Drinking Water can be viewed here:
http://www.sourcewater.ca/swp_committee/SPC021004.pdf
To see the other Reports as well as the Agenda visit here:
http://www.sourcewater.ca/index/document.cfm?Sec=5&Sub1=2&Sub2=24
If you cannot make the meeting you can email responses to: 
Program Director Lori Minshall at lminshall at grandriver.ca 
 
Thursday, February 4,
Waterloo Region Food Summit Action Coordinating Group
9-11am, 99 Regina St S, Waterloo, room 209
Representatives of the organizations which supported the Waterloo Region Food Summit have decided to continue meeting periodically to support people who have committed to take actions in response to the Summit.  Anyone is welcome to join this meeting to help plan this work.  For more information, contact Marc Xuereb at 519-883-2004 x.5872 or xmarc at region.waterloo.on.ca.
 
Monday, Feb 8,  
The State of Parliamentary Democracy : Public Lecture
7:30pm, War Memorial Hall, University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario 
Dr. C.E.S. Franks, Canada’s preeminent scholar on parliamentary process has been quoted extensively in national news stories and commentaries on the prorogation of parliament. He is a professor emeritus at Queen’s University in the Department of Political Studies and the School of Physical and Health Education and has written many books, including The Parliament of Canada, and Dissent and the State.  In 2002, Professor Franks was awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal for his contributions to the understanding of parliamentary government in Canada. 
The lecture is sponsored by the Council of Canadians-Guelph and co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science, Central Students Association University of Guelph and Fair Vote Canada
 For more information on this event:  hwhitele at uoguelph.ca or 519-824-9345.
 
Tuesday Feb 9
Healthy Lawn Care  
7 p.m.; free, Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen St. N., Kitchener
Master gardener Helen Gordon identifying types of grasses that do well with water restrictions and pesticide bans and how to keep them healthy. For more info contact  519-743-0271
 
Have a great week everybody!
 
Lulu :0)
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