[All] GREN News: Local events & Earth Day
Louisette Lanteigne
butterflybluelu at rogers.com
Thu Apr 14 01:00:22 EDT 2011
Local News
Region of Waterloo's OMB hearing
May 17, 2011 will be the prehearing for the OMB process regarding the Waterloo
Regional Official Plan. The hearing will take place in Waterloo Regional Council
Chambers at 10:30 am at 150 Fredrick Street in Kitchener.Case number is
PL110080. If any member of the public wishes to be a party or participant in
this hearing regarding the protection of the Country Side Line, you must attend
this meeting to express your desire to participate. If one wishes to be a
party, this will involve some costs because you have to provide documentation to
all parties in the form of sworn affidavits and provide your own experts. If one
wishes to be a participant, your personal statements made under oath are all
that is required. If you wish to be a participant there are no costs involved
nor can there be any threat of costs held against you.
Climate Change and Agriculture
April 26 7:00:00 PM - April 26, 2011 9:00:00 PM
At KPL Forest Heights Branch, 251 Fischer-Hallman Road, Kitchener
While much attention has focused on reducing "food miles" as a way to reduce
our carbon footprint, food transportation only accounts for around 10% of the
greenhouse gas emissions produced by the food system: the majority is emitted
in the primary production phase through things such as agricultural machinery
and fertilizers. Ted Zettle, founding member of the Organic Meadow farmers'
co-operative, will explore how agriculture can become more sustainable and help
mitigate the effects of climate change. Part of the Roundtable's Healthy Food
System Series.
2011 Waterloo Region Food Summit
This free forum is designed to allow the public to participate in the
establishment of the vision towards managing our local food issues. This forum
addresses issues of poverty, health, environment, Genetically Modfied Crops,
Food Distribution and Farming issues, economics, water, fair wages etc. Come
help shape the future of our food network.
Saturday, April 30, 201, 9am-4pm Lyle Hallman School of Social Work Auditorium,
120 Duke Street West, Kitchener Please register for this event
here:http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/foodsummit-rsvp/ or phone 519-883-2004 x.5296.
For more information about the forum visit here:
http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/foodsummit
Quick Sign Petition: Moratorium on Nuclear Power
Join Ontario residents in calling for a moratorium on nuclear refurbishment and
expansion until we can properly assess the potential for safer and cheaper
alternatives.
http://www.ontariosgreenfuture.ca/petition2.php
Earth Day Events
Friday, April 15, 2011
• 20-Minute Makeover
Stopping what you are doing and giving Kitchener a makeover; cleaning up litter
in and around your place of work; 2 p.m.; register at
www.kitchener.ca/earthday, 519-886-2310, Kitchener Saturday,
April 16, 2011
• Blooming Earth Festival
Free recycled workshops, rethreaded fashion show, live entertainment; 9 a.m. to
3 p.m., 519-745-3536, ext. 3569, Kitchener City Hall, 200 King St. W.,
Kitchener
• Green Living and Tech Fair Workshops
Topics including solar panels on my home, green your faith community, shrink
your electricity bill, energy saving ideas for less than $100; sponsored by
Woolwich Healthy Communities; 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; free, details at
www.healthywoolwich.org, 519-664-3534, ext. 230, St. Jacobs Arena, 29 Parkside
Dr., St. Jacobs
• Laurentian Wetland Celebration
Activities including wetland clean-up, student presentations and guided hikes
to Laurentian Wetland; 1 to 4 p.m.; free, all ages welcome,
www.kitchener.ca/earthday, 519-741-3400, ext. 3349, W. T. Townshend Public
School, 245 Activa Ave., Kitchener
• Recycling
Old bicycles for The Working Centre; free residential e-waste recycling
courtesy of Greentec; see www.healthywoolwich.org for acceptable items; 11 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., 519-664-3534, St. Jacobs Arena, 29 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs
• Sustainable Living Tours
Residential Energy Efficiency Project (REEP) house for sustainable living: 90
percent efficient green century home featuring super-insulation, shingles made
of old tires, water recycling system, R-7 windows, geo-thermal; attend tour by
bus only; shuttle bus departing from Green Living and Tech Fair; noon, 1 p.m.
and 2 p.m.; free, donations welcome, 519-664-3534, ext. 230, bus from St.
Jacobs Arena, 29 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs
• Tim Hortons' Community Clean-Up
Free t-shirts while supplies last, refreshments, prizes from Tim Hortons; grand
prize draw; 10 a.m. to noon; no registration required,
www.kitchener.ca/earthday, Victoria Park, Kitchener
• Tim Hortons' Community Clean-Up
Free t-shirts while supplies last, refreshments, prizes from Tim Hortons; grand
prize draw; 10 a.m. to noon; no registration required, 519-747-8606, Waterloo
Park, Waterloo
• Tim Hortons' Community Clean-Up Event
Removing litter making a difference in your community; garbage bags, gloves,
Tim Hortons' t-shirts, refreshments provided; exchanging collected bag of
litter for chance on a draw to win a Raleigh bicycle; 9 a.m. to noon; supplies
at Preston: Preston High School, parking lot; at Galt: Galt Arena Gardens,
parking lot; at Hespeler: Holiday Inn Drive Tim Hortons, parking lot,
www.CambridgeCityGreen.ca, Cambridge
• Waterloo Collegiate Institute E-Waste Collection
Residents of Region of Waterloo may drop off their e-waste; see Ontario
Electronic Stewardship website for allowable phase 1 and phase 2 items; all
collected being recycled in Ontario; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; donations accepted
towards school's school yard greening projects; if raining, collection in auto
shop around back of school, Hazel Street parking lot, Waterloo
Sunday, April 17, 2011
• Community Clean-Up
Spring clean-up in French; presented by Association des francophones de
Kitchener-Waterloo; prizes provided by Tim Hortons and City of Kitchener; 2 to
4 p.m., 519-579-5049, McLennan Park, Ottawa Street and Strasburg Road,
Kitchener
Saturday, April 23, 2011
• Kitchener's Natural Area Program
Family celebration including building a KNAP bird box, available to first 100
families, KNAP kids crafts, tree planting, displays; learing about
archaeological village in guided hike to the site; live birds of prey shows at
Canadian Raptor Conservancy, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.; event: 1 to 4 p.m.,
510-745-3536, Huron Natural Area, 801 Trillium Dr., Kitchener
• Procession of the Species
Flooding King Street in costume; flaunting your favourite species or natural
element; walking from Waterloo Town Square to Victoria Park; free workshops in
dance, drama, drumming, costume design and field study preparing for the walk;
register at www.kwprocession.ca, 519-662-6064, Waterloo to Kitchener
Saturday, April 30, 2011
• Guelph Rotary Forest Earth Day
Planting 40-acre forest at Guelph Lake Conservation Area; also creepy creature
shows, earth day crafts, music, vendor tents; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; bring own
shovel and mug; admission and refreshments free; parking at Lakeside Church on
Conservation Road with bus shuttle service to site; free shuttle buses leaving
St. George Square, Guelph, every 30 minutes, 519-621-2763, ext. 2273, Guelph
Lake Nature Centre, Guelph
• Community Clean-Ups
Supplies and support available for your group; prizes provided by Tim Hortons
and the cities of Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, while supplies last; register
group with City of Kitchener and be entered in a draw for 1 of 10 environmental
improvement grants; register at www.kitchener.ca/earthday; for Cambridge:
www.CambridgeCityGreen.ca; for Waterloo: www.waterloo.ca/TimHortonsCLC,
519-747-8606, Waterloo Region
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