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From: Sustainable Waterloo Region <Sustainable_Waterloo_Region at mail.vresp.com> 
Date: 2016-02-16  9:22 AM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: butterflybluelu at rogers.com 
Subject: Community Update: February 2016 

 

	
		
			

			 
		
		
			
			Good morning Louisette,

			Welcome to the February Community Update.

			 

			The SWR team has been hard at work, supporting programs, projects and the network members who are working towards a more Sustainable Waterloo Region. In this month’s update we share information on our upcoming events, a recent award for the sustainability efforts of our community and news from many of our partners and members.

			 

			Our annual Evening of Recognition is going to be on April 14 this year. Mark your calendar. You do not want to miss it.

			 

			Cheers,

			

			Tova Davidson

			Executive Director

			Sustainable Waterloo Region 
			
			 Contents of this Update:
			

			Upcoming SWR Events

			

			SWR Updates

			

			Research, Ideas & Community Events

			

			Blog

			

			Current Subscriptions
			
		
		
			
		
		
			
			
		
		
			
		
		
			 
			 
		
		
			
			 

			
		
		
			
			
			Upcoming SWR Events

			

			Environmental Politics- Planning for Action: Globally, Nationally, Provincially, and Locally

			
			Environmental politics has increasingly hit the media throughout the last year. Including the COP21 Paris Agreement, Ontario’s Climate Change Strategy and the proposed Ontario cap and trade policy; political action against climate change is taking centre stage.

			

			Join us to learn how these plans are going to impact local organizations and the leadership role that we can play as part of implementing change. Featuring a panel of experts on environmental policy, we will explore these topics in a way accessible to those with minimal current knowledge but also rewarding to those that have been avidly following the headlines. All are welcome.

			This event will include a hot breakfast.
			

			When: Wednesday, February 24th, 2016

			Where: Centre for International Governance Innovation, 67 Erb Street West, Waterloo Ontario

			Time: 7:30 - 9:30am

			Register: Online

			 
			Save the Date- 7th Annual Evening of Recognition
			Join us as we release our 2015 Report, share local organizations' sustainability stories and present this year's awards. Admission is complimentary but registration will be required. 

			

			Time: 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm

			Location: Bingemans, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener

			

			Registration will open in 2 weeks!
			
			
			 
		
		
			 
			
			
			 
			
		
		
			SWR Updates and Opportunites 

			

			Regional Carbon Initiative

			CIGI Secures Rank Amongst Top Think Tanks Worldwide

			The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) has been placed amongst the Top Think Tanks Worldwide. They have also listed as one of the top think tanks internationally to watch in 2016 and best independent think tanks internationally. Read more about the Global Go To Think Tank Index Report here

			

			Move-in Day for Stantec into R+T Park 

			Monday February 8th was move in day for Stantec to the innoTECH building in the David Johnston Research + Technology Park in Waterloo. Both are RCI members and have been working closely in the lead up to the move. Read about their LEED Gold certified building here

			 

			ClimateActionWR
			The Climate Action Plan has just been awarded a Sustainable Communities Award from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. The award recognizes the leading role ClimateActionWR and its partners (REEP Green Solutions, Sustainable Waterloo Region and the four municipalities) are playing in developing and implementing a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Learn more about the plan and the award here

			 
			TravelWise

			This month's commuters of Waterloo Region:

			 

			

			   
			From the Blog

			

			General Motors: Driving Sustainable Change

			On Thursday January 28th, 2016, Sustainable Waterloo Region held its first event of the new year. We started off with a brekafast event listening to the Vice President of Corporate and Environmental Affairs from General Motors Canada, David Paterson, see the full blog here for what we learned.

			 
			
			 
			
			
		
		
			
			
		
		
			
			Research, Ideas, Community Events & Opportunities

			

			Carpool Month February 2016

			

			February is Carpool Month and it's the perfect time to warm up with a carpool buddy on your way to work. Throughout the month, TravelWise has been providing weekly challenges to help you start carpooling and have fun while doing it! #CarpoolMonthWR is not even half-way over and the campaign has already had great results! More than 60 new carpools have been posted on gotravelwise.ca and over 1,000 trips have been logged, representing three tonnes of car saved. Everyone is encouraged to continue participating in weekly challenges. Lots of prizes to be won! 

			
				Week one (February 1-5): Post Your Own Carpool
				Week two (February 8-12): Log your Carpool Trips
				Week three (February 15-19) Tweet a #CarpoolSelfieWR
				Week four (February 22-26): Email us your Carpool Story
			

			To learn more and register click here.
			
			
			
			
		
		
			
			 

			
			Exploring Nature by Snowshoe-Saturday February 20, 2016

			Join Tom Woodcock, rare's Planning Ecologist, for a family-friendly snowshoeing event and rediscover the beauty of winter. This event is appropriate for children 10 years old and up. Participants should dress warmly and bring a snack and water to keep their energy up. If you've never been showshoeing it's worth a try.To learn more and register click here.

			

			Best Practices to Maintain Your Stromwater Assets, Webinar

			REEP Green Solutions will be speaking about how preventative maintenance can save you time and costly headaches down the road. In this webinar, learn how best to maintain your existing stormwater assets, and the costs and benefits of upgrading to green technologies such as rain gardens, bioswales, permeable paving, infiltration galleries, and more. To learn more and register click here.
			
			
		
		
			
			
		
		
			
			Current Subscriptions

			

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