[All] Environmental Defence Canada Green Champion Award

[Kevin Thomason]

Thank you for the congratulations and recognition!  

It is a huge honour to be the recipient of this national award.  However, as I will be noting in my speech at the Gala on Thursday night so many of our activities over the past decade and half be it ESL's, Greenbelts, Protected Countryside, source-water protection, traffic issues, LRT, the Regional Official Plan, etc. have been team efforts.  I am really accepting this award on behalf of so many hardworking people here in Waterloo Region.

Together, we have done what they said couldn't be done and developed so many precedent-setting initiatives that are helping to ensure Waterloo is a global leader in so many ways.

The coming years ahead are going to be just as exciting with almost a dozen priorities identified by GREN be it Provincial Greenbelt expansion, recycling and landfill diversion opportunities, or the new Waterloo Region Land Trust.

Lets keep moving forward and see what we can accomplish in the next decade.

Thanks again!
Kevin.

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On Feb 29, 2016, at 7:36 PM, Anne Morgan <annemorgan7 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Congratulations Kevin. Very well deserved recognition for all your good work.
> 
> Anne and Alan
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> On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 4:38 PM, butterflybluelu <butterflybluelu at rogers.com> wrote:
> Way to go!
> 
> So many years of dedicated advocacy accomplishments.  Kevin has been there making the system changes for so many years. This is great to see!
> 
> Well done! 
> Lulu :0)
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> From: Deb Swidrovich <deswid at gmail.com> 
> Date: 2016-02-29 3:41 PM (GMT-05:00) 
> To: John Jackson <jjackson at web.ca>, "GREN >" <all at gren.ca> 
> Subject: Re: [All] GREN Vice-Chair to be honoured by Environmental Defence	Canada 
> 
> Well deserved is right. Thank you Kevin for all that you do.
> Deb Swidrovich
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> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network.
> From: John Jackson
> Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016 3:38 PM
> To: GREN >
> Subject: [All] GREN Vice-Chair to be honoured by Environmental Defence Canada
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> Each year, Environmental Defence recognizes an outstanding individual whose leadership has helped to create a greener and more prosperous Canada with the Green Champion award. This year the Green Champion award recipient is Kevin Thomason – an environmental advocate and a steadfast supporter of Environmental Defence’s Greenbelt program. 
>  
> Description in Gala Program: 
> Green Champion
> Kevin Thomason
> Vice-Chair, Grand River Environmental Network
>  
> Kevin Thomason has been an environmental advocate for over 20 years.  As President of the Sunfish Lake Association for more than a decade he played a key role in regional efforts to promote a greenbelt plan for the Region of Waterloo and urged regional council to approve policies to protect farmland and preserve natural landscapes.  Kevin actively promotes support for the Region of Waterloo’s Light Rail Transit system which will support compact growth and prevent sprawl and is a Co-Founder of SmartGrowth Waterloo.  
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> Congratulations Kevin, for this well deserved recognition.
> 
> John
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