[All] Environmental Defence Canada Green Champion Award

[c d Moulton]

Congratulations,  Kevin!
On Feb 29, 2016 10:01 PM, "Robert Milligan" <mill at continuum.org> wrote:

> Kevin,
>
> A well deserved award. You are a great exemplar for upcoming generations
> in environmental action (and in technological innovation). You could create
> a web-site to tell them what you have done, why,  how, … . Then engage with
> them on Facebook, etc.
>
> Best wishes,
> Robert
>
>
>
>
> On Feb 29, 2016, at 9:13 PM, Kevin Thomason <kevinthomason at mac.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> ----------------------------
>
> 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
>
> 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)
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Samsung device
>>
>>
>> -------- Original message --------
>> 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
>>
>> 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
>>
>> *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.  *
>>
>> Congratulations Kevin, for this well deserved recognition.
>>
>> John
>>
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