[All] PREMIER FORD IN KITCHENER FRIDAY FOR FUNDRAISER AT BINGEMAN'S. Bill 66 Community Groups Update - Jan 8th - Unanimous Success at Region of Waterloo!

Wed Jan 9 12:21:21 EST 2019

Kudos to all of you doing this work to try to block this one man calamity
-he was furious that Cambridge blocked that Xinyi Glass Co. that wanted to
build a float glass plant near Guelph, which would've been using over 1.4
million litres of water a day, as well as other concerns. He didn't care
about any of the environmental concerns, only seeing the 400 jobs it
would've created, perhaps just for his own right to boast of jobs created.
All these important safeguards and protections took so much time and
consideration to put in place- it is unbelievable to think that one
unconcerned, uninformed person could just negate all of it in one blow, and
it should not be allowed to happen in a supposedly democratic
province/country. We must fight to our right for a clean and safe place to
live, as well as for all those living things who cannot speak. The fact that
the Bill would not allow public consultation or recourse is truly
frightening.

Lori S.

From: All <all-bounces at gren.ca> On Behalf Of Gregory C. Michalenko
Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 7:38 AM
To: Kevin Thomason <kevinthomason at mac.com>; Grand River Environmental
Network (GREN) <all at gren.ca>
Subject: Re: [All] PREMIER FORD IN KITCHENER FRIDAY FOR FUNDRAISER AT
BINGEMAN'S. Bill 66 Community Groups Update - Jan 8th - Unanimous Success at
Region of Waterloo!

The Waterloo Region Record ran an article this morning:  Premier Ford will
speak at a fundraising dinner this Friday at Bingeman Park.  It's his first
fundraiser since the election and could be the first of a series  of them
elsewhere in the province. t's an excellent opportunity for media coverage.

I think we should picket it - quietly, peacefully, and seriously.  It
provides us with a great chance to highlight how dangerous Bill 66 is, and
how many different organizations in our community are concerned, and how
many city and town councils are on record opposing it.

We need to act fast! I'll drive over to Bingeman's this morning to look over
the layout of the place.  What do  you think?

- Greg Michalenko

  _____  

From: All <all-bounces at gren.ca <mailto:all-bounces at gren.ca> > on behalf of
Kevin Thomason <kevinthomason at mac.com <mailto:kevinthomason at mac.com> >
Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 12:01 AM
To: Grand River Environmental Network (GREN)
Subject: [All] Bill 66 Community Groups Update - Jan 8th - Unanimous Success
at Region of Waterloo! 

Good evening GRENer's

It has been a busy and successful day with delegation presentations against
Bill 66 at Waterloo Regional Council, Woolwich Township, and Wellesley
Township in addition to other Bill 66 activities.  Thank you to everyone who
helped to ensure success at these important meetings.

1) Region of Waterloo Planning and Works Committee Delegation - both myself
and Dr. Greg Michalenko from GREN appeared as delegates speaking against
Bill 66 this morning.  We had many good questions from Mayors and
Councillors with great discussion about a myriad of concerns with Bill 66.
Regional Staff also presented their Staff Report opposing Bill 66 and
Regional Chair Karen Redman introduced a motion reconfirming the Region's
support for our strong local protections and community consultation.

The Councillors and Mayors spent almost an hour on discussions, asking
questions, and expressing their opinions about Bill 66.  Councillor after
Councillor expressed serious concerns about the Bill, issues with the
approach of the government, and a commitment to do better here in our
Region.

In the end it was wonderful to have a unanimous vote approving the Staff
Report opposing Bill 66 and then a unanimous vote supporting Chair Redman's
motion as well.  

2)  Wellesley Township Council Delegation - This evening we had two
delegations appear before Wellesley Council.  Kudo's to Dorothy Wilson from
the Nith Valley Ecoboosters and Sean Campbell from Hold the Line WR who made
excellent presentations to Council.  Wellesley Staff presented a Staff
Report opposing Bill 66 and our delegates along with other supporters
present were successfully able to get the Wellesley Staff Report opposing
Bill 66 unanimously approved along with a resolution against Bill 66 too.
Mayor Joe Nowak earned special recognition for fighting valiantly for an
even stronger Council motion against Bill 66.

3) Woolwich Township Council Delegation - Bob Jonkman from KW Peace
presented on behalf of our community groups this evening to Woolwich
Township Council and did a very good job informing the Council of our
concerns with Bill 66.  Unfortunately, there was no Staff Report at Woolwich
and while Mayor Sandy Shantz tried to explain to Council the presentations,
motions, and concerns from the earlier Regional Council meeting, Woolwich
Councillors wanted more time to learn more about Bill 66 and develop a
response as well as resolutions.  

Thus, it was decided that we would work with Township Staff and Councillors
over the next few days to develop resolutions opposing Bill 66 with the goal
of having them approved at next week's (January 15th) Woolwich Council
meeting.  

4) Bill 66 Local Media Coverage - Kudos to Sam Nabi from Hold the Line WR
who had a great interview on 570 News today about Bill 66.  We also had
coverage on CBC Radio and the following CBC article about the Regional
Council Opposition to Bill 66:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/bill-66-region-of-waterloo
-no-support-tell-province-1.4969748

<https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/bill-66-region-of-waterlo
o-no-support-tell-province-1.4969748> 

<https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/bill-66-region-of-waterlo
o-no-support-tell-province-1.4969748> Region of Waterloo won't support Bill
66, votes to send message to province | CBC News

www.cbc.ca <http://www.cbc.ca> 

Regional councillors voted in favour of sending a message to the province
saying they don't support Bill 66, the Restoring Ontario's Competitiveness
Act.

Look for articles in The Record and the Woolwich Observer in the days ahead
and please do whatever you can to help raise awareness on the need to kill
Bill 66.

5) Billboards - Groups elsewhere in the province frustrated by the inability
to get meetings with Conservative MPP's are instead launching billboards to
make their concerns about Bill 66 known.  It is fantastic to see these
groups doing the fundraising and production required to have such a
substantial message that is bound to get attention.  For the cost of about
$1500 we could undertake a similar effort here in Waterloo Region if there
is interest and support: 

6) Doug Ford coming to Kitchener - we have just learned that the Premier is
coming to Bingemans on Friday for a fundraising dinner.  This will be a high
profile initial fundraising event that could garner significant media
attention province wide and could be worth organizing a protest against Bill
66 at.  Please share any ideas and if you would be interested in making
placards, signs and spending an hour or so protesting the arrival of people
to the event.  With a little bit of preparation and someone willing to lead
things we may be able to garner as much media coverage as the Conservatives
at the event.

https://www.therecord.com/news-story/9115179-ford-s-first-political-fundrais
er-as-premier-will-be-a-25-a-plate-spaghetti-dinner-in-kitchener/

<https://www.therecord.com/news-story/9115179-ford-s-first-political-fundrai
ser-as-premier-will-be-a-25-a-plate-spaghetti-dinner-in-kitchener/> 

<https://www.therecord.com/news-story/9115179-ford-s-first-political-fundrai
ser-as-premier-will-be-a-25-a-plate-spaghetti-dinner-in-kitchener/> Ford's
first political fundraiser as premier will be a $25-a-plate spaghetti dinner
in Kitchener | TheRecord.com

www.therecord.com <http://www.therecord.com> 

The Tories are expecting about 200 supporters to attend the first political
fundraiser since the Progressive Conservative government loosened campaign
finance rules.

7) Ontario Nature Bill 66 - What You Need to Know - Ontario Nature has put
together a great one page post on the ten key points that people need to
know about Bill 66.  Check it out and share it with others:

https://ontarionature.org/bill-66-facts/

 <https://ontarionature.org/bill-66-facts/> 

 <https://ontarionature.org/bill-66-facts/> Bill 66: What you need to know |
Ontario Nature

ontarionature.org

Citizens groups across Ontario are up in arms about Bill 66, introduced in
the Legislature on December 6th. Here's what you need to know about this
controversial bill: 1. It affects every municipality in Ontario. Bill 66
allows municipalities across the province to create "open-for-business
by-laws" that would trump critical legal requirements to protect water, ...

8) Upcoming Bill 66 Events - Please attend what you can and share with
others:

Friday, Jan 11th - Doug Ford Fundraiser Protest at Bingemans?????

Saturday, Jan 12th - Bill 66 Provincial Organizing Workshop in Ajax -
https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/35964/petition/1 

 <https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/35964/petition/1> Attend An Event

act.environmentaldefence.ca

Monday, Jan 14th 3:00pm - City of Waterloo Council Presentation

Monday, Jan 14th 4:00pm - City of Kitchener Council Presentation

Monday, Jan 14th 7:00pm - Wilmot Township Council Presentation

Tuesday, Jan 15th 7:00pm - Stewards of our Future - ECO Dianne Saxe Event,
Kitchener City Hall -
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/stewards-of-our-future-protecting-what-we-love-t
ickets-54268453405

<https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/stewards-of-our-future-protecting-what-we-love-
tickets-54268453405> 

<https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/stewards-of-our-future-protecting-what-we-love-
tickets-54268453405> Stewards of Our Future: Protecting What We Love
Tickets, Tue, 15 Jan 2019 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite

www.eventbrite.ca <http://www.eventbrite.ca> 

Eventbrite - Divest Waterloo presents Stewards of Our Future: Protecting
What We Love - Tuesday, 15 January 2019 at Kitchener City Hall Rotunda,
Kitchener, ON. Find event and ticket information.

Tuesday, Jan 15th 7:00pm - City of Cambridge Council Presentation

Tuesday, Jan 15th 7:00pm - Woolwich Township Council Presentation #2

Monday, Jan 21st 7:00pm - North Dumfries Township Presentation

Kudos again on the teamwork and excellent Council presentations today!
Lets keep doing all that we can to stop this awful Bill.

Cheers,

Kevin.

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Kevin Thomason

Vice-Chair, Grand River Environmental Network

Phone: (519) 888-0519
Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648
Twitter: @kthomason
E-mail: kevinthomason at mac.com <mailto:kevinthomason at mac.com> 

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