[All] Today: Stand up for the Countryside Line and GREN Potluck Meeting - 5pm, Social 6pm

Wed Aug 30 14:57:22 EDT 2023

Thanks again Kevin and Stephanie for hosting last night. I know I had to 
skip out a little early so I hope the fun didn't get halted by rain 
prematurely.

If Kevin, John, Greg, Don can also please briefly re-iterate your 
potential project ideas for the Laurier students before the end of this 
week (school term starts next week) so I can send them off to Shannon, 
that would be greatly appreciated. I'll let her know they're coming.

Best,

Susan K

On 2023-08-29 10:09 a.m., Kevin Thomason wrote:
> Good Day,
>
> Two things:
>
> *1) Countryside Line Designation -* Below is an e-mail from the folks 
> at Hold The Line regarding the proposal coming before Waterloo 
> Regional Council tomorrow from Waterloo Mayor Dorothy McCabe to 
> protect an equivalent amount of land within the Countryside Line that 
> the Provincial Government has forced to be removed and developed. 
>  Hopefully you can use Hold The Line's automatic e-mail form to send 
> an e-mail to Regional Councillors and Mayors to support this 
> initiative to reinforce our Countryside Line.  Further details are 
> below and you can use the following link to send your supportive e-mail:
>
> https://petition.town/?campaign=uphold-the-countryside-line
>
>
> *2) Today! - GREN & Waterloo Region Environmental Groups Summer BBQ 
> and Potluck at Sunfish Lake - *A reminder that tonight at 5pm is a 
> short GREN Meeting in-person (outdoors) at Sunfish Lake followed by a 
> potluck supper and campfire at 6pm with other environmental 
> organizations from around our Grand River watershed.
>
> Kyra from Climate Action WR has set-up a Perfect Potluck website where 
> you can sign up for a variety of dishes or list what you would like to 
> bring - https://www.perfectpotluck.com/TBCH3949
>
> Details are as follows:
>
> *Time & Date: *Tuesday, August 29th - GREN meeting at starting at 5 
> PM, Social event and potluck dinner at 6 PM
>
> *Location:* Thomason Residence Sunfish lake - 1115 Cedar Grove Road, 
> Waterloo (map attached below).  Call for directions at 519-888-0519 if 
> needed.
>
> *Details: *Go for a swim or canoeing, we will have a campfire as it 
> gets into the evening and we can make it fun with a potluck where 
> everyone brings some sort of food to share.
>
> If you are able to drive people or interested in joining a carpool 
> please let me know.
>
> Please bring a jacket and lawn chair if you have one.  Please also 
> RSVP if you can join us.  Hope to see you soon!
>
> Cheers,
> Kevin.
>
> -------------------------------------
>
> Kevin Thomason
>
> 1115 Cedar Grove Road
> Waterloo, Ontario Canada  N2J 3Z4
>
> Phone: (519) 888-0519
> Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648
> Mastodon: @kthomason at mstdn.ca
> E-mail: kevinthomason at mac.com
>
> -----------------------------------------
>
> *1) Hold The Line E-mail - Speak Up for The Countryside Line:*
>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>> *From: *Hold the Line <connect at holdthelinewr.org>
>> *Subject: **🚨 Today: Stand up for the Countryside Line*
>> *Date: *August 28, 2023 at 12:08:29 PM EDT
>> *Reply-To: *Hold the Line <connect at holdthelinewr.org>
>>
>> View this email in your browser 
>> <https://mailchi.mp/3720d10a169b/today-stand-up-for-the-countryside-line?e=5e4001baf9>
>>
>> Logo
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>>
>>   Tell Regional Council: Don’t give up on the Countryside Line
>>
>> We’ll get right to the point: the Countryside Line was breached when 
>> the Ontario government forced an urban expansion into a farm in 
>> southwest Kitchener. But there’s something we can do about it. We’re 
>> asking Regional Council to re-designate an equivalent amount of land 
>> — 70 hectares — from urban to rural.
>> The province’s decision was done with no consultation, and against 
>> the wishes of Waterloo Region residents and council. We had just 
>> affirmed the importance of the Countryside Line in our new official 
>> plan. This is the first time the countryside line has been breached, 
>> without protecting an equivalent amount of new rural land.
>> *Waterloo Region Council is meeting on Wednesday, August 30th* to 
>> discuss protecting an equivalent amount of land, and continuing to 
>> uphold our Countryside Line. Learn more and send your message to 
>> Regional Council by completing our petition. 
>> <https://holdthelinewr.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7aeade313098fa5153a8070fd&id=ea1f1d187f&e=5e4001baf9>
>> Send your message to Regional Council 
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>>
>>
>>
>> /PS: If you plan to attend the //Council meeting on Wednesday 
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> *2) Directions to Thomason Residence at Sunfish Lake for GREN Meeting 
> and Environmental Groups Potluck Tuesday, August 29th at 5pm: *
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