[All] Conestoga Meats Withdraws Application, Fight For Farmland Shows We Are Unwilling, New Highway #413 Report, Zoom Update Meeting Friday at 5:30pm

Thu Sep 19 23:23:01 EDT 2024

Good Day,

Join us Friday (tomorrow) on our 5:30pm Zoom call to discuss the good news and a victory for Kepler Woods as Conestoga Meats has withdrawn their application to destroy this diverse forest, how the Fight For Farmland sent a strong message at the New Hamburg Fall Fair, and share information on other issues and lots of events coming in the days ahead:

	Join us Friday, September 20th at 5:30pm:
	https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz0 <https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09>

Here’s the latest:

1) Conestoga Meats Forest Destruction Averted - Congratulations to the citizens who banded together and everyone who wrote letters as well as spoke up regarding the application from Conestoga Meats to destroy Kepler Woods, a 36 acre significant forest for the construction of their new plant near Breslau.  We learned from Region of Waterloo Staff on Wednesday that their application for forest clearcutting and destruction has been withdrawn.  Hopefully, this means that the company has heard a loud, clear message from the community against the destruction of this forest, and instead will pursue one of the many other alternatives that would still allow for construction of the new facility in a different configuration on the site in a manner that would save and protect the forest.

We will have to watch and see how things unfold over the weeks ahead.  

Action Required - Please share anything that you can learn and keep speaking up for the need to continue to protect our remaining natural areas.

2) Wilmot Fight For Farmland - There was an incredible showing of community support at the New Hamburg Fall Fair this past weekend as thousands of citizens made it clear firsthand that We Are Unwilling!  The Fight For Farmland group had a booth at the fair that was busy all weekend and at times it was all that volunteers could do to keep up with questions, people wanting signs, signing numerous petitions, etc.

Almost every single home in the neighbourhoods around the fairgrounds have Fight For Farmland signs up and the Fight For Farmland had a very high profile throughout the fair.  More than 2,000 stickers were distributed for people to wear stating “We Are Unwilling” that were highly visible on people all over the event.  We even had groups of teenagers asking for Fight For Farmland stickers for their cell phones, laptop computers, and water bottles.  

MPP Mike Harris Jr made his first trip to Wilmot in months and joined Wilmot Mayor Natasha Salonen as well most of Wilmot Council at into the Opening Ceremonies on Friday evening to find almost every single person in the vast hall wearing a Fight For Farmland sticker stating We Are Unwilling.  Numerous speakers including even the candidates for Fair Ambassador raised concerns about the Wilmot Land Assembly, the lack of proper process, and the absurdity of this proposed mega-industrial site.  It all certainly sent a strong message about the outrage and concern in the community.  Mike Harris Jr. left early after only tepid applause to his remarks and has to be worried about his re-election given such a strong, clear message from an unwilling community.

We had hundreds and hundreds of people sign petitions and it was a challenge to ensure we had enough blank petitions to sign at times.  Demand was strong for lawn signs with hundreds more distributed.  Most importantly though there was so much conversation, discussion, awareness, and agreement from folks from all walks of life that we are an unwilling community for what is being proposed.  It will certainly be hard for any local elected official to claim that they aren’t hearing from the community, or that they feel there is broad support for the mega-site based on the strong, consistent public reaction at the fair.

Recent media - Includes coverage from PostMedia that ran in newspapers across Ontario:

	The London Free Press - Public Good Questionable When Farmland Expropriated for Industry:
	https://lfpress.com/opinion/columnists/baranyai-public-good-questionable-when-farmland-expropriated-for-industry

If you haven’t seen it yet there is a great video about the Wilmot Land Assembly concerns.  Watch it at:

	https://rumble.com/v5e9psh-fight-for-farmland-wilmot-ontario-canada.html

New PunkeyDoodles Steve Todd Song - Steve continues his amazing songwriting and music with a new song “Passing Down This Farm” about the Van Bergeijk Family, their farms and Mountain Oak Cheese.  Listen to it at:

	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sl3hdLK3WM&list=OLAK5uy_l0ZwYjuv29ykxk8R9qePpKR1uybUunoOg

Wilmot Council Meeting, Monday September 23rd - This coming Monday Susanna Compton is on the agenda to delegate at Wilmot Township following up her impactful presentation at the Region of Waterloo.  We encourage you to come protest/rally in advance of the Council meeting and then join inside to hear the delegations which should be near the start of the meeting.  Details are as follows:

		Wilmot Township Council: 60 Snyder’s Road West, Baden - Monday, September 23rd - 6:30 pm Rally & Protest, Council Meeting starts at 7:00 pm

Regional Council Meeting, Wednesday, September 25th - Erin Jackson, the youth delegate who gave such an inspiring presentation at Wilmot Council recently will be delegating at Waterloo Regional Council this coming Wednesday evening.  Our farmers have offered to help provide a bus to the meeting to ensure that other youth can attend and support her delegation.  Please reach out to wilmotlandowners at gmail.com if you would like to reserve seats on the bus and for more transportation details.

Regional Staff Report On Corn Shredding - The Region of Waterloo has also just released the Staff Report requested by Wilmot Mayor Natasha Salonen on the shredding of the corn and wasting of hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars while destroying enough food for 2.5 million boxes of cereal.  Of course this short 4 page long report doesn’t mention the waste of food or taxpayer money but instead attempts to justify it all.  We need delegations to register to speak to this report and ensure elected officials know how angry the public is about this.  A PDF of the Staff Report is attached below or find it online at:

		Region of Waterloo Staff Report - PDL-ECD-24-007 - Land Assembly - Due Diligence Reports:
		https://pub-regionofwaterloo.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=9471

Please support our delegations and speak up to Regional Council:

		Region of Waterloo Council Meeting: 150 Fredrick Street East, Kitchener - Wednesday, September 25th - 6:30pm Rally & Protest, Council Meeting starts at 7:00pm

National Farmers Union Wilmot Rally and Tractor Tour/Parade - Sunday, September 29th - The NFU is organizing a fantastic event on Sunday, September 29th from 1:00pm to 6:00pm at Tim & Eva’s Farm in Wilmot at 3171 Bleams Road.  There will be farm tours of St. Jacobs Foods and their cabbage/saukerkraut operations, a tractor rally/tour around the affected mega-industrial site lands, speakers and food (a farmer’s Thanksgiving of sorts including BBQ Farmers Sausage with Eva’s Sauerkraut, Potato Pancakes, Mountain Oak Cheese, and Mapleton Ice Cream). 

We will have a Fight For Farmland booth with petitions, lawn signs, and information.  More details about this fun event are in the poster below.  Please join us and RSVP by e-mail to:  

		NFU Rally For Farmland:
		nfu.local340 at gmail.com

International Plowing Match - October 1st to 4th - Lindsay, Ontario - The Fight For Farmland is looking to see how we can make the most impact at this massive agricultural event where Premier Doug Ford and all MPPs from every party will be in attendance.  Please let us know any ideas and if you can help in any way.

Lawn signs - Demand for lawn signs continues to be strong with hundreds of lawn signs distributed this past week.  We have ordered more of both the colour and black & white signs yet again as we near more than 4,000 signs in the community.  Find a Sign Captain close to you at www.fightforfarmland.com <http://www.fightforfarmland.com/> and continue to show that our communities are unwilling!

Action Required: Keep calling, writing, and speaking up to Wilmot Township Council to urge them to declare that Wilmot is an Unwilling Host and to both Regional Council as well as the provincial government to abandon this proposed site.  Join us on Monday in Wilmot and Wednesday at Regional Headquarters.

3) More Good News!  Scugog Township Votes Down MZO - Another exciting win this past week. this time for wetlands, east of the Greater Toronto Area on shores of Lake Scugog.  What looked like a done deal by developer Avenu Properties and their fixer, lawyer Quinto Annibale from Loopstra Nixon on a request for a Minister's Zoning Order to develop 600 units in part on a Provincially Significant Wetland was defeated.  You can read more about it here:

	Environmental Defence Media Statement: 
	https://environmentaldefence.ca/2024/09/17/victory-lake-scugog-residents-block-mzo-port-perry-wetlands/ 

	CBC News - Oposition To The Development Impacting Wetland Complex:
	https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6511577

4) New Highway #413 Report Released Today - A new report was released today on how Highway #413 could cause severe and irreversible damage to three critical watersheds - the Humber River, Etobicoke Creek and the Credit River.  Check out this report from Environmental Defence at:

	https://environmentaldefence.ca/report/concrete-consequences/

5) Wilmot Township Strategic Planning Open House - Thursday, Sept 19th 7pm St. Agatha Community Centre - Apologies for the short notice, apparently the Township of Wilmot is holding an Open House for its new Strategic Plan tonight at the Community Center in St. Agatha.  How Wilmot can do any future planning when all this Wilmot Land Assembly and hundreds of acres of accompanying development aren’t even part of its Official Plan or congruent with any previous planing and so much of the community is in total opposition is dumbfounding.  Please show up tonight if you can and speak up for the future that you want to see:

	Wilmot Township Strategic Plan Open House
	St. Agatha Community Centre, 1791 Erb St, St. Agatha
	7pm to 8pm

6) Greenbelt Scandal Impacts and Fallout Continues - The Toronto Star had an excellent feature article by Noor Javed this past weekend with many parallels to the situations we are facing across the Grand River Watershed where so much poorly planned change and chaos from the provincial government is hampering investment and impeding the construction of needed housing.  Most importantly the government's focus on building anything, anywhere is destroying the Greenbelt and farmland while not providing the affordable housing needed in the places where people actually want to live close to work, community amenities and family.  Check out this excellent article and please continue to work towards the needed solutions:

	The Toronto Star - A New Home Fast Track To No Where:
	https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/doug-fords-government-helped-speed-development-on-this-parcel-of-gta-land-so-why-have/article_56f5b2cc-660a-11ef-8743-2bf73aa35033.html

7) Lack of Trust of Ford Government Impeding Important Projects - In a similar article, Canadian Press reporter Allison Jones writes that the lack of trust in the Ford government and public distrust is standing in the way of critical infrastructure projects:

	The Toronto Star - Greenbelt Issue Impeding Other Projects:
	https://www.thestar.com/business/greenbelt-issue-a-barrier-to-support-for-speeding-up-infrastructure-government-poll/article_022e034e-dc06-53bc-b93f-37e59e0d3a35.html

	CBC News - Greenbelt Issue A Barrier To Support For Speeding Up Infrastructure: Government Poll:
	https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/greenbelt-mistrust-infrastructure-ontario-polling-1.7322295

8) GRCA Conservation Lands Strategy - Please plan to participate on this important Grand River Conservation Authority consultation as the strategy being proposed by the GRCA doesn’t include any targets, metrics, or reporting on how they plan to acquire lands for conservation and recreation purposes.  Unfortunately, only three people participated in the last consultation session.

The upcoming Public Information Session will take place on Tuesday, September 25th at 6:30pm virtually on Zoom.  Participants must pre-register to get the link at:

	https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pt-5FMBhT9m_wJXAzSbeZA#/registration

More details on the strategy can be found at: https://www.grandriver.ca/news/posts/grca-seeks-input-on-conservation-areas-strategy/

9) Recent Articles - Include concern about enough renewable energy in Ontario, the need for less beer and more doctors, a new investigation into the Ford government, and 10,000 new trees in the City of Waterloo:

	The National Observer - Doug Ford’s Renewables U-Turn Has A Lot Further To Go:
	https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/09/13/opinion/doug-ford-renewables-u-turn

	Beer In Corner Stores?  How About More Family Doctors:
	The Toronto Star - No One Asked For Alcohol In Corner Stores, But They Have Been Asking For Our Health Care To Be Fixed:
	https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/no-one-asked-for-alcohol-in-corner-stores-but-they-have-been-asking-for-our/article_d3b1c15c-6fab-11ef-a1b3-eb9c966da31d.html

	The Record - Kitchener Councillors Have An Easy Decision On 6am Construction Start Time:
	https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/kitchener-councillors-have-an-easy-decision-ahead-on-6-a-m-construction-noise/article_c56a219e-e177-5bcd-957d-6a284b692160.html

	CityNews - Ontario’s Financial Watchdog To Investigate Ford Government’s Alcohol Expansion:
	https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2024/09/16/ontarios-financial-watchdog-to-investigate-ford-governments-alcohol-expansion/?

	CBC - Waterloo Expects To Plant 10,000 Trees Over The Next Three Years:
	https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/waterloo-expects-to-plant-10-000-trees-over-the-next-3-years-1.7327147

10) Green Drinks - Sept 25th at 7pm - The social event of gathering with other like minded environmental folks is getting underway again.  Join GreenDrinks on Wednesday, September 25th at 7pm at Arabella Park, 740 Belmont Ave W. in Kitchener.

11) Concerning Amounts Of Misinformation From Premier Doug Ford - In a preview of the upcoming election, the Toronto Star is calling out Doug Ford for a serious amount of disinformation, misleading information, and statements that just don’t align with reality.  Read more and lets figure out how we can better call out the truth we need:

	The Toronto Star - Believe The Numbers - Not the Premier: Doug Ford’s Unemployment Numbers Are Worse Than When He Took Over From Kathleen Wynne:
	https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/believe-the-numbers-not-the-premier-doug-fords-unemploy <https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/believe-the-numbers-not-the-premier-doug-fords-unemployment-numbers-are-worse-than-when-he/article_e0d715b8-752c-11ef-a663-57fefcb190f4.html>ment-numbers-are-worse-than-when-he/article_e0d715b8-752c-11ef-a663-57fefcb190f4.html <https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/believe-the-numbers-not-the-premier-doug-fords-unemployment-numbers-are-worse-than-when-he/article_e0d715b8-752c-11ef-a663-57fefcb190f4.html>

12) Greenbelt Party Sept 29th - Greenbelt Promise has announced a Greenbelt fundraiser on Sunday, September 29th from 12pm to 5pm with live music, barn dancing, local food, and family activities to further protection of the Greenbelt at the Bela Farm in Hillsburgh.  There’ll be amazing food, local beverages, and contra dancing!

Learn more and purchase your tickets at:	

	https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/gather-barn-dance-at-bela-farm-tickets-970443391307

13) ALO All Member Meeting - The Alliance for a Liveable Ontario is having an all-member meeting on Tuesday, October 1st at 7pm on Zoom.  Register online and learn the latest election analysis, upcoming plans and provide feedback:

	https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-ey01dY5Q3yveFnZh1xkSA#/registration

14) Climate Emergency Vigils Resume! - Starting Friday, Oct 4, Faith Climate Justice Waterloo Region will be hosting public climate emergency vigils in Waterloo Public Square, free for all to attend. These vigils build on the power of the 16 vigils hosted last fall, and are designed to create sacred spaces to process complex climate emotions together, to reflect, and to share opportunities for action leading up to the Conference of the Parties climate talks, COP29 happening in November.  Spread the word, and we hope you will join us.  For more information see the poster attached below or visit:

	https://www.faithclimatejustice.ca/clim <https://www.faithclimatejustice.ca/climate-vigils.html>ate-vigils.html <https://www.faithclimatejustice.ca/climate-vigils.html>

15) National Truth & Reconciliation Week - The National Centre For Truth And Reconciliation is hosting a range of free activities and events from September 24th to 27th for all ages virtually and in-person.  Learn more at:

	https://trw-svr.nctr.ca/

On Sept 25th at the Woodland Cultural Centre (Six Nations of the Grand River) there will be a public Virtual Truth and Reconciliation Presentation ($10 donation) on September 30th from 1:00pm to 6:00 pm come together to for Orange Shirt Day for a full day of programming including the screening of the film Silent No More, a Survivor Q&A, and a BBQ starting at 4pm.  Register for Woodland Cultural events:

	https://woodlandculturalcentre.ca/upcoming-events/

16) Additional Articles - Include oil companies targeting women, a solution for clean energy, and a great Gywnne Dyer article on how dramatic this year’s weather has been and how it is likely the new normal:

	A really concerning article!
	Canada’s National Observer - Women Are The New Target Of Canada’s Fossil Fuel Greenwashing Machine:
	https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/09/13/news/canada-fossil-fuel-greenwashing-machine-target-women

	CNN - A Polluting Coal-Fired Power Plant Found The Key To Solving America’s Biggest Clean Energy Challenge:
	https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/16/climate/coal-to-solar-minnesota/index.html

	The Hamilton Spectator - We’ve Entered Unchartered Climate Territory.  What Are We Going To Do About It?:
	https://www.thespec.com/opinion/columnists/weve-entered-uncharted-climate-territory-what-are-we-going-to-do-about-it/article_2ffe5620-11b1-59f3-a5f4-b4749e5cd775.html

	The Agenda TVO - Where Should Ontario Put New Homes - The Provincial Government Has Options To Incentivize Building But Is Pursuing None Of Them:
	https://www.tvo.org/article/opinion-you-cant-build-houses-out-of-wishes-they-have-to-go-somewhere

17) Oak Ridges Moraine Lunch & Learns - Starting next week the Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation is hosting a series of Lunch & Learn online events:  

	Protecting Groundwater with Steve Holysh - Monday, Sept 23rd at 12:00pm - Register - https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ctnBDUqxQBqqdV7NvAa_wA#/registration
	Greenbelt Policy and Protection with Victor Doyle - Tuesday, Sept 24th at 12:00pm - Register - https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ScOWUuqlQGmAJngfDAUmsQ#/registration
	Indigenous and Environmental Justice - Thursday, Sept 26th at 12:00pm - Register - https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Cy8Jmtk0TqK2UrSpyF8DAQ#/registration

18) Some Good News! - Prices for solar panels have fallen to record lows of 10 cents per watt and falling interest rates have buoyed the outlook for solar installations with installations this year having doubled since 2022 and up almost four fold since 2019:

	Bloomberg - Global Solar Installations On Track For Another Record Year:
	https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-18/global-solar-installations-on-track-for-another-record-year

19) Reminder - Next Meeting - Join us Friday, September 20th at 5:30pm online at the Zoom link below:

	Topic: Grand River Watershed Bill 23 Bi-Weekly Zoom Meeting
	Time: Every Other Friday at 5:30pm EST

	Join Zoom Meeting
	https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09

	Meeting ID: 826 4469 5701
	Passcode: 713374

Thanks for all the great efforts so far - please share any questions or ideas.

Cheers,
Kevin Thomason, Mike Marcolongo, and Joan Faux on behalf of all our community groups.

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A) Upcoming Events - Get out and get involved!  And keep us posted on your events so we can share them:

Thursday, September 19th at 7pm - Wilmot Strategic Plan Open House - St. Agatha Community Centre, 1791 Erbs Road, St. Agatha

Friday, September 20th at 5:30pm - Next group update meeting on Zoom - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09

Saturday, September 21st - 9am to 11am - RIM Park Wildflower Planting - https://www.waterloo.ca/en/things-to-do/community-programs-in-parks.aspx

Monday, September 23rd at 12:00pm -Protecting Groundwater with Steve Holysh - Register - https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ctnBDUqxQBqqdV7NvAa_wA#/registration

Tuesday, September 24th at 6:30pm - GRCA Virtual Strategic Plan Consultation Meeting - Pre-registration required - https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pt-5FMBhT9m_wJXAzSbeZA#/registration

Tuesday, September 24th at 12:00pm - Greenbelt Policy and Protection with Victor Doyle - Register - https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ScOWUuqlQGmAJngfDAUmsQ#/registration

Thursday, September 26th at 12:00pm - Indigenous and Environmental Justice - Register - https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Cy8Jmtk0TqK2UrSpyF8DAQ#/registration

Saturday, September 28th - 9am to 11am - Laurelwood Park Wildflower Planting - https://www.waterloo.ca/en/things-to-do/community-programs-in-parks.aspx

Sunday, September 29th from 12pm to 5pm - Greenbelt Party in Hillsburgh - https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/gather-barn-dance-at-bela-farm-tickets-970443391307

Sunday, September 29th from 1pm to 6pm - National Farmers Union Wilmot Rally and Tractor Tour/Parade - see poster below

Tuesday, October 1st - ALO All Member Meeting - https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-ey01dY5Q3yveFnZh1xkSA#/registration

Tuesday, October 1st - Seniors Day Of Action On Climate - https://actionnetwork.org/forms/join-the-seniors-for-climate-mailing-list

Wednesday, October 2nd - Build The Ontario We Need - EFTO Town Hall Meetings Across Ontario - https://ofl.ca/event/town-hall-kitchener-waterloo/

Friday, October 4th - 8pm - Climate Emergency Vigils - Waterloo Town Square - https://www.faithclimatejustice.ca/climate-vigils.html

Saturday, October 5th - 9am to 11am - Waterloo Park Woodland Garden Planting - https://www.waterloo.ca/en/things-to-do/community-programs-in-parks.aspx

Sunday, October 6th at 2pm - SaveOurWater.ca <http://saveourwater.ca/> presents Plastic People At Gorge Cinema - https://www.saveourwater.ca/ 

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B) Fight For Farmland At The New Hamburg Fair

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C) Region of Waterloo - Shredding Of Corn Staff Report:

		Region of Waterloo Staff Report - PDL-ECD-24-007 - Land Assembly - Due Diligence Reports:
		https://pub-regionofwaterloo.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=9471

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D) PunkeyDoodles Steve Todd Song - “Passing Down This Farm” Lyrics for the song about the Van Bergeiks and Mountain Oak Cheese:

It is about handing the farm down to the next generation; 

Lyrics - Verse 1:
Adam & Hannie came to Wilmot, looking for a place to raise their kids
Hoping to start a small dairy farm, and bring a little Holland to Canada
Their farm grew, and their family grew, and the love of their new home
With every corn stalk, every hay bale, and every furrow sown
Chorus:
Sun warms the soil, and the rain gives it life, but it’s not just crops growing on this land
They’ll pass on the legacy, hand down the farm, the memories and the love of this great land

Yeah the Van Bergeijks are passing down this farm
Verse 2:
They’ve won awards for their artisan cheese
Now the younger generations learn the family recipes
Every harvest that comes and goes, every season’s change
They hope one day this will be theirs, that they’ll take the reins
Bridge:
In the whisper of the wind and the rustle of the trees their farm has a story… and a legacy

Listen to it at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sl3hdLK3WM&list=OLAK5uy_l0ZwYjuv29ykxk8R9qePpKR1uybUunoOg

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E) National Farmers Union Rally For Farmland - Sunday, Sept 29th 1pm to 6pm 

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F) Plastic People - Gorge Cinema Sunday, Oct 6th at 2pm:

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G) Climate Emergency Vigils every Friday, 8-9pm - October 4th to November 29th

https://www.faithclimatejustice.ca/climate-vigils.html

https://www.faithclimatejustice.ca/climate-vigils.html

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G) City of Waterloo Community Planting Events:

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H) Seniors Day Of Action For Climate - Tuesday, October 1st:

https://seniorsforclimate.org/

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I) Speak Up and Ensure Your Voice is Heard:

Wilmot Township Council

Natasha Salonen, Mayor, Wilmot, natasha.salonen at wilmot.ca <mailto:natasha.salonen at wilmot.ca> or 519-634-8519 x 9351
Stewart Cressman, Councillor Ward 1, Wilmot, stewart.cressman at wilmot.ca <mailto:stewart.cressman at wilmot.ca> or 519-807-1496	
Kris Wilkinson, Councillor Ward 2, Wilmot, kris.wilkinson at wilmot.ca <mailto:kris.wilkinson at wilmot.ca> or 519-807-4173
Harvir Sidhu, Councillor Ward 3, Wilmot, harvir.sidhu at wilmot.ca <mailto:harvir.sidhu at wilmot.ca> or 519-807-2521
Lillianne Dunstall, Councillor Ward 4, Wilmot, lillianne.dunstall at wilmot.ca <mailto:lillianne.dunstall at wilmot.ca> or 519-807-4975
Steven Martin, Councillor Ward 4, Wilmot, steven.martin at wilmot.ca <mailto:steven.martin at wilmot.ca> or 519-807-5214

Region of Waterloo Council

Karen Redman, Regional Chair, kredman at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:kredman at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor, Kitchener, berryv at kitchener.ca <mailto:berryv at kitchener.ca>
Dorothy McCabe, Mayor, City of Waterloo, dorothy.mccabe at waterloo.ca <mailto:dorothy.mccabe at waterloo.ca>
Jan Liggett, Cambridge Mayor, Cambridge, liggettj at cambridge.ca <mailto:liggettj at cambridge.ca>
Sue Foxton, Mayor, North Dumfries, sfoxton at northdumfries.ca <mailto:sfoxton at northdumfries.ca>
Natasha Salonen, Mayor, Wilmot, natasha.salonen at wilmot.ca <mailto:natasha.salonen at wilmot.ca>
Joe Nowak, Mayor, Wellesley, jnowak at wellesley.ca <mailto:jnowak at wellesley.ca>
Sandy Shantz, Mayor, Woolwich, sshantz at woolwich.ca <mailto:sshantz at woolwich.ca>
Doug Craig, Regional Councillor, Cambridge, dougcraig at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:dougcraig at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Pam Wolf, Regional Councillor, Cambridge, pwolf at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:pwolf at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Colleen James, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, CJames at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:CJames at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Michael Harris, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, MHarris at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:MHarris at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Kari Williams, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, KariWilliams at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:KariWilliams at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Rob Deutschmann, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, RDeutschmann at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:RDeutschmann at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Jim Erb, Regional Councillor, Waterloo, JErb at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:JErb at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Chantal Huinink, Regional Councillor, Waterloo, CHuinink at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:CHuinink at regionofwaterloo.ca>

Province of Ontario

Premier Doug Ford - doug.fordco at pc.ola.org <mailto:doug.fordco at pc.ola.org> or 416-325-1941 - available 24/7 - all calls confidential
Paul Calandra - Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing - paul.calandra at pc.ola.org <mailto:steve.clark at pc.ola.org> or 416-585-7000
Andrea Khanjin - Minster of Environment, Conservation and Parks - andrea.khanjin at pc.ola.org <mailto:andrea.khanjin at pc.ola.org> or 705-722-0575
Todd Smith - Minister of Energy - todd.smith at pc.ola.org <mailto:todd.smith at pc.ola.org> or 613-962-1144
Michael Parsa - Associate Minister of Housing - michael.parsaco at pc.ola.org <mailto:michael.parsaco at pc.ola.org>

Local Conservative MPPs:
Mike Harris Jr - Minister of Red Tape Reduction, MPP Kitchener-Conestoga - mike.harris at pc.ola.org <mailto:mike.harris at pc.ola.org> or 519-669-2090
Brian Riddell - MPP Cambridge - brian.riddell at pc.ola.org <mailto:brian.riddell at pc.ola.org> or 519-650-2770
Jess Dixon - MPP Kitchener South - jess.dixon at pc.ola.org <mailto:jess.dixon at pc.ola.org> or 519-650-9413
Will Bouma - MPP Brantford-Brant - will.bouma at pc.ola.org <mailto:will.bouma at pc.ola.org> or (519) 759-0361
Ted Arnott - MPP Wellington-Halton Hills - ted.arnott at pc.ola.org <mailto:ted.arnott at pc.ola.org> or (519) 787-5247
Ernie Hardeman - MPP Oxford - ernie.hardeman at pc.ola.org <mailto:ernie.hardeman at pc.ola.org> or (519) 537-5222
Matthew Rae - MPP Perth-Wellington - matthew.rae at pc.ola.org <mailto:matthew.rae at pc.ola.org> or (519) 272-0660

Local NDP MPPs:
Catherine Fife - MPP Waterloo - cfife-qp at ndp.on.ca <mailto:cfife-qp at ndp.on.ca> or 519-725-3477

Local Green Party MPPs:
Mike Schreiner - MPP Guelph - mschreiner at ola.or <mailto:mschreiner at ola.org>g or (519) 836-4190
Aislinn Clancy - MPP Kitchener Centre - aclancy-co at ola.org <mailto:aclancy-co at ola.org> or 519-579-5460

Independent MPPs:
Bobbi Ann Brady - MPP Haldimand-Norfolk - babrady-co at ola.org <mailto:babrady-co at ola.org> or (519) 428-0446

Federal Members of Parliament

Local Liberal MPs:
Bryan May - MP Cambridge - bryan.may at parl.gc.ca <mailto:bryan.may at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 624-7440
Tim Louis - MP Kitchener-Conestoga - tim.louis at parl.gc.ca <mailto:tim.louis at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 578-3777
Valerie Bradford - MP Kitchener-South Hespeler - valerie.bradford at parl.gc.ca <mailto:valerie.bradford at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 571-5509
Bardish Chagger - MP Waterloo - bardish.chagger at parl.gc.ca <mailto:bardish.chagger at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 746-1573
Lloyd Longfield - MP Guelph - lloyd.longfield at parl.gc.ca <mailto:lloyd.longfield at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 837-8276

Local Conservative MPs:
Michael Chong - MP Wellington-Halton Hills - michael.chong at parl.gc.ca <mailto:michael.chong at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 843-7344
Larry Brock - MP Brantford-Brant - larry.brock at parl.gc.ca <mailto:larry.brock at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 754-4300
John Nater - MP Perth-Wellington - john.nater at parl.gc.ca <mailto:john.nater at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 273-1400

Local Green Party MPs:
Mike Morrice - MP Kitchener - mike.morrice at parl.gc.ca <mailto:mike.morrice at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 741-2001

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Kevin Thomason
Vice-Chair, Grand River Environmental Network
www.gren.ca <http://www.gren.ca/>

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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