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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I'm forwarding this email from Bart Forwell who is
offering to help in this issue for GREN Guess you could take note of
that for future info and referral to him for updates.
Ginny</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=bart17@sympatico.ca href="mailto:bart17@sympatico.ca">I FORWELL</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=ginny@kw.igs.net href="mailto:ginny@kw.igs.net">Ginny
Quinn</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 17, 2010 6:45 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> RE: [All] GREN meeting this Wednesday February
17</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi Ginny
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<DIV>I see the agenda will touch on pedestrian and cycling issues. I am on
both the Region and City of kitchener cycling committees. If you ever need
to know what is going on from that perspective just let me know.</DIV>
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<DIV>thanks</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>bart</DIV>
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From: <A href="mailto:ginny@kw.igs.net">ginny@kw.igs.net</A><BR>To: <A
href="mailto:all@gren.ca">all@gren.ca</A>; <A
href="mailto:jjackson@web.ca">jjackson@web.ca</A><BR>Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010
18:35:48 -0500<BR>Subject: Re: [All] GREN meeting this Wednesday February
17<BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <FONT size=3>Good evening fellow GRENs
</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT size=3>That's a very full compliment of items
of importance of environmental (and </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT size=3> more) issues of great importance
to our future. John, you make a great chair guess it's
all your past </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>experience and I, for one, am so happy to have you
share it with GREN.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I hope we can eventually get an organized "meet (and
question) " the candidates in the early fall about</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>how they feel about certain issues. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>One of My 'big' ones will be to ask what they know
of (or have read of ) the Region's ESL attempt and
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>proposal to "Hold the Country Side Line" and
preserve our farm land and mainly our 2 (not 1 but
2)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> very high recharge areas in the Trussler Reidel/
Road areas in the Doon South section of KItchener.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Is the candidate aware that , with Global warming, there
is much fear that Wat. Region may not have </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>the option in 2035 of tapping into Lake Erie for a
pipeline. Are they aware that the Region (which
is</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> responsible for '<STRONG>producing'</STRONG> quality
drinking water) wants to protect and preserve this area from </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>development because with the Province expecting us to take
on 250,000 new immigrants here , there </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>will be a need to produce more water to feed
them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> Are they aware , or have they thought of the fact
...that...Water is second only, to the air we breathe.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>If they would like to represent us on council, then
how informed are they in this community's problems</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>and benefits? Where do they seek
information? Have they interviewed some of the
constituents </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>who have been out there sticking their chin out to
protect so many areas of concern.???</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Are they aware that never has there been so many informed
and passionate and involved volunteer </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>members </FONT><FONT face=Arial>of the public
willing to do verbal battle with staffs and councils here for our
environment.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>This includes our parks and Green Spaces ? our
precious Gem, <STRONG>Hidden Valley</STRONG>...the protectionof </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>our wildlife and Federal and Provinciallly protected
endangered species ( here we meet our Jefferson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Salamander. one of the few survivors of the Ice
Age?) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> Are they reading the local papers </FONT><FONT
face=Arial>and listening to news and items on TV and Radio??? and
doing</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> some research on their own time??</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Are they aware of our traffic problems..our smog
problems...(that we are one of the worst smog cities </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>in Canada and </FONT><FONT face=Arial>do they know some of
the reasons?) ....the problems of soil contaminations and </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>remediation of such??</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Are they aware of the solution to the remediation of
Victoria Park Lake and the importance of
such? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>and the $$$$$ cost factor? and the time frame for
remediation? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>What do they know of the progress of "the Centre Block
Plan?" in downtown Kitchener.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> What do they know of the Main Kitchener
Library Plans and Design ? I am told by an
interested</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> avid 'downtown' promoter and reader that these
plans need to be questioned especially in regard </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>to the safety? nightime exposure of alleyways and
underground parking darkness? back lanes.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>*note* I, personnally, am not a frequent user of
this building, but have listened to the remarks of concern</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>and wonder if canditates are paying
attention.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Is there anything we can do to stimulate more voters going
out to "exercise" their option (privilege) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>of voting freely (our service men and women in all fields
have fought 2 world wars to keep us free</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>and to give us this choice.) Last election , only
24.4% of the eligible voters in Kitchener cared enough </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>to go out and vote. (Yes, I checked this number with the
Kit. City Clerk) ...and *many* of that group were </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>s</FONT><FONT face=Arial>eniors who know the sacrifice of
others to obtain and retain </FONT><FONT face=Arial>this *right* of freedom of
expression. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>And YES there are many other
issues $$$$$ financial$$$$ in
both cities.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Questions re opinions on mergers...benefits vs
negatives.? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>If I can't make it to the meeting (family sometimes
takes priority) then I have taken this last hour to</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>hopefully add something of importance to your group
thoughts. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>There are so many issues going on and some may get lost in
the confusion if all of us don't stay alert.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks for your patience. Many of you will
bring up many more issues and probably suggest that some </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>small groups be formed to get a set group of questions
...would you suggest they be sent in advance to all </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>candidates before meetings 1...in
Kitchener......Waterloo.....Region....etc etc etc.
Regards Ginny Quinn</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>PS let me know if memberships are due if I don't get
there. GQ</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jjackson@web.ca href="mailto:jjackson@web.ca">John Jackson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=all@gren.ca
href="mailto:all@gren.ca">GREN</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 14, 2010 2:03
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [All] GREN meeting this
Wednesday February 17</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><B>GREN Agenda, Wednesday February 17, 7:15<BR><BR>St.
John’s Kitchen, 97 Victoria St N. (side door, upper floor),
Kitchener<BR></B><BR>The prime purpose of this meeting is to make decisions on
the focuses of our work this year.<BR><BR>7:15: Election Procedure
<BR> Financial
Status
(Theo)<BR> Membership
Status
(Theo)<BR> <BR>7:30:
<B>GREN Objectives & Work for
2010<BR></B> Part
1: GREN Organizational:<BR></SPAN></FONT>
<UL>
<UL>
<LI><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Website </SPAN></FONT>
<LI><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Media presence </SPAN></FONT>
<LI><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Meet & collaborate with other groups
throughout the Grand River watershed<BR></SPAN></FONT></LI></UL></UL><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><BR> Part
2: Issues for work:<BR></SPAN></FONT>
<UL>
<UL>
<LI><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Pipeline </SPAN></FONT>
<LI><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">ROPP Country-line </SPAN></FONT>
<LI><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Municipal elections:<BR></SPAN></FONT>
<UL>
<LI><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Candidate Questionnaire </SPAN></FONT>
<LI><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Take position on certain issues: Fluoridation,
transit<BR></SPAN></FONT></LI></UL>
<LI><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Air Quality: idling issues, tree by-laws
</SPAN></FONT>
<LI><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Pedestrian & Cycling issues </SPAN></FONT>
<LI><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Water quality: Sourcewater protection, etc
</SPAN></FONT>
<LI><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Landuse: parking lots, gravel pits, protection of
special ecological areas such as Hidden valley
<BR></SPAN></FONT></LI></UL></UL><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><BR>8:45: Member Updates<BR><BR>9:10:
Next meeting: date & location<BR><BR>-- <BR>John Jackson<BR>17 Major
Street<BR>Kitchener, Ontario N2H 4R1<BR>519-744-7503<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><BR>
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