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Lulu, Good for you! Thanks so much for getting there. I tried but
heard about the horses in the march and had to cancel out. (
allergies, big time).<br>
I think we should be working with Gravel Watch Ontario more
closely. They came last year to Guelph and presented when John
Jackson presented for GREN and Rob Uffen for <br>
NDACT. It looks like we are finally moving forward on this. Last
summer, GRCA weren't interested so lets keep up the pressure. Would
you be interested in another Growth, Groundwater and Gravel
townhall.. round 2.? For the Grand River watershed.? Norah<br>
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I made a big banner, zoomed up to Shelburne and joined the
march today. The banner read, Save Aggregates for Water and
under that it had GREN: Grand River Environmental Network. I
told folks I was a member. Photo in the attachments.<br>
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When I arrived folks were thrilled to have someone from
Waterloo to join in. About 200 folks were there as the march
arrived. Big pot luck took place in a huge storage barn. <br>
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Met members of the Council of Canadians. Maude Barlow was at a
UN meeting at the time but texted a greeting read by Mark
Calzavara. Met with Aboriginal activist Danny Barton, members
of Iroquois and Anishnabeg groups. Lots of folks came in from
Simcoe around Tiny Township, Owen Sound, Toronto etc. I
gathered many emails of folks attending so we can send
correspondences. <br>
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They had guest speakers speaking about the 200km walk, many
spoke on protecting the unique soil type of these A1 farmlands
and they asked me to speak to the group to give the view of
the folks downstream so I gave them the news from Waterloo. I
spoke of how our region is spending millions in water
conservation efforts and in trying to maintain the water
quality in the Grand River, yet projects like this could have
adverse impacts on our watershed. I spoke of how this project
lacked spring thaw data and how they are using bore hole data
taken from 1945 to assess risk and how bore hole data is
unreliable when used in sloped outwash moraine systems. I
spoke of how the scope of the study is too limited and lacks
regard to long term ecological and economical impacts, how
more communities and more ministries need to be part of this
review process etc. <br>
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Afterwards the organizers told me Dale Goldhawk is coming to
do interviews and they asked me to stick around so I can speak
with him on these issues. He came, we spoke and he has it all
recorded. After that I went home.<br>
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Lulu<br>
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