<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Josh,<div><br></div><div>Ginny Quinn and Norah Chaloner, GREN members had indicated you needed help in finding additional resource people to attend your Climate Change Toolkit sessions. Yet after attending the previous 2 sessions and making good contributions, when I arrived last night I was told your meetings were by invitation only and this session was full -- but I could wait to see if there would be space. It became too crowded. Fortunately I had another meeting nearby that was also valuable that I could attend.</div><div><br></div><div>What concerns me is the "invitation only" part. Specifically, if I wish to attend your Food & Agriculture (final) session from 2-4 pm on Tues. at the Misty Mountain Cafe. Am I -- or any other GREN member -- invited if there is room? And what is the dinner situation? (see my July 4 query below in the PS)</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Robert <br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Robert Milligan <<a href="mailto:mill@continuum.org">mill@continuum.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">July 4, 2013 3:07:02 PM GMT-04:00</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Josh Morel <<a href="mailto:morel.josh@hotmail.com">morel.josh@hotmail.com</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: Focus Group Contact Information Sharing</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Josh,<div><br></div><div>Sharing my contact information is OK:</div><div><br></div><div>Robert Milligan</div><div>Grand River Environmental Network AND Independent Sustainability IDEAS Catalyst</div><div><a href="mailto:mill@continuum.org">mill@continuum.org</a> (and 519-696-2288 -- I welcome exploratory phone discussions)</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks to you and TKW members for your practical innovative and collaborative efforts.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Robert</div><div><br></div><div>PS: In an email that you sent to Norah Chaloner around June 22, you said, "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">The focus group will be 2 hours long and will be held on Tuesday July 2 at 2-4PM at a location in downtown Kitchener. <b>Dinner will be provided!</b></span>" This implies the expectation of a meal for contributers when one attends a session. </div><div><br></div><div>When I arrived on Tues. 10 minutes late, there was some indication that some had consumed coffee &/or muffins. Nobody mentioned a meal afterwards. </div><div><br></div><div>Then when I arrived for a meeting last night, we were told we could get a coffee and muffin or something. Glen Woolner of CREW decided to get a sandwich and a drink. He mentioned that he was with the group in the meeting room. I chose a sandwich and bottled water. <b>Would kindly clarify the meal situation.</b> I will at least be attending the session tonight on transportation & infrastructure.</div><div><br><div><div>On 3-Jul-13, at 9:00 PM, Josh Morel wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div class="hmmessage" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; "><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Hello Everyone,</span><br><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Thank you again for making yesterday's climate change focus group so interesting. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Some attendees have asked me to see if anyone is agreeable to sharing contact information for the purpose of connecting on other potential climate change related topics. I have blind CC'd everyone on this email and will only release your information by your permission. If you are interested, please provide your name, affiliation and email you would like to be contacted by. The contact list will only be distributed to those who also provided their information.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">We do also plan on providing information to everyone who attended on our analysis of the focus group and survey data. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Sincerely,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Josh Morel</span></div><div><div><blockquote dir="ltr" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; "><div dir="ltr"></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></blockquote></div>On 2-Jul-13, at 10:25 AM, Ginny Quinn wrote:</div></div></blockquote><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-CA" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Hello Josh could you send me more info on <b>Human Health</b>,(including diseases, temperature stress , increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events). If possible I am also interested in info re the <b>Food and Agriculture</b> Focus subjects.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">I need to know what you are seeking to learn and/or confirm, regarding specifically both of these subjects. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> Since the water and flooding meeting has already occurred, I’d also be interested in a report of the findings and /or confirmation of some of the currently viewed topics of concern in this area, as well as the proposed potential <b>actions to mitigate the damages which continue to endanger this generation and all future generations from the inadequate actions and lack of knowledge of our paid representatives. </b>Yes, our water resources is a VERY important area to work on and protect. Thanks Ginny Quinn 519-578-0005 Kitchener.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; "><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "> Josh Morel [<a href="mailto:morel.josh@hotmail.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">mailto:morel.josh@hotmail.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> June-27-13 7:39 AM<br><b>To:</b> Louisette Lanteigne; Ginny Quinn; 'Norah Chaloner'; 'GREN'<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [All] request for help re Waterloo resources.. see bottom<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Hello Lulu and Ginny:<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">These are all very fascinating points. I'm going to look into David Rowade and Conestoga College SWMP program. Ginny - I hope your grandson is doing okay.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">I was wondering if either of you feel you could contribute at one of your Focus Groups for the Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit. The scope of this project is adaptation to the negative impacts of climate change at an indvidual/community level (as opposed to the municipal/prov/fed governmental level).<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">There are five groups each on a different general area. The water one already occurred. The upcoming ones are:<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">-Human health - July 2, 2-4pm<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">-Energy July 3, 7-9pm<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">-Food and agriculture July 9, 2-4pm<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">-Transportation and Infrastructure, July 4, 7-9pm<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">If you feel you could contribute in one of these groups and are able to attend it would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Josh Morel<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">TransitionKW<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">CCAT Project Member<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 11:45:38 -0700<br>From: <a href="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">butterflybluelu@rogers.com</a><br>Subject: Re: [All] request for help re Waterloo resources.. see bottom<br>To: <a href="mailto:ginny@kw.igs.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">ginny@kw.igs.net</a>; <a href="mailto:nrchaloner@hotmail.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">nrchaloner@hotmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:all@gren.ca" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">all@gren.ca</a><br>CC: <a href="mailto:morel.josh@hotmail.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">morel.josh@hotmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">The Region's climate expert David Rowade has noted trends that indicate the same annual amount of rainfall in fewer events based on data taken from our local weather stations. It's the storm water management that we really need to plan for. Calgary just had 6 months of rainfall in a 2 day period and over the last 10 years, they have had two 100 year floods.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "> Here is an excellent article from the Former Chair of the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy discussing this fact. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><a href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/24/alberta-flooding-sets-records-prompts-calls-for-action-on-climate-change/" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/24/alberta-flooding-sets-records-prompts-calls-for-action-on-climate-change/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">No doubt urban sprawl played into this by paving over their watersheds hampering infiltration of water. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">When it comes to the criteria for environmental impact studies, be it for pipelines, subdivisions or other projects, there is currently no manditory test times or methods or standard units of measurements that engineering firms are mandated to follow. These firms are responsible for gathering the baseline engineering data but often times they undermine water risks by avoiding 12 month creek studies, proper bore hole depths, they avoid spring thaw etc. Unless the baseline testing criteria is standardized to the point it can actually secure reasonable data to determine delta water levels, then we will continue to see failures in planning processes over and over again. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">The key to protecting people from bad planning due to floods, erosion issues etc. is to secure solid preliminary baseline data that accurately reflects the hydrology of an area. We need to mandate reasonable testing criteria to follow. Right now it's all subjective. Folks can do a one day audit and get a plan approved based on that crap. We need standards set to actually mitigate risks over the long term. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">Lulu :0)<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "><hr size="1" width="100%" align="center"></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "> Ginny Quinn <<a href="mailto:ginny@kw.igs.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">ginny@kw.igs.net</a>><br><b>To:</b> 'Norah Chaloner' <<a href="mailto:nrchaloner@hotmail.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">nrchaloner@hotmail.com</a>>; 'GREN' <<a href="mailto:all@gren.ca" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">all@gren.ca</a>> <br><b>Cc:</b> 'Josh Morel' <<a href="mailto:morel.josh@hotmail.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">morel.josh@hotmail.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 24, 2013 11:56:53 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [All] request for help re Waterloo resources.. see bottom</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div id="ecxyiv3548779976"><div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Norah and Josh A few years ago at a Regional or City of Kitchener council meeting (can’t remember which one now.... I was encouraging (read started pushing for<b>) 200 year SWMPs</b> Storm Water Management Ponds, to be put in new developments and <b>basically in all new developments</b>: the largest currently one done is the 100 year SWMP but many planners and developers don’t even want to do that. Based on Hurricane Hazel and Katrina and now many more....we absolutely MUST demand 200 year SWMPs. NOW, once again we have our very own CALGARY AND SURROUNDING AREAS in an emergency flood.</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> Our Grandson is a Calgary Firefighter who has been ‘home ‘ this past week and does not know the status of his ( ordered to be vacated) residence in Calgary as he will fly back tonight and of course will be immediately posted to the areas in most need.</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">This is a fine example to use Josh..but you will meet with VERY STRONG opposition and negativity from the developers and planners. Because ENLARGED SWMP size is what they do NOT want as it takes up land they want to make profit on, in building more houses. This is a very important demand that must be promoted and there’s plenty of proof in Climate Change and melting of the ice in Alaska. Etc.</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> Just thought you might have already wanted to do this but to let you know you should FIGHT HARD to get this discussed and passed in law by the Region etc.</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> The night I attended the meeting about “Run off” charges was in Kitchener and the only place at that time that had done the 200 year SWMP was Conestoga College. </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> Speak to the Environmental Man...I can’t take the time to find his card but you’ll know how to contact him at the college. Good luck Ginny Quinn. </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; "><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "> All [<a href="mailto:all-bounces@gren.ca" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">mailto:all-bounces@gren.ca</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Norah Chaloner<br><b>Sent:</b> June-22-13 10:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> GREN<br><b>Cc:</b> Josh Morel<br><b>Subject:</b> [All] request for help re Waterloo resources.. see bottom</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">Hello Folks.. this is an issue for re the K/W region. I am sorry not to have forwarded it sooner. Josh needs some help and you folks have the answers he is seeking. <br>Please copy me if you can pick this up so that I know it has been looked after.. I really don't know a lot of the specific resources and needs in your area.. That said, we will be setting up a CoC chapter again in the fall in K/W. Thanks for your help. Norah <br><br>Dear Norah Chaloner:</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">I write to you today as a member of TransitionKW. Based on the Transition movement started in the UK, TransitionKW brings citizens together to build resilience and sustainability within our community in the face of the oncoming challenges of climate change and peak oil. One of our key projects that I am participating in is the creation of a Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit (CCAT) to be used by citizens and community groups in the Region of Waterloo to increase resilience to climate change and its anticipated impacts.<br><br>As the Council of Canadians local chapter contact , our project team identified you as a <b>stakeholder </b>in the <b>development of this toolkit</b>. For this reason, I ask for your participation in an upcoming focus group session. In this focus group we aim to gain from their expertise to learn how we can improve our capacity for resilience and identify the gaps in emergency preparedness as it relates to the area of <b>human health</b> for Waterloo Region.</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; position: static; z-index: auto; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><br>The focus group will be 2 hours long and will be held on Tuesday July 2 at 2-4PM at a location in downtown Kitchener. Dinner will be provided!<br> <br>Please let me know if you will attend, and if so, at which time(s) you can come.<br>Sincerely,<br>Josh Morel<br>CCAT Project Team Member<br> <br><b>P.S.<br>Please also let me know of anyone else you would recommend to participation in one of the focus groups. The five focus groups each cover one of the following topics:<br>· Water resources (including flooding and supply)<br>· Human health (including diseases, temperature stress, increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events)<br>· Food and agriculture<br>· Energy<br>· Transportation and Infrastructure</b></span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "> </span></b><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 12pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; position: static; z-index: auto; "><span style="color: black; "><br>_______________________________________________<br>All mailing list<br><a href="mailto:All@gren.ca" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">All@gren.ca</a><br><a href="http://mail.gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/all_gren.ca" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://mail.gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/all_gren.ca</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>