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<FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>Just a reminder of our event this Thursday evening. Attached is a poster on the event. Please share it with your contacts.<BR>
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Looking forward to seeing many of you Thursday.<BR>
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John<BR>
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Along with Environmental Defence and Smart Growth Waterloo Region, the Grand River Environmental Network will be holding a panel discussion on the costs of urban sprawl to our communities, and the benefits of smart growth. This will include discussion of reform needed in landuse planning, a topic that the Ontario government is currently receiving input on. Admission is free. Please join us!<BR>
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Date & Time: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 6:30 pm<BR>
Location: Downtown Community Centre, 35B Weber Street West, Kitchener, Ontario<BR>
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Agenda: <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><UL><UL><LI><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> 6:30 pm - Doors open for light refreshments
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> 7:00 to 8:30 pm - Panel discussion and Q&A session
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> Moderator:
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> - Mike Farwell, Journalist and Broadcaster
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> Panelists:
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> - Rob Horne, Commissioner of Planning, Housing, and Community Development for the Region of Waterloo
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> - Aidan Grove-White, Planning Advisor, Environmental Defence
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> - Kate Daley, Co-Founder, Smart Growth Waterloo Region
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> - Kevin Thomason, Vice-Chair, Grand River Environmental Network<BR>
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Please join us.<BR>
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John<BR>
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John Jackson<BR>
Chair, Grand River Environmental Network<BR>
17 Major Street<BR>
Kitchener, Ontario N2H 4R1<BR>
519-744-7503<BR>
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