<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_22317" class=""><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_22321" class="" dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74129"><div dir="ltr" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74128"><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74127"><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><span class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_23584"><span class="" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_23583">Hi folks! </span></span></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><span class="" style=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial;"><br></span></span></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><span class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_23679"><span class="" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_23678">There are LOTS of upcoming events heading our way within the next two months so I created this list by date to help us all keep track! </span></span></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><span class="" style=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial;"><br></span></span></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><span class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_25217"><span class="" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_25216">1. Webinar: Keeping Lake Erie Alive - Mar. 4</span></span></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><span class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24751"><span class="" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24750">2. Stop Funding Climate Change: Exploring Fossil Free Investing - Mar. 5</span></span></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 15.3333330154419px;">3. GREN Meeting - Mar. 19</span></font></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24886"><span style="font-size: 15.3333330154419px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24885">4. Public Consultation on Climate Change - Mar. 19</span></font></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_25131"><span style="font-size: 15.3333330154419px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_25130">5.Public Consultation for the GreenBelt - Mar. 25</span></font></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_25176"><span style="font-size: 15.3333330154419px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_25175">6. Protecting our Pollinators - Apr. 7 </span></font></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24972"><span style="font-size: 15.3333330154419px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24971">7. Michael Harris Author of Party of One - Apr. 7</span></font></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 15.3333330154419px;"><br></span></font></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_25300"><span style="font-size: 15.3333330154419px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_25299">Also included: </span></font></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_26430"><span style="font-size: 15.3333330154419px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_26429">Quick Canadian Science Survey </span></font></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_26433"><span style="font-size: 15.3333330154419px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_26432">Quick Sign Petitions for Carbon Pricing & to include gravel pits as a source water risk</span></font></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 15.3333330154419px;"><br></span></font></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 15.3333330154419px;">Details and links below.</span></font></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 15.3333330154419px;"><br></span></font></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 15.3333330154419px;">Lulu :0)</span></font></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><span class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24050"><span class="" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24049">__________________________________________________________________</span></span></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b class="" style=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial;"><br></span></b></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74125" style=""><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74124" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial;">1. Free Online Webinar </span></b></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b class="" style="font-family: Times, 'Times NewRoman', serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16780"><span class="" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16779"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://action.freshwateralliance.ca/page/signup/keeping-lake-erie-alive-a-crash-course-in-who-s-doing-what-about-algal-blooms-and-your-water" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74138" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212);">Keeping Lake Erie Alive</a>: A Crash Course in Who’s Doing What About Algal Blooms and Your Water</span></b><br></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span class="" style="font-family: Times, 'Times NewRoman', serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16825"><span class="" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16824"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16827">Wednesday, March 4</span><br></span></span></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span class="" style="font-family: Times, 'Times NewRoman', serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16875"><span class="" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16874"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16873"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16872">12:00pm - 1:30pm</span></span></span></span></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b class="" style="font-family: Times, 'Times NewRoman', serif;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;" class=""><br></span></span></span></b></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: proxima_nova_alt_rgregular, arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.419999986886978px; line-height: 17.3600006103516px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_20400">Speakers will include Susan Humphrey from Environment Canada (representing the Great Lakes Executive Committee Nutrients Annex Subcommittee); Cale Selby from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; Kevin Money from the Essex Region Conservation Authority, and Jill Ryan from Freshwater Future (US). Each presenter will share what their organization is doing about algae and nutrients in Lake Erie, as well as their thoughts about the role for community groups in addressing algae blooms and water quality. Learn what these organizations are doing to reach out to communities, and join in a discussion about how your group could be part of the solution. </span></div></div></div></blockquote><font face="Arial" class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_20355"><span style="font-size: 15.3333330154419px;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_20354"><b class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_20353"><a href="http://action.freshwateralliance.ca/page/signup/keeping-lake-erie-alive-a-crash-course-in-who-s-doing-what-about-algal-blooms-and-your-water" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_20341">http://action.freshwateralliance.ca/page/signup/keeping-lake-erie-alive-a-crash-course-in-who-s-doing-what-about-algal-blooms-and-your-water</a></b></span></font><blockquote type="cite" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74129" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div dir="ltr" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74128" style=""><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74127" style=""><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16071" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16070">_________________________________________________________________</font></span><br></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74129" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;"><div dir="ltr" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74128"><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74127"><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22432"><span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22431"><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22473">2. Stop Funding Climate Change: Exploring Fossil Free Investing</b></span><br class="" style=""></font></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22433">Thurs. March 5</font></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22434">Kitchener Public LIbrary</font></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22522">Doors and displays open at 5:45 pm; Do The Math screening at 6:00 pm; Main program starts at 7:00 pm</span></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74129" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;"><div dir="ltr" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74128" style=""><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74127" style=""><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_74126" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22430"> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://divestwaterloo.ca/" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_120082" class="" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Divest Waterloo</a> and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.crewzone.ca/" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22248" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Community Renewable Energy Waterloo</a> (CREW) are bringing together a panel of experts to discuss:<br></font></div></div></div></blockquote><ul type="disc" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_120043" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;" class=""><li id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_120045" class="" style=""><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22435">the carbon risk facing traditional investment funds</font></li><li id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_120044" class="" style=""><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22436">strategies to develop a fossil free portfolio</font></li><li id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_120042" class="" style=""><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22429">opportunities to invest in local renewable energy projects</font></li></ul><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22281" dir="ltr"><strong class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24390" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;">Timothy Nash</strong><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24389" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;"> (“</span><a href="http://www.sustainableeconomist.com/" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24387" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 40, 31); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Sustainable Economist</a><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24388" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;">“) is president of Strategic Sustainable Investments, and the lead researcher for Ethical Market’s Green Transition Scoreboard® research report. He teaches economics at Sheridan College in Toronto.</span><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22281" dir="ltr"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif" class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24429"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24428"><strong style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;" class="">Karen Lockridge</strong><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24427"> is a principal, pension actuary and sustainability champion in </span><a href="http://mercer.ca/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 40, 31); font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Mercer</a><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24440">‘s Toronto office, and chair of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries’ Committee on Climate Change and Sustainability.</span><br></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22281" dir="ltr"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif" class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24433"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24432"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24431"><strong style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;" class="">Shane Mulligan</strong><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24430"> is the general manager of </span><a href="http://lifecoop.ca/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 40, 31); font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Local Initiative for Future Energy (LIFE) Co-op</a><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24439">. He also heads Radicle Consulting, a renewable energy and co-op consulting firm, and was a founding director of the Federation of Community Power Co-operatives.</span><br></span></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22281" dir="ltr"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif" class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24438"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24437"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24436"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24435"><strong style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;" class="">Derek Satnik</strong><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;" class=""> is co-chair of </span><a href="http://solarcitycoop.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 40, 31); font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Solar City Co-op (SCC)</a><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_24434"> and a LEED Accredited Professional Electrical Engineer. He is also managing director and chief innovation officer at Mindscape Innovations</span><br></span></span></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22281" dir="ltr"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif" class="" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.0240001678467px;" class=""><br></span></span></span></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22281" dir="ltr"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif" class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22372">_________________________________________________________________________________________</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22281" dir="ltr"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif" class="" style="" size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22281" dir="ltr"><font class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_23073" size="3"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_23072"><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_23205">GREN meeting</b></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22281" dir="ltr"><font class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_23074" size="3"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_23075">Thursday March 19</span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22281" dir="ltr"><font class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_23077" size="3">7:15</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22281" dir="ltr"><font class="" style="" size="3"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_23078">Christian Science Sunday School</span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22281" dir="ltr"><font class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_23113" size="3"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_23114">64 Water Street North, Kitchener</span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22281" dir="ltr"><font class="" style="" size="3"><span class=""><br></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22281" dir="ltr"><font class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_23117"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_23222"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_23116">Enter at the Francis Street door of the church and go down to the Sunday School. Access to public transit is similar to what it is at St John’s Kitchen (the Church is just around the corner from St John’s Kitchen.) There is a small parking area around the church plus on street parking on Francis and Water Streets. The acoustics will be better than at the St John’s Kitchen. </span><br class=""><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_23118">At our last meeting, we decided to dedicate the main part of this meeting to the waste management issue in Waterloo Region with a particular focus on whether the Region should or needs to build an incinerator for municipal garbage.</span></font><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22281" dir="ltr"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif" class="" style=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 14.6666669845581px;" class=""><br></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22281" dir="ltr"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif" class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_23160"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 14.6666669845581px;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_23159">_________________________________________________________________________________</span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22281" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><font face="Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif" class="" style=""><span style="font-size: 13px;" class=""> </span></font></div></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_8989" class="" style="">Public Consultation on Climate Change </b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><b class="" style=""><br class="" style=""></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style="">Thursday March 19, 2015</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style="">Kitchener Public Library</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style="">85 Queen St. North</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style="">6 to 8pm</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><br class="" style=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style="">To view discussion paper and other event times and locations visit: </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><a href="https://www.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/climate-change-consultation" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_5719" class="" style="">https://www.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/climate-change-consultation</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style="">Folks can submit comments using the Environmental Bill of Rights website until March 29 at this website: </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><a href="http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTI0Mzcz&statusId=MTg3MjY0&language=en" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_23399">http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTI0Mzcz&statusId=MTg3MjY0&language=en</a><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><br class="" style=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22556">Lulu note: </b><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_8845" style="font-size: medium; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.0499992370605px;">The Environmental Commissioner states Ontario government’s public consultation process on carbon pricing to date has focused only on one policy instrument: cap-and-trade. </span><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_8846" style="font-size: medium; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.0499992370605px;">There is a need for a reasoned and balanced public discussion comparing and contrasting emissions trading and a carbon tax in terms of ensuring carbon price discovery in the economy while reducing GHG emissions. ie: BC's Fee and Dividend model. </span><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_8847" style="font-size: medium; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.0499992370605px;">The following website gives an overview of both pricing instruments from the standpoints of:</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><font size="3" class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22801"><span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.0499992370605px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22800">1) emissions certainty and price certainty</span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><font size="3" class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22804"><span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.0499992370605px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22803">2) administrative oversight</span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><font size="3" class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22844"><span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.0499992370605px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22843">3) transparency</span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><font size="3" class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22847"><span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.0499992370605px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22846">4) implications for the transition to a low-carbon economy. </span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><font size="3" class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22806"><span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.0499992370605px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22805"><a href="http://www.ecoissues.ca/Pricing_Carbon_in_the_Economy" target="_blank" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_8863" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 17, 204); cursor: pointer; border: 0px; border-image-source: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-width: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.ecoissues.ca/Pricing_Carbon_in_the_Economy</a></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><font size="3" class="" style=""><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><span style="font-size: medium;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_20776"> My personal preference is the one being promoted by the Citizens Climate Lobby which is BC's fee and dividend system. World bank report shows 19% decreased use of fossil fuels over a 4 year period. Follow up studies showed no adverse economic impacts at all. Conference Board of Canada says BC is the top Province in economic growth. </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><span style="font-size: medium;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_22049"><a href="http://www.bcbusiness.ca/finance/bc-will-lead-canada-in-economic-growth-in-2015-report" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_20984">http://www.bcbusiness.ca/finance/bc-will-lead-canada-in-economic-growth-in-2015-report</a></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><br class="" style=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style="">________________________________________________________________________________</div><div class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_20743"><br class="" style=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr"><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2834"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16027">Public Consultations for the GreenBelt</font></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr"><b><font size="3"><br></font></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2704"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_20634"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.844799041748px;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2679">Wednesday </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.844799041748px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2712">March 25, 2015</span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2705"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_20635"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.844799041748px;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2706">Bingemans Conference Centre</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.844799041748px;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.844799041748px;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2707">425 Bingemans Centre Dr</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.844799041748px;"><br></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_20636"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.844799041748px;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2835">Open House 6-7pm</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.844799041748px;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.844799041748px;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2796">Meeting 7-9pm</span><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.0547199249268px; line-height: 16.844799041748px;" class=""><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr">For list of all locations and times: <a href="http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page10990.aspx" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2636">http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page10990.aspx</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr">Quick sign petition (you can still include personalized info in this) at <a href="http://action.environmentaldefence.ca/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=12028" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2763">http://action.environmentaldefence.ca/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=12028</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr">This law has the power to keep quarries off our primary recharge zones to protect our wells and the Grand River for the long term. Great time to support expansion of Greenbelt to protect the Country Side Line, our ESL's and areas like Hidden Valley & Barrie's Lake. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr">_____________________________________________________________________________</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11371" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11370" class="" style=""><span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11369" class=""><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10279">PROTECT THE POLLINATORS</font></span></b></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11371" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span class="" style=""><span class=""><font size="3"><br></font></span></span></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11371" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10111"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10110"><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11394" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11393" class="" style=""><span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11392" class="" style=""><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10052" class="" style="">Tuesday, April 7, 2015</font></span></span></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11397" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11396" class="" style=""><span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11395" class="" style=""><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10051" class="" style="">6:30 pm (doors open 6:00 pm)</font></span></span></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11400" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11399" class="" style=""><span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11398" class="" style=""><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10048" class="" style="">Princess Twin Theatre, 46 King Street N., Waterloo</font></span></span></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11403" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11402" class="" style=""><span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11401" class="" style=""><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10050" class="" style="">Cafe open for meals or snacks until 10.30 pm</font></span></span></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11406" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11405" class="" style=""><span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11404" class="" style=""><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10049" class="" style="">Free! (donations gratefully accepted)</font></span></span></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11409" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11408" class=""><span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11407" class=""><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10040" class="">Register: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/protect-the-pollinators-tickets-15860778014" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_18879" class="" style="color: purple;">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/protect-the-pollinators-tickets-15860778014</a></font></span></span></div></span></span></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11372" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span class=""><font size="3"> </font></span></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_18874" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_18873" class=""><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10057">Our pollinators are in trouble! To draw attention to their plight, the Sierra Club of Canada is doing a cross-Canada tour.</font></span></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11373" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span class=""><font size="3"> </font></span></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11375" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11374" class=""><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10047">How can we, as concerned citizens and mostly city-dwellers, work together with beekeepers and farmers to help protect the vital and free service provided by bees and other pollinators?</font></span></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11376" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span class=""><font size="3"> </font></span></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_18876" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_18875" class=""><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10046">Join us for a free, public meeting to learn about pollinator health, pesticide use and environmental protection with speakers:</font></span></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11377" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span class=""><font size="3"> </font></span></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11380" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10045"><span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11379" style="font-family: Symbol;" class=""><span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11378" class="" style="">·<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_18864" class="" style=""> </span></span></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_18863" class="">John Bennett - Sierra Club's National Program Director, who will discuss pollinators and pesticides;</span></font></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_18862" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10044"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10271">· </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_18861" class="">Paul McKay - author of <i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_18877" class="" style="">The Kepler Code</i>, a fictional novel about a world where pollinators go extinct and agriculture collapses; and</span></font></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11384" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10043"><span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11383" style="font-family: Symbol;" class=""><span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11382" class="" style="">·<span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11381" class="" style=""> </span></span></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_18860" class="">Dr. Laurence Packer - York University professor and native bee specialist.</span></font></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_18859" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span class=""><font size="3"> </font></span></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11386" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11385" class=""><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10042">Panel discussion will follow and will include reps from the local farming community.</font></span></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11387" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span class=""><font size="3"> </font></span></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_18774" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_18878" class=""><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10041">Displays and sale of bee and pollinator-related books and items.</font></span></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11410" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span class=""><font size="3"> </font></span></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11412" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11411" class=""><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10056">Public transit or carpool and park here: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.princesscinemas.com/parking" style="color: purple;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_9999">www.princesscinemas.com/parking</a></font></span></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11413" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span class=""><font size="3"> </font></span></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11415" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11414" class=""><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10116">Sponsored by Grand River Environmental Network (GREN) <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.gren.ca/" style="color: purple;" class="">www.gren.ca</a> and WordsWorth Books <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.wordsworthbooks.com/" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_18880" style="color: purple;" class="">www.wordsworthbooks.com</a></font></span></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11416" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="3"> </font></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11416" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10229">____________________________________________________________________________________</font></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11416" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><font size="3"><br></font></div><div class="" id="yiv9794327869yui_3_16_0_1_1424823794206_11416" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264917070_41594" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264917070_41593" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10272">Michael Harris, author Party of One: Stephen Harper and Canada’s Radical Makeover</b></span></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264917070_41595" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264917070_41597" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264917070_41596" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Saturday, April 18, 2015</span></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264917070_41598" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10230">1:00 – 2:30 pm</span></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264917070_41599" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10231">Freewill offering</span></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264917070_41600" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10232">Registry Theatre</span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10234"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10233">122 Frederick St, Kitchener</span></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264917070_41604" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264917070_41603" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.registrytheatre.com/visiting-the-registry/" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264917070_41602" style="color: purple;" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264917070_41601" style="color: windowtext;" class="">http://www.registrytheatre.com/visiting-the-registry/</span></a></span></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264917070_41605" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264917070_41606" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_10235">Register: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16613"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://eventbrite.ca/event/15848813227/?utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=new_event_email&utm_term=eventurl_text" style="color: purple;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16612"><span style="color: windowtext;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16611">https://eventbrite.ca/event/15848813227/</span></a></span></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264917070_41607" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; 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13px;"><b><br class="" style=""></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_22321" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16385"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16384"><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16496"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_22331" class="">2015 Science Policy Survey</span></b></font></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_22326" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16383"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16382">1) Is the government's current science policy heading in the right direction?</font></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_22325" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16381"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16380">2) What is the most critical policy challenge facing the Canadian scientific community?</font></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425266636398_22324" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16379"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16378">3) 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class=""></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_2423" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16064" class="" style=""><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16063" class="" style=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16454"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16453">Associate Professor (on-leave), SFU</span><a href="http://kennedystewart.ndp.ca/sciencepolicysurvey" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16062" class="">http://kennedystewart.ndp.ca/sciencepolicysurvey</a></span><br class="" style=""></font></span></div><div class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16238"><b class="" style=""><br class="" style=""></b></div><div class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16238"><b class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_21645">______________________________________________________________________________________</b></div><div class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16238"><b class="" style=""><br></b></div><div class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16238"><b class="" style=""><br></b></div><div class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16238" dir="ltr"><b class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_25577">Quick Sign Petitions: </b></div><div class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16238" dir="ltr"><b class="" style=""><br></b></div><div class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16238"><b class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_25538">Ask Premier Wynne and Minister Murray to implement a broad, effective and equitable carbon pricing system in Ontario.<br></b></div><div class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16238"><span class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_25460"><a href="http://pricecarbonnow.org/sign-letter-premier-wynne-and-minister-murray-about-upcoming-carbon-price" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_25459">http://pricecarbonnow.org/sign-letter-premier-wynne-and-minister-murray-about-upcoming-carbon-price</a><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16238"> </div><div class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16238"><b class="" style=""><br></b></div><div class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16238" dir="ltr"><b class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_21679">Protect Ontario's Drinking Water</b></div><div class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16238"><span class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_21750"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_21749"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_21770">Ask MOE minister Glen Murray to approve the Source Protection Committee's request to include "land uses and activities that penetrate the municipal aquifer and or increase the vulnerability of wellhead protection areas or intake protection zones" as threats to source water. </font></span></span></div><div class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16238"><span class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_26165"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_26164"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_26163"><font color="#333333" face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_26162" class="" style=""><a href="https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Glen_Murray_Ontario_Minister_of_the_Environment_Climate_Change_Protect_Ontarios_Drinking_Water_Sources_1/?kAJtLib" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_26160">https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Glen_Murray_Ontario_Minister_of_the_Environment_Climate_Change_Protect_Ontarios_Drinking_Water_Sources_1/?kAJtLib</a></font><br></font></span></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16238"> </div><div class="" style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264949816_16238"><br></div><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425264917070_41619" 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