<p dir="ltr">Congratulations, Kevin!</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 29, 2016 10:01 PM, "Robert Milligan" <<a href="mailto:mill@continuum.org">mill@continuum.org</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div>Kevin,</div><div><br></div>A well deserved award. You are a great exemplar for upcoming generations in environmental action (and in technological innovation). You could create a web-site to tell them what you have done, why, how, … . Then engage with them on Facebook, etc.<div><br></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div>Robert<br><div><br></div><div><br><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Feb 29, 2016, at 9:13 PM, Kevin Thomason <<a href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com" target="_blank">kevinthomason@mac.com</a>> wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Thank you for the congratulations and recognition! <div><br></div><div>It is a huge honour to be the recipient of this national award. However, as I will be noting in my speech at the Gala on Thursday night so many of our activities over the past decade and half be it ESL's, Greenbelts, Protected Countryside, source-water protection, traffic issues, LRT, the Regional Official Plan, etc. have been team efforts. I am really accepting this award on behalf of so many hardworking people here in Waterloo Region.</div><div><br></div><div>Together, we have done what they said couldn't be done and developed so many precedent-setting initiatives that are helping to ensure Waterloo is a global leader in so many ways.</div><div><br></div><div>The coming years ahead are going to be just as exciting with almost a dozen priorities identified by GREN be it Provincial Greenbelt expansion, recycling and landfill diversion opportunities, or the new Waterloo Region Land Trust.</div><div><br></div><div>Lets keep moving forward and see what we can accomplish in the next decade.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks again!</div><div>Kevin.<div><br><div><div style="margin:0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font:12.0px Helvetica">----------------------------</font></div>
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<br><div><div>On Feb 29, 2016, at 7:36 PM, Anne Morgan <<a href="mailto:annemorgan7@gmail.com" target="_blank">annemorgan7@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Congratulations Kevin. Very well deserved recognition for all your good work.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Anne and Alan</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 4:38 PM, butterflybluelu <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com" target="_blank">butterflybluelu@rogers.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>
<div>Way to go!</div><div><br></div><div>So many years of dedicated advocacy accomplishments. Kevin has been there making the system changes for so many years. This is great to see!</div><div><br></div><div>Well done! </div><div>Lulu :0)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757">Sent from my Samsung device</div></div><div><div><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Deb Swidrovich <<a href="mailto:deswid@gmail.com" target="_blank">deswid@gmail.com</a>> <br>Date: 2016-02-29 3:41 PM (GMT-05:00) <br>To: John Jackson <<a href="mailto:jjackson@web.ca" target="_blank">jjackson@web.ca</a>>, "GREN >" <<a href="mailto:all@gren.ca" target="_blank">all@gren.ca</a>> <br>Subject: Re: [All] GREN Vice-Chair to be honoured by Environmental Defence Canada <br><br> <div style="width:100%;font-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,'Slate Pro',sans-serif,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);text-align:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Well deserved is right. Thank you Kevin for all that you do.</div><div style="width:100%;font-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,'Slate Pro',sans-serif,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);text-align:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Deb Swidrovich</div> <div style="width:100%;font-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,'Slate Pro',sans-serif,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);text-align:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="display:initial"></div> <div style="font-size:initial;font-family:Calibri,'Slate Pro',sans-serif,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);text-align:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network.</div> <table width="100%" style="background-color:white;border-spacing:0px"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size:initial;text-align:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> <div style="border-style:solid none none;border-top-color:rgb(181,196,223);border-top-width:1pt;padding:3pt 0in 0in;font-family:Tahoma,'BB Alpha Sans','Slate Pro';font-size:10pt"> <div><b>From: </b>John Jackson</div><div><b>Sent: </b>Monday, February 29, 2016 3:38 PM</div><div><b>To: </b>GREN ></div><div><b>Subject: </b>[All] GREN Vice-Chair to be honoured by Environmental Defence Canada</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="border-style:solid none none;border-top-color:rgb(186,188,209);border-top-width:1pt;font-size:initial;text-align:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></div><br><div><div><i>Each year, Environmental Defence recognizes an outstanding individual whose leadership has helped to create a greener and more prosperous Canada with the Green Champion award. This year the Green Champion award recipient is Kevin Thomason – an environmental advocate and a steadfast supporter of Environmental Defence’s Greenbelt program. </i></div><div> </div><div>Description in Gala Program: </div><div><i>Green Champion</i></div><div><i>Kevin Thomason</i></div><div><i>Vice-Chair, Grand River Environmental Network</i></div><div><i> </i></div><div><i>Kevin Thomason has been an environmental advocate for over 20 years. As President of the Sunfish Lake Association for more than a decade he played a key role in regional efforts to promote a greenbelt plan for the Region of Waterloo and urged regional council to approve policies to protect farmland and preserve natural landscapes. Kevin actively promotes support for the Region of Waterloo’s Light Rail Transit system which will support compact growth and prevent sprawl and is a Co-Founder of SmartGrowth Waterloo. </i></div><div><br></div><div>
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