<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>It's wonderful to see this recognition for your work. Congratulations, Kevin!</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Susan B<br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Mar 1, 2016, at 8:16 AM, Susan Koswan <<a href="mailto:susankoswan@execulink.com">susankoswan@execulink.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Great fodder for the upcoming GREN promotion campaign – the new and improved GREN, now with national award-winning environmental activists! ;-)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Congratulations Kevin, and thank you for all your hard work...you’re a great role model for your baby-to-be!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Susan K <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> All [<a href="mailto:all-bounces@gren.ca">mailto:all-bounces@gren.ca</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kevin Thomason<br><b>Sent:</b> 29 February 2016 21:13<br><b>To:</b> GREN<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [All] Environmental Defence Canada Green Champion Award<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for the congratulations and recognition! <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Lets keep moving forward and see what we can accomplish in the next decade.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks again!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Kevin.<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">----------------------------</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Feb 29, 2016, at 7:36 PM, Anne Morgan <<a href="mailto:annemorgan7@gmail.com">annemorgan7@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Congratulations Kevin. Very well deserved recognition for all your good work.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Anne and Alan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 4:38 PM, butterflybluelu <<a href="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com" target="_blank">butterflybluelu@rogers.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Way to go!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">So many years of dedicated advocacy accomplishments. Kevin has been there making the system changes for so many years. This is great to see!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Well done! <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Lulu :0)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#575757">Sent from my Samsung device<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><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 <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Well deserved is right. Thank you Kevin for all that you do.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Deb Swidrovich<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;font-size:initial;text-align:initial"><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">John Jackson<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Sent: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Monday, February 29, 2016 3:38 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">To: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">GREN ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Subject: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">[All] GREN Vice-Chair to be honoured by Environmental Defence Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><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><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Description in Gala Program: <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><i>Green Champion</i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><i>Kevin Thomason</i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><i>Vice-Chair, Grand River Environmental Network</i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><i> </i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><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><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Congratulations Kevin, for this well deserved recognition.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">John</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><br>------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">John Jackson<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">17 Major Street<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Kitchener N2H 4R1<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><a href="tel:519-744-7503" target="_blank">519-744-7503</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>_______________________________________________<br>All mailing list<br><a href="mailto:All@gren.ca">All@gren.ca</a><br><a href="http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/all_gren.ca" target="_blank">http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/all_gren.ca</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>All mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:All@gren.ca">All@gren.ca</a></span><br><span><a href="http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/all_gren.ca">http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/all_gren.ca</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>