<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Good Day,</div><div><br></div><div>Two Wilmot Councillors and Mayor Salonen finally break silence, Bill 185 disappointingly receives Royal Assent stripping citizens of rights, Ford undertakes a massive cabinet shuffle, important local meetings coming soon, and lots more news this week below and to be discussed at our Zoom update meeting on Friday June 14th (tomorrow) at 5:30pm. Join us with your drink from your porch at: </div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a></div><div><div><br></div><div>And here’s the dial-in information in case you want to join by phone:</div><div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>One tap mobile</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>+17806660144,,82644695701#,,,,*713374# Canada</div></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Meeting ID: 826 4469 5701</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Passcode: 713374</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div>Here’s the latest:</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;"><b>1) Wilmot Industrial Mega-Site Councillor Press Conference -</b></span><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> It took more than 14 weeks but it was great to finally see Wilmot Councillors Harvir Sidhu and Kris Wilkinson finally break their silence and hold a press conference yesterday at Stewart Snyder</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">’</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">s farm at the proposed mega-industrial site. There was a great turnout of local media and about 50 citizens to hear both Councillors express concerns about the land assembly process, call for more transparency for the public, and a better process from the Region of Waterloo.</span></font></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">There were many excellent questions from the media though it was local farmer Mark Reusser who called out the elephant in the field, asking why given the amount of concern raised by so many of these Councillor's constituents were the Councillors not simply stating they are unwilling and that Wilmot Township is an unwilling host for this mega-industrial site? Both Councillors re-iterated their concerns but didn</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">’</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">t offer to introduce a motion stating that Wilmot Township was unwilling. We hope that over the weeks ahead we will be able to get all of Wilmot Council to state clearly that they are unwilling - particularly if there continues to be no proper process and no better justification for this absurd site.</span></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Later in the day, Wilmot Mayor Natasha Salonen stated to media that she too has concerns, is supportive of these Councillors, and is also calling on the Region of Waterloo for more transparency as well.</span></font></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">’</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">s some of the</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> media coverage of the Councillor announcement event:</span></font></div><div><br></div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CityNews - Two Wilmot Councillors Are Challenging The Region To Provide Full Technical Details On Land Assembly:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2024/06/12/two-wilmot-councillors-are-challenging-the-region-to-provide-full-technical-details-on-land-assembly/?">https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2024/06/12/two-wilmot-councillors-are-challenging-the-region-to-provide-full-technical-details-on-land-assembly/?</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Wilmot Councillors Call On Region Of Waterloo To Release Details On Land Assembly:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/petersburg-residents-demand-air-monitoring-study/article_00c07976-c65e-5b89-ab71-d99bed720f2d.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/petersburg-residents-demand-air-monitoring-study/article_00c07976-c65e-5b89-ab71-d99bed720f2d.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CTV News - Two Wilmot Councillors Asks Region For Land Acquisition Details As Turf War Continues:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/two-wilmot-councillors-asks-region-for-land-acquisition-details-as-turf-war-continues-1.6924360">https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/two-wilmot-councillors-asks-region-for-land-acquisition-details-as-turf-war-continues-1.6924360</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - This Is The Crack In The Dam: After Months Of Silence, Wilmot Councillors Call For Region To Be Transparent On Land Assembly:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/this-is-the-crack-in-the-dam-after-months-of-silence-wilmot-councillors-call-for/article_6a1849d4-bfe7-52db-82b4-ed5efaa95f33.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/this-is-the-crack-in-the-dam-after-months-of-silence-wilmot-councillors-call-for/article_6a1849d4-bfe7-52db-82b4-ed5efaa95f33.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC - Region Needs To Be More Transparent About Reasons For Land Acquisition, 2 Wilmot Councillors Say:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/wilmot-township-region-waterloo-farmland-expropriation-1.7233578">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/wilmot-township-region-waterloo-farmland-expropriation-1.7233578</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Note - both the dates and locations for the upcoming Fight For Farmland Town Hall Meetings are incorrect in this article (more info below).</div><div><br></div><div>Photos from the announcement event are attached below.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Action Required - </b>Please continue to call, write, and e-mail Wilmot Councillors to urge the other Councillors to step forward as well and all of Council to declare that they are unwilling.</div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">2) Wilmot Industrial Mega-Site Farm Land Assembly Update </b>- In other Wilmot news, it was good to see a strong turnout of over 40 protestors outside the Wilmot Council Meeting on Monday night for Fight For Farmland where a strong message was sent to elected officials and lots of supportive honking was received from passing cars. People rallying for farmland had a lot of fun and there are plans to increase pressure on Regional Councillors at Wednesday’s upcoming Regional Council Meeting. Please join these informal rallies and speak up:</div><div><br></div><div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Region of Waterloo Council - 150 Fredrick Street, Kitchener:</span></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Wednesday, June 19th at 6:30pm</span></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Wednesday, August 28th at 6:30pm</span></font></div></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wilmot Township Council - 60 Snyder</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">’</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">s Road, West, Baden:</span></font></div><div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Monday, June 24th at 6:30pm</span></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Monday, July 29th at 6:30pm</span></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></font></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Learn more at: </span><a href="http://www.fightforfarmland.com/" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.fightforfarmland.com</a> including if the protests may start at an earlier time for any of these meetings if in-camera meetings in advance of regular Council meetings are planned for elected officials.</div></div><div><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><b>Wilmot Council Meeting </b>- Citizens packed Wilmot Council Chambers this past Monday to standing room only to show support in the Fight for Farmland and to help support motions to create a new Agricultural Advisory Committee and a motion to increase opportunities for citizens to be able to delegate at Wilmot Council. Both motions were approved and there was considerable media coverage:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CityNews - Wilmot Council Passes Motion To Look At Changing Delegate Speaking Bylaw:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2024/06/11/wilmot-council-passes-motion-to-look-at-changing-delegate-speaking-bylaw/">https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2024/06/11/wilmot-council-passes-motion-to-look-at-changing-delegate-speaking-bylaw/</a></div><div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Wilmot Looks To Relax Rules For Delegations:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/wilmot-looks-to-relax-rules-for-delegations/article_0775bb37-331f-522e-a92b-f17447933507.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/wilmot-looks-to-relax-rules-for-delegations/article_0775bb37-331f-522e-a92b-f17447933507.html</a></div><div><br></div></div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Record - Wilmot Council Agrees To Listen To Farmers, Which Is More Significant Than It Looks:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/wilmot-council-agrees-to-listen-to-farmers-which-is-more-significant-than-it-looks/article_b08c43b6-ee1f-5b75-8652-708e02ce8192.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/wilmot-council-agrees-to-listen-to-farmers-which-is-more-significant-than-it-looks/article_b08c43b6-ee1f-5b75-8652-708e02ce8192.html</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lawn Signs - Fight For Farmland - </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are now over 2,700 signs up in our communities! Order yours online, pick them up from local Sign Captains throughout Waterloo Region, and learn more at:</span></div><div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></font><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.fightforfarmland.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.fightforfarmland.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><b>Canvassing - </b>Join us this Saturday in Elmira where we will be going door-to-door to get petitions signed and lawn signs distributed around Mike Harris Jr’s office to help show him firsthand that our community is unwilling. It’s a fun way to engage the community and support so far has been terrific. Also, for once they are finally calling for nice weather in contrast to all the rain, snow, sleet, and wind previous volunteers have endured. Please meet at the Tim Hortons at 305 Arthur Street at S. Field Drive in Elmira at 11:00am on Saturday, June 15th. E-mail wilmotlandowners@gmail.com with any questions or ideas.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Upcoming Fight For Farmland Town Hall Meetings -</b> The Fight For Farmland Group is actively working on multiple Townhall Meetings to present what we have been able to learn to date and seek answers on behalf of the community. The goal is to share information and facilitate a community discussion. Strong attendance will be important. More details will be available soon but please mark your calendars to attend either event:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Thursday, June 20th, 7:00pm - New Hamburg Community Centre Hall, 251 Jacob Street, Downtown New Hamburg</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Monday, June 24th, 7:00pm - New Hamburg Community Centre Hall, 251 Jacob Street, Downtown New Hamburg</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div>Stay tuned for further updates, dates, and locations.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Action Required - </b>Please continue to speak up and show firsthand that we are unwilling!</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">3) Bill 185 Receives Royal Assent -</b><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> It was unfortunate to see Bill 185 receive Royal Assent and become law this past week. This Bill strips citizens of important rights including 3rd Party Appeal Rights at the Ontario Land Tribunal meaning that there is no longer any way for citizens, farmers, community groups and others to challenge many sorts of development approvals. It also stands to remove Planning Authority from Waterloo Region - threatening all of our environmental protections while also making urban settlement area boundaries irrelevant and the ability to protect farmland from sprawl almost impossible. Learn more in this excellent article:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><br></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span>The Record - New Laws For Housing Development Clear Legislature:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/new-laws-for-housing-development-clear-legislature/article_5519f3e7-88d9-504a-95d6-7e803f9adb95.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/new-laws-for-housing-development-clear-legislature/article_5519f3e7-88d9-504a-95d6-7e803f9adb95.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-f97bc416-7fff-e2c5-9170-8d9d7bfd04fb"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The full impacts are unclear, but Bill 185 changes development on university campuses so that it is no longer subject to municipal oversight. This </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Instagram post by Brendon Samuel shows concerns with plans for Western University in London: </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8F99c-MdvV/?igsh=MXNlaHR2emQ0NGx3eA==" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8F99c-MdvV/?igsh=MXNlaHR2emQ0NGx3eA==</span></a></p><br></span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">4) OntarioPlace4All Loses Significant Legal Battle -</b> The citizen group, OntarioPlace4all which is more than 30,000 people strong fighting Doug Ford’s plans to turn Ontario Place into a private spa, lost a significant court decision this week when the Divisional Court of Ontario ruled against them on a law that was changed retroactively by the Ford Government. It is appalling to see a democratic government changing laws after the fact to thwart citizens and enable this very concerning project:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Group Fighting Ontario Place Spa Dealt Legal Blow In Fight Against Doug Ford Government:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/group-fighting-ontario-place-spa-dealt-legal-blow-in-fight-against-doug-ford-government/article_d5df98f2-2814-11ef-9d42-93a7b875e8dc.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/group-fighting-ontario-place-spa-dealt-legal-blow-in-fight-against-doug-ford-government/article_d5df98f2-2814-11ef-9d42-93a7b875e8dc.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">5) Provincial Cabinet Shuffle and Extended Summer Break -</b> The Ford government announced an extensive cabinet shuffle late last week, creating the largest and most expensive cabinet bureaucracy in the history of Ontario and then announced not only would they be shutting down the Legislature a week early for their summer break but that they would be delaying its start 6 weeks from early September until mid-October.</div><div><br></div><div>Obviously the best way to deal with a housing crisis, health-care crisis, desperate pleas from municipalities for funding, and numerous other pressing issues is to shut down the government and go away for 19 weeks! Opposition MPP’s stated:-“This is a government that doesn’t actually want to get any work done and doesn’t want to be held to account…”</div><div><br></div><div>At least if this Conservative government isn't working in the Legislature it may limit the damage and the number of absurd Bills they can be introducing in the months ahead. </div><div><br></div><div>It was extremely troubling to see disgraced former Minister Steve Clark promoted back into a position of power as Government House Leader despite an ongoing RCMP investigation into his activities. Learn more at:</div><div><br></div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Doug Ford’s New Appointments To His Bloated Cabinet Are Shameless - And Revealing:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/politics/political-opinion/doug-fords-new-appointments-to-his-bloated-cabinet-are-shameless-and-revealing/article_4fb11e53-4711-52c6-9cec-ce3e29311585.html">https://www.therecord.com/politics/political-opinion/doug-fords-new-appointments-to-his-bloated-cabinet-are-shameless-and-revealing/article_4fb11e53-4711-52c6-9cec-ce3e29311585.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Global - Cost of Doug Ford’s Cabinet, Parliamentary Assistants Exceeds $10M:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10557934/doug-ford-cabinet-cost-increase-2024/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://globalnews.ca/news/10557934/doug-ford-cabinet-cost-increase-2024/</span></a></p><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Insiders Say Doug Ford’s Cabinet Shuffle Reveals Anger At Surprise Kaffiyeh Ban, Confidence He’ll Be Exonerated In RCMP Greenbelt Probe:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/politics/provincial/insiders-say-doug-fords-cabinet-shuffle-reveals-anger-at-surprise-kaffiyeh-ban-confidence-hell-be/article_cdd8320c-0dbe-529b-9672-151e68fce89a.html">https://www.therecord.com/politics/provincial/insiders-say-doug-fords-cabinet-shuffle-reveals-anger-at-surprise-kaffiyeh-ban-confidence-hell-be/article_cdd8320c-0dbe-529b-9672-151e68fce89a.html</a></div><div><br></div></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Josh Matlow Tweet:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/tomstdenis2/status/1799163276556636408">https://twitter.com/tomstdenis2/status/1799163276556636408</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Doug Ford has appointed nearly half his caucus as Ministers - boosting their pay while opposition salaries are frozen for years,</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- 74/80 PC MPPs have positions with salary enhancements giving 92.5% of PC MPP’s salary bumps.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Disturbing statistic from @TDotResident on TwitterX:</div><div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://x.com/tdotresident/status/1800245457228280208?s=46&t=XLYcxxaKfwXm7EGqQ-olxw" style="text-decoration: none;">https://x.com/tdotresident/status/1800245457228280208?s=46&t=XLYcxxaKfwXm7EGqQ-olxw</a></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">“The Ontario PCs have been on their 5 month break for maybe 3 days and already they have scheduled at least 4 new $1000/person cash-for-access fundraisers” [to be held between June 10-12]</span></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">TwitterX Post by @MindenPaper:</span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(17, 85, 204); color: rgb(17, 85, 204); white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: underline;">https://x.com/mindenpaper/status/1800130414415393003?s=46&t=XLYcxxaKfwXm7EGqQ-olxw</span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>“Only 19 weeks until the Ford government comes back [from] their early and extended vacation. <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">From now until October, remember that hospitals are bankrupt, schools are bankrupt, housing is priced-out and the province is on fire. </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">And Ford is on vacation”</span></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p></div><div>Some humour:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Barney Panofsky’s Best Intentions:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/mynamesnotgordy/status/1799154853567922300?">https://twitter.com/mynamesnotgordy/status/1799154853567922300?</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">5) Climate ActionWR Presentations -</b> Over the next two weeks ClimateActionWR will be attending local Councils to present the latest 2022 Greenhouse Gas Report (we are indeed half way through 2024 already but apparently these numbers take time to compile and report - only adding to our climate woes). Unfortunately, instead of decreasing, our emissions are actually increasing and we are far off target to meet the 50% required emissions reduction target by 2030. You can download the report at the following link:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://climateactionwr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2022-Waterloo-Region-Community-Greenhouse-Gas-Inventory-Report-Published-June-2024.pdf">https://climateactionwr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2022-Waterloo-Region-Community-Greenhouse-Gas-Inventory-Report-Published-June-2024.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div>Kai Reimer-Watts and the team at the Waterloo Climate Collaborative is holding a delegation training session tonight (Thursday, June 13th) at 6:00pm on Zoom - <b>Zoom Link:</b> <a href="https://wilfrid-laurier.zoom.us/j/92009893553" target="_blank">https://wilfrid-laurier.zoom.us/j/92009893553</a></div><div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><font color="#000000"></font><font color="#000000">The <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/17X7DmRd1UsMwhbMZlTrTSQOMgaAA7_BxARGBp_daTPs/edit" target="_blank">next opportunities to attend or delegate</a> are:</font><div><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><font color="#000000">Mon June 17, 6:30pm - Ci</font>ty of Waterloo (<a href="https://forms.waterloo.ca/Legislative-Services/Delegation-Registration" target="_blank">delegation form here</a>)</li><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Tue June 18, 7pm - Woolwich (<a href="https://forms.woolwich.ca/Speak-to-Council-Registration-Form" target="_blank">delegation form here</a>)</li><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Mon June 24, 7pm - City of Kitchener (<a href="https://www.kitchener.ca/en/council-and-city-administration/appear-as-a-delegation.aspx" target="_blank">delegation form here</a>, date may change)</li><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Mon July 8, 6pm - North Dumfries (<a href="https://www.northdumfries.ca/en/township-services/speak-before-council.aspx" target="_blank">delegation form here</a>)</li><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Tue July 16, 6:30pm - City of Cambridge (<a href="https://forms.cambridge.ca/Delegation-Request-Form" target="_blank">delegation form here</a>)</li></ul></div><div>In addition to the presentations given by Kyra, Tova and Patrick from ClimateActionWR, the Waterloo Climate Collaborative made progress delegating:<br></div><div><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><font color="#000000">June 4 - Regional Council - Kai Reimer-Watts delegated</font></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><font color="#000000">June 10 - Wilmot Council - Although public delegation requests, including ours, were rejected, Kevin spoke to the importance of having a more open delegation process.</font></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><font color="#000000">June 11 - Wellesley Council - Alex Latta delegated</font></li></ul></div><div>We would love to see more delegations and also expressions of support for bold climate action at the upcoming council meetings, as above. Please reach out to mats.vankleff@gmail.com if you have any questions or are interested to support.</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">6) WRCE High Performance Development Standard Meetings - </b>One of the best ways to reduce our Greenhouse Gas Emissions and be dramatically decreasing GHG like Toronto, rather than seeing GHG's increase, is through the implementation of Green Development Standards and High Performance Building Standards. After years of preparations, it is exciting to finally see the initial public meetings happening on the weeks ahead. Please join the upcoming Waterloo Region Community Energy Education and Design Workshops as follows:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Monday, June 24th 6:00pm at the Cambridge Centre of the Arts - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-development-standards-community-design-workshop-cambridge-tickets-924667012927">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-development-standards-community-design-workshop-cambridge-tickets-924667012927</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Tuesday, June 25th 6:00pm at the Waterloo Memorial Recreational Complex - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-development-standards-community-design-workshop-waterloo-tickets-924668226557">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-development-standards-community-design-workshop-waterloo-tickets-924668226557</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Wednesday, June 26th 3:00pm at the Kitchener Public Library - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-development-standards-community-design-workshop-kitchener-tickets-915403866607?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-development-standards-community-design-workshop-kitchener-tickets-915403866607?aff=oddtdtcreator</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Wednesday, June 26th 7:00pm at the Kitchener Public Library - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-development-standards-community-design-workshop-kitchener-tickets-915575660447?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-development-standards-community-design-workshop-kitchener-tickets-915575660447?aff=oddtdtcreator</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Thursday, June 27th 7:00pm at the New Hamburg Community Centre - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-development-standards-community-workshop-new-hamburg-tickets-924660864537">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-development-standards-community-workshop-new-hamburg-tickets-924660864537</a></div><div><br></div><div>Learn more at EngageWR at: <a href="https://www.engagewr.ca/high-performance-development-standards">https://www.engagewr.ca/high-performance-development-standards</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">7) Recent Articles -</b> Include stories about massive growth in Waterloo, changing neighbours in Cambridge, troubling changes in Haldimand County, and struggling municipalities across Ontario:</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>The Record - Waterloo’s Northfield Drive Is An Uneasy Mix Of Traffic Today. Can It Support 7,620 Apartments Without Further Congestion?</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/waterloos-northfield-drive-is-an-uneasy-mix-of-traffic-today-can-it-support-7-620/article_28de2a2d-d450-588d-81ce-7baa9e93a15a.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/waterloos-northfield-drive-is-an-uneasy-mix-of-traffic-today-can-it-support-7-620/article_28de2a2d-d450-588d-81ce-7baa9e93a15a.html</a></div><div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Cambridge Neighbours Worry Development Will Change Face Of Scenic Community:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/council/cambridge-neighbours-worry-development-will-change-face-of-scenic-community/article_d3714915-9de5-5996-bad7-afadf17dceae.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/council/cambridge-neighbours-worry-development-will-change-face-of-scenic-community/article_d3714915-9de5-5996-bad7-afadf17dceae.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Ontario Municipalities Struggling Terribly As Province Continues To Underfund:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/ontario-municipalities-struggling-terribly-as-province-continues-to-underfund/article_cdb881f6-ed14-5277-9106-422c46606db7.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/ontario-municipalities-struggling-terribly-as-province-continues-to-underfund/article_cdb881f6-ed14-5277-9106-422c46606db7.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Doug Ford Quietly Disbands Ministry Overseeing $1-Billion Queen’s Park Renovation:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/doug-ford-quietly-disbands-ministry-overseeing-1-billion-queens-park-renovation/article_7be846e2-272d-11ef-89cd-c3fed1e13cb2.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/doug-ford-quietly-disbands-ministry-overseeing-1-billion-queens-park-renovation/article_7be846e2-272d-11ef-89cd-c3fed1e13cb2.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Turtle Season Has Waterloo Region Shell-Shocked:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/turtle-season-has-waterloo-region-shell-shocked/article_4035489d-1679-5ae1-8459-3a294cb45541.html</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Monstrosities In Preston Area Of Cambridge Shock Resident:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/council/monstrosities-in-preston-area-of-cambridge-shock-resident/article_4cead7a9-43ad-5fe0-b055-2b0cafcfae92.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/council/monstrosities-in-preston-area-of-cambridge-shock-resident/article_4cead7a9-43ad-5fe0-b055-2b0cafcfae92.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Doug Ford’s Beer In Corner Store Move Makes Me Wish For The Good Old Fashioned Boondoggles Of The Past:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/doug-fords-beer-in-corner-store-move-makes-me-wish-for-the-good-old-fashioned/article_5602934c-234f-11ef-8832-3fe1edbd0986.html">https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/doug-fords-beer-in-corner-store-move-makes-me-wish-for-the-good-old-fashioned/article_5602934c-234f-11ef-8832-3fe1edbd0986.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Narwhal - The Thrill Of Galvanizing People - And The Importance Of Good Investigative Reporting:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/the-thrill-of-galvanizing-people/">https://thenarwhal.ca/the-thrill-of-galvanizing-people/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Spectator - Haldimand County Undertaking Comprehensive Review Of Ward Boundaries And Council Composition:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><a href="https://www.thespec.com/news/haldimand-county-launching-public-consultation-for-ward-boundary-review/article_76282aec-29f0-5a17-9e94-5d654cc4f78c.html" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-decoration: none;">https://www.thespec.com/news/haldimand-county-launching-public-consultation-for-ward-boundary-review/article_76282aec-29f0-5a17-9e94-5d654cc4f78c.html</a></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-cccc1ed0-7fff-b1e2-d287-374569605974"><div><br></div></span></div></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-d0a1d0b4-7fff-6b1d-0996-6d8afbc0d527"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Fascinating details revealed: Ford’s top aide, Patrick Sackville, likes to keep it private:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><a href="https://www.corruptario.ca/fords-top-aide-pat-sackville-likes-to-keep-it-private/?ref=corruptario-newsletter" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.corruptario.ca/fords-top-aide-pat-sackville-likes-to-keep-it-private/?ref=corruptario-newsletter</span></a></p></span><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;"><br></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">8) Meeting Waterloo Region’s Housing Targets Town Hall Meeting - June 20th, 7pm -</b> An all-star panel is coming together at First United Church in Uptown Waterloo at 16 William Street. Join Liberal MPP Adil Shamji, Housing Expert Cherise Burda, Expert Planner Kevin Eby, Activist Sean Campbell, and Urban Planner/Former Councillor Jeff Henry on a discussion on how Waterloo Region can meet its housing targets. Learn more and register at:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/waterloopla/1278974">https://www.tickettailor.com/events/waterloopla/1278974</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">9)) ALO Webinar Follow-Up -</b> If you missed the fantastic Alliance For A Liveable Ontario (ALO) webinar “The Lowdown On Housing Preferences And Building Starts” the other day, you can now watch the excellent presentations by Sarah Robertson and Kevin Eby that bring important clarity to the housing crisis:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjwUKowcgu8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjwUKowcgu8</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">10) Op-Ed’s Worth Reading - </b>Below are some great Editorials and Op-Eds well worth reading:</div></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Toronto Star - Doug Ford Seems To Think The Greenbelt Scandal Is Over - It’s Not:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/doug-ford-seems-to-think-the-greenbelt-scandal-is-over-its-not/article_7fd499f8-2733-11ef-89e6-bbcb439964ff.html">https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/doug-ford-seems-to-think-the-greenbelt-scandal-is-over-its-not/article_7fd499f8-2733-11ef-89e6-bbcb439964ff.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-563da0ac-7fff-45c8-c151-1f15a1adf127"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Star Editorial: Doug Ford Is Again Ignoring Lessons Of The Past:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/doug-ford-is-again-ignoring-the-lessons-of-the-past/article_8ee375b0-2506-11ef-974e-c7a2991863cd.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/doug-ford-is-again-ignoring-the-lessons-of-the-past/article_8ee375b0-2506-11ef-974e-c7a2991863cd.html</span></a></p></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Op Ed: Doug Ford Just Promoted A Central Figure In the Greenbelt Scandal. Here’s Why That Should Worry Us:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/doug-ford-just-promoted-a-central-figure-in-the-greenbelt-scandal-here-s-why-that/article_7fd499f8-2733-11ef-89e6-bbcb439964ff.html" style="white-space: pre-wrap; text-decoration: none;">https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/doug-ford-just-promoted-a-central-figure-in-the-greenbelt-scandal-here-s-why-that/article_7fd499f8-2733-11ef-89e6-bbcb439964ff.html</a></p></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">11) CAPE Webinar Follow-up -</b> If you were unable to attend the excellent Canadian Association of Physicians For The Environment (CAPE) webinar you can watch their Code Red For Climate online and heat related dangers here:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://cape.ca/webinars/">https://cape.ca/webinars/</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">12) Ontario’s Natural Gas Addiction Continues - </b>Canadian Climate Institute releases new report criticizing Ontario government while new Minister of Energy doubles down on methane gas. New report found that a cost-effective energy transition will mean that heat pumps are used to heat the vast majority of homes:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://climateinstitute.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Heat-Exchange-Report-Canadian-Climate-Institute.pdf">https://climateinstitute.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Heat-Exchange-Report-Canadian-Climate-Institute.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Expanding Natural Gas Infrastructure To Heat Buildings Today Is Lie Investing In Video Rental Stores 15 Years Ago:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/expanding-gas-infrastructure-to-heat-buildings-today-is-like-investing-in-video-rental-stores-15/article_bfcc5ad0-28cf-11ef-b203-fb592c0e4c0b.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/expanding-gas-infrastructure-to-heat-buildings-today-is-like-investing-in-video-rental-stores-15/article_bfcc5ad0-28cf-11ef-b203-fb592c0e4c0b.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Energy Minister Stephen Lecce Doubles Down On Natural Gas:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/ontarios-new-energy-minister-rejects-ideological-push-to-scrap-natural-gas-fired-power-plants/article_ff1b7d0e-299e-11ef-827d-a72a301250d5.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/ontarios-new-energy-minister-rejects-ideological-push-to-scrap-natural-gas-fired-power-plants/article_ff1b7d0e-299e-11ef-827d-a72a301250d5.html</a></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></b></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">13) Other Media - </b>Other stories that may be of interest include the provincial government cancelling our important waste-water surveillance program, toxic lead levels in 50% of Ontario schools, electrification, aggregates, and new nuclear agreements:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Ontario To Halt COVID Wastewater Surveillance Program:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/ontario-to-halt-covid-wastewater-surveillance-program/article_4ef93028-22c4-11ef-b776-57f40c230d9f.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/ontario-to-halt-covid-wastewater-surveillance-program/article_4ef93028-22c4-11ef-b776-57f40c230d9f.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>TVO - Cancelling Ontario’s Waste-Water Program Is An Affront To Science And Common Sense:</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.tvo.org/article/cancelling-ontarios-waste-water-program-is-an-affront-to-science-and-common-sense" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.tvo.org/article/cancelling-ontarios-waste-water-program-is-an-affront-to-science-and-common-sense</span></a></p><div><br></div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>University of Toronto School Of Public Health - Toxic Lead Levels Found In Drinking Water In Almost Half Of Ontario Public Schools Over Past 4 Years:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://ijb.utoronto.ca/news/toxic-lead-showing-up-in-ontario-school-and-daycare-drinking-water-as-evidence-of-serious-health-dangers-grows/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://ijb.utoronto.ca/news/toxic-lead-showing-up-in-ontario-school-and-daycare-drinking-water-as-evidence-of-serious-health-dangers-grows/</span></a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - The Premier Is Taking Back To "Axe The Tax”:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/doug-ford-wants-to-steal-pierre-poilievres-thunder-for-his-own-re-election-bid/article_7eca36dc-2763-11ef-a24a-f7a2ae16674b.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/doug-ford-wants-to-steal-pierre-poilievres-thunder-for-his-own-re-election-bid/article_7eca36dc-2763-11ef-a24a-f7a2ae16674b.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Global News - The Conservative Government Continues To Fumble On The Affordable House Front: Developers Say Ontario’s New Affordable Housing Pricing Will Mean Selling Homes At A Loss:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10563757/ontario-affordable-housing-definitions/#:">https://globalnews.ca/news/10563757/ontario-affordable-housing-definitions/#:</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record/The Hamilton Spectator - There’s No Time To Lose On Electrification:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/contributors/theres-no-time-to-lose-on-electrification/article_cc70b1fd-9294-518c-995c-efa38203b558.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/contributors/theres-no-time-to-lose-on-electrification/article_cc70b1fd-9294-518c-995c-efa38203b558.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Petersburg Residents Demand Air Monitoring Study - Group Appealing 7th Aggregate Pit Along Snyder’s Road:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/petersburg-residents-demand-air-monitoring-study/article_00c07976-c65e-5b89-ab71-d99bed720f2d.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/petersburg-residents-demand-air-monitoring-study/article_00c07976-c65e-5b89-ab71-d99bed720f2d.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ontario Government News Release - Ontario Land Major Nuclear Agreements Abroad:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1004711/ontario-lands-major-nuclear-agreements-abroad-creates-jobs-at-home">https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1004711/ontario-lands-major-nuclear-agreements-abroad-creates-jobs-at-home</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Minister of Energy and Electrification Lecce has been busy in his new portfolio. He traveled to Romania and France and made some deals.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></span></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><b style="font-size: 14px;">14) Grand River Hospital and St. Mary’s General Hospital Town Hall -</b> The merger of our hospitals and creation of a new hospital site continues with an upcoming Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, June 18th at 6:30pm at the Kitchener Public Library. Register at the following link:</font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>https://bit.ly/HospitalTownHall</font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif">There is also a survey that you can fill out at:</font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>http://bit.ly/HospitalCareKW</font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">15) Clean Air Alliance - Gas Free Ontario - </b>The amazing folks at the Clear Air Alliance are asking citizens to speak up and send a message to the Auditor General to encourage a financial value for money audit of the new gas peaker plant in Napanee that will increase both pollution and our electricity bills when there are far cheaper and cleaner alternatives. Send a letter with one click:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/leadership-needed-for-a-gas-free-ontario-cloned/#newmode-embed-21684-66237">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/leadership-needed-for-a-gas-free-ontario-cloned/#newmode-embed-21684-66237</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>16) Upcoming Party Funding And Election Issues -</b></span> There are big changes coming to Ontario political party funding. Learn more about changes to Premier scrapping the Ontario taxpayer funded per vote subsidies brought in by Premier Wynne to reduce corruption and donor influencing and create a more fair and balanced funding system based on the percentage of votes received. These pending changes will be a big financial hit to opposition parties and those not holding $1,000 per plate dinners for well-connected donors:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Mike Crawley CBC - Ford Scrapping Per Vote Subsidies To Political Parties:</div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://x.com/CBCQueensPark/status/1798383825233584279">https://x.com/CBCQueensPark/status/1798383825233584279</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC - Ford’s Early Election Musing Sets Ontario Politics Abuzz:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doug-ford-ontario-election-early-call-1.7217283">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doug-ford-ontario-election-early-call-1.7217283</a></div><div><br></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>17) Show Your Stripes - Friday June 21st - </b></span>Climate Stripes were created </span></font><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">by Professor Ed Hawkins, Climate Scientist from University of Reading as a representation of how temperatures have increased around the world since the industrial revolution. Everyone is asked to share their stripes with their networks. Learn more:</span></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.reading.ac.uk/planet/events/show-your-stripes-day" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline;">https://www.reading.ac.uk/planet/events/show-your-stripes-day</span></a></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-cccc1ed0-7fff-b1e2-d287-374569605974"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Get your stripes here:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><a href="https://showyourstripes.info/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://showyourstripes.info/</span></a></p><br><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">In related news Environment Canada expects that most of Canada will experience above average temperatures in summer 2024. The map is very alarming: </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><a href="https://x.com/environmentca/status/1800592581249966532?s=46&t=XLYcxxaKfwXm7EGqQ-olxw" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://x.com/environmentca/status/1800592581249966532?s=46&t=XLYcxxaKfwXm7EGqQ-olxw</span></a></div><div><br><br></div></div><div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>18) Heat Pump Event Hosted By Guelph Climate Action Network -</b></span> Join the Guelph Climate Action Network on Tuesday, June 25 at 7pm at 42 Carden Street to learn more about heat pumps. Learn more by e-mailing Anne Moore at: <a href="mailto:guelphclimateactionnetwork@gmail.com">guelphclimateactionnetwork@gmail.com</a></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>19) Our Own Jenna Quinn Received An Honourable Mention In The Narwhal! -</b></span> A Narwhal feature on how Ontario biologists are fighting poaching of the incredibly cute spotted turtle includes a quote by Jenna Quinn:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-spotted-turtle/">https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-spotted-turtle/</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">20) Toxic Plastics Facility Shuts Down - </b>A plastics plant in southern Ontario that was ordered by the provincial and federal government to reduce cancer-causing benzene that sent members of the nearby Aamjiwnaang First Nation to hospital has decided to permanently close:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC - Ontario Plastics Plant Facing Government Orders To Reduce Toxic Emissions Will Shut Down Permanently:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/ontario-plastics-plant-facing-government-orders-to-reduce-toxic-emissions-will-shut-down-permanently-1.7231465">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/ontario-plastics-plant-facing-government-orders-to-reduce-toxic-emissions-will-shut-down-permanently-1.7231465</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">21) Reminder - Next Meeting</b><b><span style="font-size: 14px;"> -</span></b> Join us tomorrow - <span dir="ltr">Friday, June 14th</span> at 5:30pm online at the Zoom link below:</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; 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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Topic: Grand River Watershed Bill 23 Bi-Weekly Zoom Meeting</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Time: Every Other <span dir="ltr">Friday at 5:30pm EST</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Join Zoom Meeting</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Meeting ID: <span dir="ltr">826 4469 5701</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span dir="ltr">Passcode: 713374</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Thanks for all the great efforts so far - please share any questions or ideas.</div><div><div id="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqtfd24641" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqt1303954863"><br clear="none"><div dir="ltr"><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-style-span">Cheers,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Kevin Thomason, Mike Marcolongo, and Joan Faux on behalf of all our community groups.</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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; 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line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">-----------------------------------</b></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font><font color="#26282a" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><b style="font-size: 14px;">A) Upcoming Events </b>- Please don’t claim there’s nothing happening over the next few weeks! Get out and get involved!</font></font></span></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div><div><div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thursday, June 13th at 6:00pm - </span></b>Waterloo Climate Collaborative delegation training for Climate presentations<b>:</b> <a href="https://wilfrid-laurier.zoom.us/j/92009893553" target="_blank">https://wilfrid-laurier.zoom.us/j/92009893553</a></div><div><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Friday, June 14th at 5:30pm -<font color="#26282a"> Next group update meeting on Zoom -</font><font color="#0056d6"> </font></span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-weight: 400;"><font color="#0056d6">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</font></a></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div></div></div><div><br></div><div>Saturday, June 15th - 11:00am - Fight For Farmland Petition and Lawn Sign Distribution Canvassing - Elmira Tim Hortons - 305 Arthur Street, Elmira</div><div><br></div><div>Saturday, June 15th - 6pm to 8pm - Council of Canadians Pub Night - The Duke Of Wellington Pub, Waterloo - See poster below.</div><div><br></div><div>Monday, June 17th - 6:30pm - City of Waterloo ClimateActionWR/Waterloo Climate Collaborative Council Delegation - <a href="https://forms.waterloo.ca/Legislative-Services/Delegation-Registration">https://forms.waterloo.ca/Legislative-Services/Delegation-Registration</a></div><div><br></div><div>Tuesday, June 18th - 7pm - Woolwich Township ClimateActionWR/Waterloo Climate Collaborative Council Delegation - <a href="https://forms.woolwich.ca/Speak-to-Council-Registration-Form">https://forms.woolwich.ca/Speak-to-Council-Registration-Form</a></div><div><br></div><div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Tuesday, June 18th at 6:30pm Grand River Hospital Town Hall Meeting at the Kitchener Public Library - </font><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">https://bit.ly/HospitalTownHall</span></div></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wednesday, June 19th at 6:30pm - Fight For Farmland Rally at </span></font><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Region of Waterloo Council - 150 Fredrick Street, Kitchener - www.fightforfarmland.com</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thursday, June 20th at 7:00pm - Fight For Farmland Town Hall Meeting - </span>New Hamburg Community Centre Hall, 251 Jacob Street, Downtown New Hamburg - www.fightforfarmland.com</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div></div><div>Thursday, June 20th at 7:00pm - Housing Town Hall: Reaching Waterloo Region’s Housing Targets, First United Church, 16 William St. Waterloo - <a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/waterloopla/1278974">https://www.tickettailor.com/events/waterloopla/1278974</a></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Monday, June 24th at 6:30pm - Fight For Farmland Rally at </span></font><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wilmot Township Council - 60 Snyder</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">’</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">s Road, West, Baden - </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.fightforfarmland.com</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><div>Monday, June 24th 6:00pm - GDS/High Performance Development Standards - Cambridge Centre of the Arts - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-development-standards-community-design-workshop-cambridge-tickets-924667012927">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-development-standards-community-design-workshop-cambridge-tickets-924667012927</a></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Monday, June 24th at 7:00pm - Fight For Farmland Town Hall Meeting #2 - </span>New Hamburg Community Centre Hall, 251 Jacob Street, Downtown New Hamburg - www.fightforfarmland.com</div><div><br></div><div><div>Monday, June 24th - 7pm - City of Kitchener ClimateActionWR/Waterloo Climate Collaborative Council Delegation - <a href="https://www.kitchener.ca/en/council-and-city-administration/appear-as-a-delegation.aspx">https://www.kitchener.ca/en/council-and-city-administration/appear-as-a-delegation.aspx</a></div><div></div></div><div><br></div><div>Tuesday, June 25th 6:00pm - GDS/High Performance Development Standards - Waterloo Memorial Recreational Complex - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-development-standards-community-design-workshop-waterloo-tickets-924668226557">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-development-standards-community-design-workshop-waterloo-tickets-924668226557</a></div><div><br></div><div><div>Tuesday, June 25th - 7pm - Guelph Climate Action Network - Heat Pump Event - 42 Carden Street</div></div><div><br></div><div>Wednesday, June 26th 3:00pm - GDS/High Performance Development Standards - Kitchener Public Library - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-development-standards-community-design-workshop-kitchener-tickets-915403866607?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-development-standards-community-design-workshop-kitchener-tickets-915403866607?aff=oddtdtcreator</a></div><div><br></div><div>Wednesday, June 26th 7:00pm - GDS/High Performance Development Standards - Kitchener Public Library - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-development-standards-community-design-workshop-kitchener-tickets-915575660447?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-development-standards-community-design-workshop-kitchener-tickets-915575660447?aff=oddtdtcreator</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thursday, June 27th 7:00pm - GDS/High Performance Development Standards - New Hamburg Community Centre - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-development-standards-community-workshop-new-hamburg-tickets-924660864537">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-development-standards-community-workshop-new-hamburg-tickets-924660864537</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><div>Monday, July 8th - 6pm - North Dumfries Township ClimateActionWR/Waterloo Climate Collaborative Council Delegation - <a href="https://www.northdumfries.ca/en/township-services/speak-before-council.aspx">https://www.northdumfries.ca/en/township-services/speak-before-council.aspx</a></div></div><div><br></div><div>Tuesday, July 16th, 6:30pm - City of Cambridge - ClimateActionWR/Waterloo Climate Collaborative Council Delegation - <a href="https://forms.cambridge.ca/Delegation-Request-Form">https://forms.cambridge.ca/Delegation-Request-Form</a></div><div><br></div><div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Monday, July 29th at 6:30pm </span></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Fight For Farmland Rally at </span></font><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wilmot Township Council - 60 Snyder</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">’</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">s Road, West, Baden - </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.fightforfarmland.com</span></div></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wednesday, August 28th at 6:30pm -</span></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Fight For Farmland Rally at </span></font><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Region of Waterloo Council - 150 Fredrick Street, Kitchener - </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.fightforfarmland.com</span></div><div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></font></div><div><br></div></div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>-----------------------------</b></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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">B) Wilmot Councillor Press Conference Photos - Wilmot, June 12th, 2024:</b></div></div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:EA2BD914-894C-4860-82E1-CC2EACFD0010" alt="DSC_0098.jpeg"></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:88F504E0-B5C7-4A7E-BB73-5BB55E354FDC" alt="DSC_0133.jpeg"></div><div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:8AC696FC-B95D-44E1-9E87-EE2DDBFE59D1" alt="DSC_0147.jpeg"></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div></div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------</b></div><div><span dir="ltr"><b style="font-size: 14px;">C) </b></span><b style="font-size: 14px;">Council of Canadians Pub Night - Saturday, June 15th 6pm - The Duke Of Wellington Pub, Waterloo:</b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;"><br></b></div></div></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><img id="<D5C06BE1-6024-444E-874D-896FC03C7971>" src="cid:8C329398-C925-4D5A-950D-2738B896D6D2" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-23 at 11.11.11 PM.png" width="597" type="application/x-apple-msg-attachment" class="Apple-web-attachment Singleton" style="opacity: 1;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div></div><div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;"><br></b></div><div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------</b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;"><span dir="ltr">D) </span>Housing Town Hall: Reaching Waterloo Region’s Housing Targets, Thursday, June 20th at 7:00pm -</b></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/waterloopla/1278974">https://www.tickettailor.com/events/waterloopla/1278974</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img alt="Screenshot 2024-06-13 at 1.45.38 PM.png" src="cid:A2026B86-DEDE-4436-8ACB-D6FD138C7AC1"></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/waterloopla/1278974">https://www.tickettailor.com/events/waterloopla/1278974</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;"><br></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">--------------------------------</b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">E) Recent Media</b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;"><br></b></div><div><img alt="Screenshot 2024-06-09 at 10.52.31 PM.png" src="cid:8DF34481-D0B7-457B-98E2-75F6293C8122"></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:1F2D0B82-89DE-4F52-8968-8E0C165FE0C5" alt="image_123650291.jpeg"></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>-------------------------------</b></span></div><div><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;">F) Speak Up and Ensure Your Voice is Heard:</font></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;">Wilmot Township Council</font></b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;"><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; margin: 0in;">Natasha Salonen, Mayor, Wilmot, <u><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:natasha.salonen@wilmot.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">natasha.salonen@wilmot.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></div><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; margin: 0in;">Stewart Cressman, Councillor Ward 1, Wilmot, <u><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:stewart.cressman@wilmot.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">stewart.cressman@wilmot.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></div><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; margin: 0in;">Kris Wilkinson, Councillor Ward 2, Wilmot, <u><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:kris.wilkinson@wilmot.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">kris.wilkinson@wilmot.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></div><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; margin: 0in;">Havir Sidhu, Councillor Ward 3, Wilmot, <u><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:harvir.sidhu@wilmot.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">harvir.sidhu@wilmot.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></div><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; margin: 0in;">Lillianne Dunstall, Councillor Ward 4, Wilmot, <u><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:lillianne.dunstall@wilmot.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">lillianne.dunstall@wilmot.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></div><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; margin: 0in;">Steven Martin, Councillor Ward 4, Wilmot, <u><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:steven.martin@wilmot.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">steven.martin@wilmot.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></div></font></b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;">Region of Waterloo Council</font></b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;"><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px;"><div style="margin: 0in;">Karen Redman, Regional Chair, <a href="mailto:kredman@regionofwaterloo.ca">kredman@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor, Kitchener, <a href="mailto:berryv@kitchener.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">berryv@kitchener.ca</a></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Dorothy McCabe, Mayor, City of Waterloo, <a href="mailto:dorothy.mccabe@waterloo.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">dorothy.mccabe@waterloo.ca</a></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Jan Liggett, Cambridge Mayor, Cambridge, <a href="mailto:liggettj@cambridge.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">liggettj@cambridge.ca</a></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Sue Foxton, Mayor, North Dumfries, <u><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:sfoxton@northdumfries.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">sfoxton@northdumfries.ca</a></span></u></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Natasha Salonen, Mayor, Wilmot, <u><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:natasha.salonen@wilmot.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">natasha.salonen@wilmot.ca</a></span></u></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Joe Nowak, Mayor, Wellesley, <u><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:jnowak@wellesley.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">jnowak@wellesley.ca</a></span></u></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Sandy Shantz, Mayor, Woolwich, <a href="mailto:sshantz@woolwich.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">sshantz@woolwich.ca</a></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Doug Craig, Regional Councillor, Cambridge, <u><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:dougcraig@regionofwaterloo.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">dougcraig@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></span></u></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Pam Wolf, Regional Councillor, Cambridge, <a href="mailto:pwolf@regionofwaterloo.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">pwolf@regionofwaterloo.ca</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Colleen James, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, <a href="mailto:CJames@regionofwaterloo.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">CJames@regionofwaterloo.ca</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Michael Harris, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, <a href="mailto:MHarris@regionofwaterloo.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">MHarris@regionofwaterloo.ca</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Kari Williams, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, <a href="mailto:KariWilliams@regionofwaterloo.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">KariWilliams@regionofwaterloo.ca</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Rob Deutschmann, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, <a href="mailto:RDeutschmann@regionofwaterloo.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">RDeutschmann@regionofwaterloo.ca</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Jim Erb, Regional Councillor, Waterloo, <a href="mailto:JErb@regionofwaterloo.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">JErb@regionofwaterloo.ca</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Chantal Huinink, Regional Councillor, Waterloo, <a href="mailto:CHuinink@regionofwaterloo.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">CHuinink@regionofwaterloo.ca</a><o:p></o:p></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="font-weight: 400;"></font></b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b style="font-size: 14px;">Province of Ontario</b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Premier Doug Ford - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:doug.fordco@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">doug.fordco@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">416-325-1941</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Paul Calandra - Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:steve.clark@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paul.calandra@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">416-585-7000</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Andrea Khanjin - Minster of Environment, Conservation and Parks - <a href="mailto:andrea.khanjin@pc.ola.org">andrea.khanjin@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">705-722-0575</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Todd Smith - Minister of Energy - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:todd.smith@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">todd.smith@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">613-962-1144</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Michael Parsa - Associate Minister of Housing - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:michael.parsaco@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">michael.parsaco@pc.ola.org</a></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Local Conservative MPPs:</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Mike Harris Jr - Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier, MPP Kitchener-Conestoga - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:mike.harris@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mike.harris@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">519-669-2090</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Brian Riddell - MPP Cambridge - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:brian.riddell@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">brian.riddell@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">519-650-2770</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Jess Dixon - MPP Kitchener South - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:jess.dixon@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jess.dixon@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">519-650-9413</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Will Bouma - MPP Brantford-Brant - <a href="mailto:will.bouma@pc.ola.org">will.bouma@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">(519) 759-0361</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Ted Arnott - MPP Wellington-Halton Hills - <a href="mailto:ted.arnott@pc.ola.org">ted.arnott@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">(519) 787-5247</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Ernie Hardeman - MPP Oxford - <a href="mailto:ernie.hardeman@pc.ola.org">ernie.hardeman@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">(519) 537-5222</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Matthew Rae - MPP Perth-Wellington - <a href="mailto:matthew.rae@pc.ola.org">matthew.rae@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">(519) 272-0660</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Local NDP MPPs:</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Catherine Fife - MPP Waterloo - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:cfife-qp@ndp.on.ca" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cfife-qp@ndp.on.ca</a> or <span dir="ltr">519-725-3477</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Local Green Party MPPs:</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Mike Schreiner - MPP Guelph - <a href="mailto:mschreiner@ola.org" style="text-decoration: none;">mschreiner@ola.or</a>g or <span dir="ltr">(519) 836-4190</span></div><div>New! - Aislinn Clancy - MPP Kitchener Centre - <a href="mailto:aclancy-co@ola.org">aclancy-co@ola.org</a> or 519-579-5460</div><div><br></div><div>Independent MPPs:</div><div>Bobbi Ann Brady - MPP Haldimand-Norfolk - <a href="mailto:babrady-co@ola.org">babrady-co@ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">(519) 428-0446</span></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; white-space: nowrap;">Federal Members of Parliament</span></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Local Liberal MPs:</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Bryan May - MP Cambridge - <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="mailto:bryan.may@parl.gc.ca">bryan.may@parl.gc.ca</a> or (519) 624-7440</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Tim Louis - MP Kitchener-Conestoga - </span><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="mailto:tim.louis@parl.gc.ca">tim.louis@parl.gc.ca</a> or (519) 578-3777</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Valerie Bradford - MP Kitchener-South Hespeler - </span><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="mailto:valerie.bradford@parl.gc.ca">valerie.bradford@parl.gc.ca</a> or (519) 571-5509</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Bardish Chagger - MP Waterloo - <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="mailto:bardish.chagger@parl.gc.ca">bardish.chagger@parl.gc.ca</a> or (519) 746-1573</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Lloyd Longfield - MP Guelph - </span><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="mailto:lloyd.longfield@parl.gc.ca">lloyd.longfield@parl.gc.ca</a> or (519) 837-8276</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Local Conservative MPs:</div><div>Michael Chong - MP Wellington-Halton Hills - <a href="mailto:michael.chong@parl.gc.ca">michael.chong@parl.gc.ca</a> or (519) 843-7344</div><div>Larry Brok - MP Brantford-Brant - <a href="mailto:larry.brock@parl.gc.ca">larry.brock@parl.gc.ca</a> or (519) 754-4300</div></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">John Nater - MP Perth-Wellington - <a href="mailto:john.nater@parl.gc.ca">john.nater@parl.gc.ca</a> or (519) 273-1400</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Local Green Party MPs:</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Mike Morrice - MP Kitchener - <a href="mailto:mike.morrice@parl.gc.ca">mike.morrice@parl.gc.ca</a> or (519) 741-2001</div><div><br></div><div>-----------------------------------</div><div><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><font size="4"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Kevin Thomason</div><div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Vice-Chair, Grand River Environmental Network</div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><a href="http://www.gren.ca/">www.gren.ca</a><br></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div>Phone: <span dir="ltr">(519) 888-0519</span></div></div></div></div></div></font></b></div></div></div></div></div></div><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><font size="4"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;"><div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: <span dir="ltr">(519) 240-1648</span><br>Twitter: @kthomason<br>E-mail: <a href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com">kevinthomason@mac.com</a></div></div></div></div><br></div><div>-------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></font></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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