<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 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>Good Day!,</div><div><br></div><div>Lots of breaking news as the Region of Waterloo gets called out for their lack of transparency nationally as they continue to waste taxpayer money on the unwanted mega-industrial site, the province announces authoritarian Bill 17 that will give MMAH unprecedented powers and gut Green Development Standards, the May 17th deadline rapidly approaches to comment on the horrifying Bill 5 that will create lawless Special Economic Zones and destroy endangered species, heritage and archeological sites, yet more provincial scandal as aides closest to Ford are sanctioned, a troubling new Ontario Budget is announced for 2025, a wonderful new Foodbelt is proposed, and lots more!</div><div><br></div><div>Here’s the latest:</div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">1) Bill 5 ERO Deadline May 17th at 11:59pm -</b> Time is rapidly running out to comment on the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO) and take action to oppose <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Bill 5 the “Protect Ontario By Unleashing Our Economy Act”, a dangerous attack on our rights, environment, and democracy. We encourage you to join the citizens and groups who are speaking out about the proposed lawless Special Economic Zones (SEZ) to be created at the government’s whim where no rules or laws will apply and</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> fully repeal Ontario’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) that was once heralded as world-leading and replace it with far weaker regulations allowing development to destroy endangered species, habitat, and restoration efforts anywhere in Ontario.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">First Nations are expressing serious concerns about their rights being bypassed and ignored by the provincial government. There are also far-reaching implications to overriding heritage and archeological laws, even limiting future clean energy by placing restrictions on sourcing essential components such as solar panels and control modules that could effectively ban new solar and wind energy in Ontario.</span></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Unprecedented numbers of groups and organizations across the province are coming together to fight this outrageous “King Henry the 8th” bill that overrides so many laws and personal rights to prioritize private company profits and give “Trusted Proponents” carte blanche to do and destroy whatever they want with no recourse. This is not in the best public interest to see so much power given to so few with no oversight or rules.</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Once again, it all comes down to dollars and development by well-connected private corporations and billionaires being prioritized over good planning, democracy, citizen rights, our environment, and the greater public good.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Must Read Bill 5 Op-Ed </b>(also attached below)<b>:</b></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Hamilton Spectator - Not In Our Nature: Bill 5 Betrays Ontario’s Commitments - It Bulldozes Environmental Oversight For The Benefit Of Industry - Not The People:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/not-in-our-nature-bill-5-betrays-ontarios-commitments/article_51c87f80-bbc4-579c-83d5-caa80612a5f9.html">https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/not-in-our-nature-bill-5-betrays-ontarios-commitments/article_51c87f80-bbc4-579c-83d5-caa80612a5f9.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Bill 5 Backgrounders:</b></div><div><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></b></div><div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Environmental Defence Bill 5 Backgrounder:</div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Bill-5-V2-Backgrounder-May-2025.pdf">https://environmentaldefence.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Bill-5-V2-Backgrounder-May-2025.pdf</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Narwhal - Bill 5: A Guide to Ontario’s 2025 Development And Mining Legislation:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill-5-explained/">https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill-5-explained/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) Detailed Submission - “All of Bill 5 should be withdrawn…"</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://cela.ca/cela-comments-on-bill-5-protect-ontario-by-unleashing-our-economy-act-2025/">https://cela.ca/cela-comments-on-bill-5-protect-ontario-by-unleashing-our-economy-act-2025/</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Press Conference -</b> There was an excellent Queen’s Park Press Conference held on Tuesday by First Nations, community groups, civil rights groups, and environmental organizations:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Queen’s Park Press Conference - Environmental Defence Statement:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/2025/05/12/bill-5-is-an-attack-on-civil-liberties-indigenous-rights-environment/">https://environmentaldefence.ca/2025/05/12/bill-5-is-an-attack-on-civil-liberties-indigenous-rights-environment/</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><b>Latest Media -</b> Includes excellent articles that highlight First Nations reactions to Bill 5, how the bill will take away your rights and undermine democracy, and threaten rare wildlife: </div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Doug Ford Is Undermining Democracy While Blaming Donald Trump:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/politics/political-opinion/doug-ford-is-undermining-democracy-while-blaming-donald-trump/article_50fbe762-ffa2-50f1-ae68-a82d0bc647a5.html">https://www.therecord.com/politics/political-opinion/doug-ford-is-undermining-democracy-while-blaming-donald-trump/article_50fbe762-ffa2-50f1-ae68-a82d0bc647a5.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Pointer - Fading Away…. Proposed Bill 5 Threatens Ontario Wildlife and Ecosystems:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://thepointer.com/article/2025-05-10/proposed-bill-5-threatens-ontario-wildlife-and-ecosystems">https://thepointer.com/article/2025-05-10/proposed-bill-5-threatens-ontario-wildlife-and-ecosystems</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Canada’s National Observer - As One Species Disappears From Ontario, Doug Ford Weakens Protections For The Rest:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/12/opinion/one-species-disappears-ontario-doug-ford-weakens-protections-rest">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/12/opinion/one-species-disappears-ontario-doug-ford-weakens-protections-rest</a></div><div><div><br></div></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Narwhal - Two Blank Cheques: Are BC And Ontario Copying The Homework?:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-ontario-bill-5-bc-bill-15/">https://thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-ontario-bill-5-bc-bill-15/</a></div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Two provinces have eerily similar plans to give themselves new powers to override environmental rules and push development.</div></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Trillium - “It Stinks”: Ford Government’s Dresden Dump Flip-Flop Favour Big PC Donors:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/politics/it-stinks-ford-governments-dresden-dump-flip-flop-favours-big-pc-donors-10638242">https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/politics/it-stinks-ford-governments-dresden-dump-flip-flop-favours-big-pc-donors-10638242</a></div><div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Trillium - Province Moves To Exempt Ontario Place From Environmental Notifications:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/municipalities-transit-and-infrastructure/province-exempt-ontario-place-from-environmental-notifications-10640275">https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/municipalities-transit-and-infrastructure/province-exempt-ontario-place-from-environmental-notifications-10640275</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><div><b>Speak Up - </b>There are ways you can speak up and send a strong message to the Ford government:</div><div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Green Party One Click Letter:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://secure.gpo.ca/wildlife-under-threat?source=C25.E.OWTA">https://secure.gpo.ca/wildlife-under-threat?source=C25.E.OWTA</a></div><div><div></div></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Environmental Defence - Stop The Bill 5 Power Grab One Click Letter:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/170384/action/1">https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/170384/action/1</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Wildlands League - Say No To Bill 5:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://wildlandsleague.org/stop-bill5/">https://wildlandsleague.org/stop-bill5/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ontario Nature Action Alert:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://ontarionature.good.do/bill-5-stop-attacks-on-endangered-species/Email/">https://ontarionature.good.do/bill-5-stop-attacks-on-endangered-species/Email/</a></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wilderness Committee - Bill 5 will destroy endangered species protections - tool to send your comments to the Environmental Registry of Ontario:</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><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.wildernesscommittee.org/ActForOntarioSpecies" 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.wildernesscommittee.org/ActForOntarioSpecies</span></a></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-bf63b94d-7fff-b945-64b5-4b94799fcb71"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Water Watchers - Stop Bill 5:</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://win.newmode.net/waterwatchers/stopbill5">https://win.newmode.net/waterwatchers/stopbill5</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><b>New</b> - Ecojustice 1 Click Letter:</div><div><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><a href="https://ecojustice.ca/take-action/tell-doug-ford-ontarios-wildlife-isnt-for-sale/">https://ecojustice.ca/take-action/tell-doug-ford-ontarios-wildlife-isnt-for-sale/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><b>New</b> - CELA Guide to Submit Comments:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://cela.ca/action-alert-bill-5/">https://cela.ca/action-alert-bill-5/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><b>New</b> - NDP One Click Letter Against Dresden Landfill:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://win.newmode.net/ontarionewdemocraticparty/stopthedresdenlandfill">https://win.newmode.net/ontarionewdemocraticparty/stopthedresdenlandfill</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Letter to the Editor Example -</b> Here’s a great example of how you can speak up to local media to have even more impact:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://kingsvilletimes.ca/2025/05/say-no-to-bill-5s-dangerous-overreach/">https://kingsvilletimes.ca/2025/05/say-no-to-bill-5s-dangerous-overreach/</a></div><div><br></div><div></div><div><b>Council Motions - </b>Municipal councils have passed Motions against Bill 5 in Orangeville, Caledon and numerous other Ontario communities. Get your local Councillors to speak up as well. A copy of the Orangeville motion that was approved unanimously (along with a request to have Strong Mayor Powers removed from their community) is attached in Appendix B) below.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Rally’s and Protest Events - </b>Actions are being planned across Ontario on May 16th, May 23th, May 28th and more. Check out the interactive map and join in:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1q1L-4wcwReSOgSefgk5ci5J_35RMEg0&ll=44.30164712234488%2C-79.7828272&z=9">https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1q1L-4wcwReSOgSefgk5ci5J_35RMEg0&ll=44.30164712234488%2C-79.7828272&z=9</a></div><div><div><br></div><div>If you are in Guelph, we understand that a rally opposing Bill 5 is being planned for Saturday, May 24th (more details to come). If you are able to help please reach out to Anne Moore at amoore083@gmail.com.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Call - </b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 9pt;">Have even more impact by calling the Premier’s Office directly. Here are details and talking points from the great folks at Ontario Nature:</span></div></div><div><br><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; 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://ontarionature.good.do/bill-5-stop-attacks-on-endangered-species/call/" 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; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://ontarionature.good.do/bill-5-stop-attacks-on-endangered-species/call/</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Call Premier Ford’s Office (calls are answered 24/7, be prepared to leave a message) - (416) 325-1941</div><br><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; 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>Or text Premier Ford’s cell phone directly to tell him how wrong Bill 5 is - please be polite, he has been returning calls - </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; 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><span style="font-size: 9pt; 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;">647) 612-3673</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><div><div></div></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Submit Comments To The Environmental Registry of Ontario -</b> There are several ERO postings that we have <u>until 11:59pm on May 17th </u>to comment on:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Special Economic Zones Act, 2025:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0391">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0391</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Specific to Ontario Place and amendments to the Rebuilding Ontario Place Act - specifically removing public notice and public consultation requirements:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0416">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0416</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Specific to Bill 5 Amendments the Ontario Heritage Act:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0418">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0418</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Specific to Electricity, Mining, and Energy Board:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0409">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0409</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Standing Committee Presentations - </b>there will extremely limited hearings with only 36 delegations permitted at Queen’s Park to the Committee of The Interior on Bill 5, Protect Ontario By Unleashing Our Economy on:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Thursday, May 22nd from 10am to 12pm and 1pm to 5pm - Please consider attending in-person in the Legislature and show concern firsthand to cabinet and MPPs.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Monday, May 26th from 9am to 10:15am and 1pm to 6pm</div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Please participate in these hearings by submitting comments: Learn more and submit comments at:</div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><a href="https://www.ola.org/en/get-involved/participate-committees">https://www.ola.org/en/get-involved/participate-committees</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Required Action - </b>Speak up against this horrifying omnibus bill and ensure our democracy, environment, clean energy, agriculture, and communities aren’t destroyed by the misguided development efforts of the provincial government under the guise of responding to Trump tariffs. </div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">2) Region Of Waterloo Continues To Waste Taxpayer Money On Wilmot Mega-Industrial Land Assembly - </b>Regional Chair Karen Redman announced they have reached agreements to study more farmland in Wilmot as part of the confounding plan to destroy 770 acres of prime farmland to create a mega-industrial site. However, the Region has questionable timing as Honda had just announced the day before that they are pausing their $15 billion EV investment in Ontario.</div><div><div><br></div><div>We have also seen Northvolt go bankrupt with hundreds of millions of dollars of losses on their Quebec plant construction and CAMI EV Trucks in nearby Ingersoll announce shutdowns and layoffs as tariffs and the future uncertainty is causing manufacturers to question any investment in Canada.</div><div><br></div><div>Area landowners remain resolute in their commitment to preserve farmland and groups across the region are speaking up to show that our communities are more unwilling than ever. Council delegations, community events, online communications, a legal challenge, investigations, and protests will continue with increased vigour as the additional threats to Wilmot from Bill 5 and Bill 17 become apparent.</div><div><br></div><div>Attached below in Appendix C) is the Regional Press Release with responses/corrections to every misleading and incorrect sentence as well as the Fight For Farmland Press Release to local media countering the Region’s claims.</div><div><br></div><div>Here’s the latest media coverage:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CityNews - Honda Canada Postpones $15 Billion EV Project In Ontario:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2025/05/13/honda-canada-electric-vehicles-ontario-tariffs/?">https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2025/05/13/honda-canada-electric-vehicles-ontario-tariffs/?</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Honda Canada Postpones $15 Billion EV Investment In Ontario:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/business/honda-canada-postpones-15-billion-ev-investment-project-in-ontario/article_8dcc0b10-9c41-5372-9a95-fd73ac03af96.html">https://www.therecord.com/business/honda-canada-postpones-15-billion-ev-investment-project-in-ontario/article_8dcc0b10-9c41-5372-9a95-fd73ac03af96.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Hamilton Spectator - Honda’s Plans To Delay Electric Vehicle Factories A Blow To The Community:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thespec.com/politics/provincial/hondas-plans-to-delay-electric-vehicle-factories-a-blow-to-the-community/article_323ee252-8ea9-5b2d-87db-e458aafb0273.html" 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.thespec.com/politics/provincial/hondas-plans-to-delay-electric-vehicle-factories-a-blow-to-the-community/article_323ee252-8ea9-5b2d-87db-e458aafb0273.html</span></a></div><div><br><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>CTV - Joly Says Honda Still Committed To EV Investments After $15-billion Project Delayed:</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.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/joly-says-honda-still-committed-to-ev-investments-after-15-billion-project-delayed/?taid=68253caa9339350001410ff8" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-decoration: none;">https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/joly-says-honda-still-committed-to-ev-investments-after-15-billion-project-delayed/?taid=68253caa9339350001410ff8</a></p></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>City News - Over 70 Percent Of Wilmot Land Assembly Purchased By Region:</div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2025/05/14/over-70-per-cent-of-wilmot-land-assembly-purchased-by-region/">https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2025/05/14/over-70-per-cent-of-wilmot-land-assembly-purchased-by-region/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Record - Waterloo Region Says It Now Controls 550 Of 770 Acres It Wants In Wilmot Township:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/waterloo-region-says-it-now-controls-550-of-the-770-acres-it-wants-in-wilmot/article_30d646e6-eb61-5e27-a96e-21927b6c7e87.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/waterloo-region-says-it-now-controls-550-of-the-770-acres-it-wants-in-wilmot/article_30d646e6-eb61-5e27-a96e-21927b6c7e87.html</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC - 70% Of Wilmot Farmland Purchase For Future Industrial Site, Region Says:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/waterloo-region-new-update-wilmot-land-plans-1.7534644">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/waterloo-region-new-update-wilmot-land-plans-1.7534644</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CTV News CKCO - Region Of Waterloo Says 550 Acres Has Been Secured For Wilmot Land Assembly Project:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/region-of-waterloo-says-550-acres-have-been-secured-for-wilmot-land-assembly-project/">https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/region-of-waterloo-says-550-acres-have-been-secured-for-wilmot-land-assembly-project/</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Community Groups Say Fight Against Land Assembly Continues In Wilmot Township:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/community-groups-say-fight-against-land-assembly-continues-in-wilmot-township/article_07a4ceff-7ad6-5945-934d-54f0810c7e18.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/community-groups-say-fight-against-land-assembly-continues-in-wilmot-township/article_07a4ceff-7ad6-5945-934d-54f0810c7e18.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CityNews - Wrong Plan For Our Community - Local Group Denounces Wilmot Land Assembly:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2025/05/15/wrong-plan-for-our-community-local-group-denounces-wilmot-land-assembly/">https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2025/05/15/wrong-plan-for-our-community-local-group-denounces-wilmot-land-assembly/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC - “Absolutely Astounding”: Wiilmot Group Pushes Back:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/wilmot-group-pushes-on-against-newly-secured-land-1.7536125">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/wilmot-group-pushes-on-against-newly-secured-land-1.7536125</a></div><div><br></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Action Required - </b>Visit the <a href="http://wilmotcan.com/">WilmotCAN.com</a> website to learn more about and support the ongoing efforts, including legal action, research, mapping, and organizing community events: </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 9pt; 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;"><a href="https://wilmotcan.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">https://wilmotcan.com/</a></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> and demand the Region of Waterloo give up its farm destroying mega-industrial fiasco that is already costing taxpayers dearly. It’s more important than ever to keep up the Fight For Farmland signs and voice your concerns to elected officials.</span></div></div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">3) Region Of Waterloo Receives National Recognition! - </b>Kudos to the Canadian Association of Journalists with a Dishonourable Mention for the Code of Silence Award for Government Secrecy. The Region was recognized for keeping the public and journalists in the dark about the controversial Wilmot mega-industrial project along with first place winner the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority.</div><div><br></div><div>It’s quite the achievement for the Region of Waterloo to be so consistently secretive that a national journalism association recognizes it with an award. In particular, the award recognized the repeated denial of community Freedom of Information requests, the lack of transparency, and lack of any elected officials willing to speak to the public for over a year all helped the Region of Waterloo to beat out every other municipality and win this Dishonourable Mention.</div><div><br></div><div>It is certainly a different era than just a few years ago when Waterloo Region used to be recognized for its leadership, outstanding achievements, and world-class planning - not how much it hides from its citizens and journalists.</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;">Canadian Association Of Journalists (CAJ) - Waterloo Region Receives Dishonourable Mention from CAJ For The Code Of Silence Award For Government Secrecy:</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://caj.ca/who-do-you-serve-actually-national-transparency-groups-call-out-vancouver-coastal-health-for-restricting-information-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/" 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://caj.ca/who-do-you-serve-actually-national-transparency-groups-call-out-vancouver-coastal-health-for-restricting-information-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/</span></a></div><div><br></div><div>And the media reports:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Region of Waterloo Gets Dishonourable Mention For Lack Of Transparency:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/region-of-waterloo-gets-dishonourable-mention-for-lack-of-transparency/article_6d9f76c2-f16e-5c90-ad6e-4a73fb375b5e.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/region-of-waterloo-gets-dishonourable-mention-for-lack-of-transparency/article_6d9f76c2-f16e-5c90-ad6e-4a73fb375b5e.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Action Required - </b>Speak up and demand better government and transparency. Remember that elections matter and ensure better representation in upcoming elections.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">4) Bill 17 Protect Ontario By Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025 Announced - </b>Last week we shared initial media reports about this authoritarian bill and now that it has been formally announced it is more draconian than expected. Bill 17 will gut the protections that municipalities can include in their Official Plans, limit the studies they can request for development applications, as well as impose new limits on development charges, prohibit Green Development Standards, expand MMAH powers - enabling new MZO’s that allow provincial laws to be broken, allow risky rural water and wastewater systems, and opens the door to the privatization of water and wastewater utilities.</div><div><br></div><div>This bill could have far-reaching impacts in Waterloo Region where so many unique protections, features, and concepts were integral to our Official Plans regionally and throughout our municipalities. It could also pose a huge threat to the groundwater and water protections we rely on and the elimination of many Green Development Standards could severely impact the Waterloo High Performance Development Standards that have been under development for years and heading for approval later this year.</div><div><br></div><div>Here's a good Environmental Defence overview:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Environmental Defence Press Release - Bill 17 Ignores The Real Barriers To Housing While Scapegoating Green Standards:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/2025/05/13/bill-17-ignores-the-real-barriers-to-housing-while-scapegoating-green-standards/">https://environmentaldefence.ca/2025/05/13/bill-17-ignores-the-real-barriers-to-housing-while-scapegoating-green-standards/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Here’s some media reports although unfortunately many reporters were fooled by the provincial government spin doctors, falling for misleading naming and headlines - sometimes completely missing the huge negative impacts of these proposed regulations and development charge changes will have on our communities.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>TVO - John Michael McGrath - Analysis: Does Ontario’s New Housing Bill Meet The Moment?:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.tvo.org/article/analysis-does-ontarios-new-housing-bill-meet-the-moment">https://www.tvo.org/article/analysis-does-ontarios-new-housing-bill-meet-the-moment</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Global News - Ontario Tables Latest Housing Bill, Promising Changes With Municipal Support:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11175629/ontario-housing-bill-rob-flack-tables/">https://globalnews.ca/news/11175629/ontario-housing-bill-rob-flack-tables/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Trillium - PC’s Tabling Bill “Pulling Out All The Stops” To Expedite Home, Road, And Transit Construction:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/housing/pcs-tabling-bill-pulling-out-all-the-stops-to-expedite-home-road-and-transit-construction-10646183?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=May%2012,%202025%2009:31%20am&utm_content=mc_tri_wrap">https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/housing/pcs-tabling-bill-pulling-out-all-the-stops-to-expedite-home-road-and-transit-construction-10646183</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Ontario Tables Bill To Speed Up Home Building As 1.5 Million Target Not On Track:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/business/ontario-tables-bill-to-speed-up-home-building-as-1-5m-target-not-on-track/article_a669818c-d93e-5fa6-b464-4c9125d2e347.html">https://www.therecord.com/business/ontario-tables-bill-to-speed-up-home-building-as-1-5m-target-not-on-track/article_a669818c-d93e-5fa6-b464-4c9125d2e347.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Public Record - Hamilton’s Chief Planner On Bill 17 - The Latest Conservative Planning Act Changes:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://thepublicrecord.ca/2025/05/hamiltons-chief-planner-on-bill-17-the-latest-conservative-planning-act-changes/">https://thepublicrecord.ca/2025/05/hamiltons-chief-planner-on-bill-17-the-latest-conservative-planning-act-changes/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Province Looks To Slash Development Fees:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/province-looks-to-slash-development-fees-while-waterloo-region-municipalities-have-millions-in-reserve-funds/article_35c77cee-c205-5b5d-885b-ac0e559a05d4.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/province-looks-to-slash-development-fees-while-waterloo-region-municipalities-have-millions-in-reserve-funds/article_35c77cee-c205-5b5d-885b-ac0e559a05d4.html</a></div><div><div><br></div></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Stand.earth - Ontario’s Bill 17: “A Giant Gift To Big Developers And Enbridge Gas”:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://stand.earth/press-releases/ontario-green-building-legislation-2025/">https://stand.earth/press-releases/ontario-green-building-legislation-2025/</a></div><div><br></div><div><div>You can learn more from the Official Announcement documents at:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Provincial Press Release: Ontario Getting Homes And Infrastructure Built Faster and Smarter:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1005903/ontario-getting-homes-and-infrastructure-built-faster-and-smarter">https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1005903/ontario-getting-homes-and-infrastructure-built-faster-and-smarter</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Technical Briefing Power Point Presentation:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://news.ontario.ca/assets/files/20250512/19d2a4c35c57a7991c6ed55c42393cd2.pdf">https://news.ontario.ca/assets/files/20250512/19d2a4c35c57a7991c6ed55c42393cd2.pdf</a></div></div><div><br></div><div>Speak Up On the Environmental Registry of Ontario by June 26th at:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>ERO Posting - Regulate Complete Application Requirements </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0462">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0462</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>ERO Posting- Planning Act and City of Toronto Act Changes</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0461">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0461</a></div><div><br></div><div><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Action Required - </b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Speak up to preserve essential Official Plans, environmental protection concepts such as the Countryside Line, and help ensure Development Charges actually cover the costs of new development. Ensure that municipalities can implement the Green Development Standards and better buildings we need to combat Climate Change.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">5) Ontario Foodbelt Announcement -</b> It was fantastic to see Guelph MPP Mike Schreiner and Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Bobbi Ann Brady introduce a joint bill the “Protect Our Food Act” that would advocate for the creation of an Ontario Foodbelt to better protect farmland.</div><div><div><br></div><div>Sign a one-click letter, download the petition, and learn more about this fantastic initiative at:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://gpo.ca/action_campaign/foodbelt/">https://gpo.ca/action_campaign/foodbelt/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Here’s some media coverage:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC - 2 MPPs Want To Create Foodbelt To Protect Farmland, Tariff Proof Ontario’s Agricultural Industry:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/foodbelt-proposed-ontario-green-mpp-schreiner-independent-brady-1.7533930">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/foodbelt-proposed-ontario-green-mpp-schreiner-independent-brady-1.7533930</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Action Required - </b>Speak up and encourage other elected officials to join in and support this excellent idea to better protect irreplaceable farmland in Ontario.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">6) Provincial Budget 2025 - </b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Doug Ford government announced their 2025 budget on Thursday revealing their priorities…which includes hundreds of millions of dollars for booze, and the ability to be called Honourable after they leave office. Doug Ford appears to be attempting to ‘out-Trump’ Trump with the firehose of undemocratic changes and new proposed legislation. The budget has been poorly received with many concerns raised:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">CBC - Ontario Tables Massive Deficit In 2025 Budge Amid Trump’s Tariffs:</span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-budget-deficit-1.7536110" 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; text-wrap-mode: wrap;">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-budget-deficit-1.7536110</span></a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Doug Ford’s Bad News Budget Reveals Why He Called An Early Election:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/politics/provincial/doug-fords-bad-news-budget-reveals-why-he-called-an-early-election/article_cf581eb4-e918-5d42-b961-b83154e9cf4b.html">https://www.therecord.com/politics/provincial/doug-fords-bad-news-budget-reveals-why-he-called-an-early-election/article_cf581eb4-e918-5d42-b961-b83154e9cf4b.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Canada’s National Observer - Ontario Budget 2025: Experts And Opposition Say It Falls Short Where It Matters Most:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/15/news/ontario-budget-2025-experts-opposition-say-it-falls-short-where-it-matters-most">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/15/news/ontario-budget-2025-experts-opposition-say-it-falls-short-where-it-matters-most</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">7) Yet Another New Provincial Scandal - </b>One of Premier Doug Ford’s closest aides has been sanctioned by the Legislature ethics watchdog for breaking Ontario lobbying rules. Described by Doug Ford as “like family”, Amin Massoudi was on the infamous Las Vegas trip with Greenbelt developers that cost former Minister Kaleed Rasheed this job.</div><div><br></div><div>He also received a slap on the wrist from the Integrity Commissioner Cathryn Motherwell as well:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Former Aide To Doug Ford Sanctioned For Breaking Ontario Lobbying Rules:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/former-aide-to-doug-ford-sanctioned-for-breaking-ontario-lobbying-rules/article_38477efc-ae30-4cdf-94b9-3338e7a5426f.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/former-aide-to-doug-ford-sanctioned-for-breaking-ontario-lobbying-rules/article_38477efc-ae30-4cdf-94b9-3338e7a5426f.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>And Liberals have asked for an investigation into concerning donations to the Conservatives from developers linked to Bill 5 and the unique Dresden Landfill approvals.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Canada’s National Observer - Liberals Suspect Special Treatment For Landfill Developers Donating to Ford’s Party:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/12/news/liberals-suspect-special-treatment-landfill-developers-donating-fords-party">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/12/news/liberals-suspect-special-treatment-landfill-developers-donating-fords-party</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">8) Region of Waterloo Long-Term Waste Management Strategy Update - </b>The Region of Waterloo has announced an update to the waste management strategy with public consultations underway online including a survey and webinars about proposed changes.</div><div><br></div><div>This is an important opportunity for us to speak up about the need for more recycling and waste diversion, sustainability, recycling, and future waste collection. Learn more at:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Engage Waterloo Long-Term Waste Management Strategy:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.engagewr.ca/LTWMS">https://www.engagewr.ca/LTWMS</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">9) Organizing Between Elections - </b>The Social Development Centre in Kitchener is hosting a meeting on Building Community Power and learning how to organize beyond election cycles to build a powerful community. This sounds like an excellent event. Details are as follows:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Date: Tuesday, May 20th from 7pm to 9pm</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Location: Kitchener Civic Hub, 23 Water Street North, Kitchener</div><div><br></div><div>Learn more and register at: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/organizing-beyond-election-cycles-a-forum-on-building-community-power-pt2-tickets-1365009733859?">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/organizing-beyond-election-cycles-a-forum-on-building-community-power-pt2-tickets-1365009733859?</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">10) Recent Articles -</b> Includes large new St. Jacobs developments, Ontario going backwards on energy, massive battery storage, and efficient homes pioneered in Canada:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - 1,300 More People Coming To Developments In St. Jacobs:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/triple-stacked-townhomes-long-term-care-home-proposed-for-hawkesville-road-in-st-jacobs/article_20b0ef6d-213b-57a9-8baa-4b5d8235b047.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/triple-stacked-townhomes-long-term-care-home-proposed-for-hawkesville-road-in-st-jacobs/article_20b0ef6d-213b-57a9-8baa-4b5d8235b047.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>Energy Mix - Ontario Grid Sees Highest Share Of Emitting Power Since Coal Era:</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.theenergymix.com/ontario-grid-sees-highest-share-of-emitting-power-since-coal-era/" 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.theenergymix.com/ontario-grid-sees-highest-share-of-emitting-power-since-coal-era/</span></a></p><br><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>Corporate Knights - Canada’s Largest Battery Storage Farm Just Opened And It’s Indigenous-led: </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.corporateknights.com/energy/canadas-largest-battery-storage-farm-opened-indigenous-led/" 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.corporateknights.com/energy/canadas-largest-battery-storage-farm-opened-indigenous-led/</span></a></p><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Canada’s National Observer - Build, Baby, Build:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://us13.campaign-archive.com/?e=f8526537bb&u=8a5c2f8a9bec5f4fc7aae8406&id=b52ca22939">https://us13.campaign-archive.com/?e=f8526537bb&u=8a5c2f8a9bec5f4fc7aae8406&id=b52ca22939</a></div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Efficient homes pioneered in Canada:</div></div><div><br></div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Heritage Designation Could Delay LRT:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/heritage-designation-on-preston-property-could-cause-headaches-with-lrt-route/article_901f04fd-5ff5-5a2b-82ec-f24bc261e1be.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/heritage-designation-on-preston-property-could-cause-headaches-with-lrt-route/article_901f04fd-5ff5-5a2b-82ec-f24bc261e1be.html</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">11) Reform Gravel Survey -</b> If you live near a gravel pit or quarrly the Reform Gravel Mining Coalition is hoping you will complete their survey at:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QJPYNKQ">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QJPYNKQ</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">12) Huron Natural Area Meeting - </b><span style="background-color: white;">Join the upcoming meeting to learn more about the development of adjoining lands that could threaten this spectacular natural area in the City of Kitchener. Details are as follows:</span></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Date: Saturday, May 24th, 7:00pm</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Location: Country Hills Community Centre, Room #1, 100 Rittenhouse Road, Kitchener, Ontario</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;">Learn more at: <a href="https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-industrial-park-development-surrounding-the-huron-natural-area-in-kitchener/u/33503185">https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-industrial-park-development-surrounding-the-huron-natural-area-in-kitchener/u/33503185</a></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Action Required -</b> Attend the meeting and urge Kitchener officials to better protect the Huron Natural area.</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">13) Talking To Elected Officials 101 - </b>The Waterloo Climate Collaborative is hosting workshops on May 22nd and May 27th on how to have conversations with elected officials in ways that are not daunting or confusing. Learn how to set up a meeting, with who, how to prepare, set goals, what to say and how to follow-up. Details are as follows:</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Thursday, May 22nd, 7:00pm to 8:30pm - Kitchener Civic Hub - 23 Water Street North, Kitchener - ring bell at right side of doors, in-person only</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Tuesday, May 27th, 7:00pm to 8:30pm - REEP House - 20 Mill Street, Kitchener - virtual and in-person</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;">To register please e-mail <a href="mailto:wrclimatecollab@gmail.com">wrclimatecollab@gmail.com</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">14) Climate Momentum Circularity Webinar - </b>Learn from VicWest on how to live more sustainably within a circular economy in a hybrid event that has both in-person and online attendance options:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Date: Tuesday, May 20th at 7pm</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Location: Stratford City Hall, 1 Wellington Street, Stratford, Ontario</div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;">Learn more and register at: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/climate-conversations-circular-economy-tickets-1357135281159?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/climate-conversations-circular-economy-tickets-1357135281159?aff=oddtdtcreator</a></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">15) One Million Neighbour Update -</b> Local writer Ariel Kroon has completed a short story “Growing Up, Branching Out” imagining a day in the life of Waterloo Region’s millionth citizen. The story is one possible future for Waterloo Region where people live with abundance, inclusion and resilience. Read Ariel’s story at:</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://onemillionneighbours.ca/2025/05/04/growing-up-branching-out-a-day-in-the-life-of-waterloo-regions-millionth-neighbour/">https://onemillionneighbours.ca/2025/05/04/growing-up-branching-out-a-day-in-the-life-of-waterloo-regions-millionth-neighbour/</a></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">And there will be a free community dinner to reveal the One Million Neighbours report. Details are as follows:</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Date: Sunday, May 25th from 5pm to 8pm</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Location: Church of St. John The Evangelist, 23 Water Street North, Ktichener</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>RSVP at: <a href="mailto:ckcoopkw@gmail.com">ckcoopkw@gmail.com</a></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><b>Action Required - </b>Get involved for the future that you want to see.</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br></div><div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">16) Region of Waterloo Lobbyist Registry -</b> Following the similar actions of a few other Ontario municipalities, the Region of Waterloo has introduced a Lobbyist Registry. While aimed more at professionals charging fees for consulting and lobbying, there are facets that will apply to citizens, volunteers, community groups and others simply speaking up for a better future. We will need to attend upcoming information sessions and learn more to ensure that we are in compliance with these new regulations.</div><div><br></div><div>Learn more at:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/regional-government/lobbyistregistry.aspx">https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/regional-government/lobbyistregistry.aspx</a></div><div><br></div><div>The final virtual information session will be held on:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>June 4th at 12pm - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-information-session-lobbyist-registry-tickets-1132709307029">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-information-session-lobbyist-registry-tickets-1132709307029</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br></div><div><div><b><span style="font-size: 14px;">17) Additional Articles </span>-</b> Includes the importance of the Great Lakes:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Narwhal - Water Determines The Great Lakes Region’s Economic Future:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/great-lakes-blue-economy-water/">https://thenarwhal.ca/great-lakes-blue-economy-water/</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; 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-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-width: 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-width: 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-width: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Join Zoom Meeting</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-width: 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-width: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-width: 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-width: 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; -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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-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"><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 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 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><font color="#26282a" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><b style="font-size: 14px;">A) </b></font><b style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Upcoming Events </b><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">- Get out and get involved! And keep us posted on your events so we can share them: </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><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 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="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin: 0cm;"><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 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 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 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>Saturday, May 17th at 11:59pm - Deadline to Respond to Bill 5 on ERO - <a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0391">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0391</a></div><div><br></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;">Thursday, May 22nd from 7:00pm to 8:30pm - Talking With Elected Officials 101 - Kitchener Civic Hub 23 Water Street North, Kitchener -in-person only - <a href="https://wrclimatecollaborative.ca/">https://wrclimatecollaborative.ca/</a></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><div><div><b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Friday, May 23rd - 5:30pm -<font color="#26282a"> Next group update meeting on Zoom -</font><font color="#0056d6"> </font></span><font color="#0056d6" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a></font></b></div></div><div><br></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;">Sunday, May 25th from 5:00pm to 8:00pm - One Million Neighbours Dinner - Church of St. John The Evangelist, 23 Water Street North, Kitchener - <a href="mailto:ckcoopkw@gmail.com">kcoopkw@gmail.com</a></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;">Tuesday, May 27th, 7:00pm to 8:30pm - Talking With Elected Officials 101 - REEP House 20 Mill Street, Kitchener - virtual and in-person - <a href="https://wrclimatecollaborative.ca/">https://wrclimatecollaborative.ca/</a></div></div><div><br></div><div>Tuesday, May 3rd, 6:30pm to 8:30pm - Waterloo Climate Collaborative Meeting - <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">- REEP House 20 Mill Street, Kitchener - </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><a href="https://wrclimatecollaborative.ca/" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">https://wrclimatecollaborative.ca/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Wednesday, June 4th at 12:00pm - Region of Waterloo Lobbyist Regulations Webinar - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-information-session-lobbyist-registry-tickets-1132709307029">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-information-session-lobbyist-registry-tickets-1132709307029</a></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></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><br></div></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">--------------------------------------</b></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>B) Orangeville Council Motion Against Bill 5 -</b> </span>Get your municipality to speak up too: </div><div><br></div><div>Here is the resolution passed by Orangeville Council this week. Municipal resolutions as you know were key to stopping Bill 66. </div><div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>