[GREN-Exec] Fwd: Please confirm by Monday whether your organization wants to be named as a partner in the Election Forum on Environmental Issues

Sat Sep 17 11:25:30 EDT 2011

Hi Kevin-

I can't confirm attendance for me on Sept 29, but I will try. Yes, I think
it would be great for GREN to participate and sign on. A question about
their initiatives to encourage water conservation in the province-or on the
greenbelt extending here, are the ones I'd propose. You could word that
well, Kevin, if you are so willing.

Susan B 

From: executive-bounces at gren.ca [mailto:executive-bounces at gren.ca] On Behalf
Of Kevin Thomason
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2011 10:35 AM
To: GREN Executive
Subject: [GREN-Exec] Fwd: Please confirm by Monday whether your organization
wants to be named as a partner in the Election Forum on Environmental Issues

GREN Executive,

I'm not sure who all is being included in this e-mail loop.  Below is a
broad group of local environmental organizations that have been organizing a
local debate on key environmental issues leading up to the provincial
election.  

We all know how important this election is going to be towards the
environment and issues we have worked for years on.  

This group seems to be well organized and is looking for GREN's
participation.  I think that we should help them with a question on
conservation and some people attending the event as they are seeking.

Please let me know any questions, concerns or ideas.  I will keep moving
forward with them in the meantime.

Cheers,

Kevin.

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Begin forwarded message:

From: North Waterloo Region Branch <aco.nwrb at gmail.com>

Subject: Please confirm by Monday whether your organization wants to be
named as a partner in the Election Forum on Environmental Issues

Date: 15 September, 2011 10:25:13 PM EDT

To: Alisa McClurg <alisa.mcclurg at sympatico.ca>, CREW - Shane
<shane at crewzone.ca>, CREW- Derek <derek at dereksatnik.ca>, CREW- rob
<rob at crewzone.ca>, CREW-Isaac Musial <isaac at crewzone.ca>, Environmental
Defence - ian <icarey at environmentaldefence.ca>, Environmental Defence - ian
<icarey at edcmail.ca>, Environmental Defence - Paisley Cozzarin
<paisleycozzarin at gmail.com>, Grand River Car Share - info
<info at grandrivercarshare.ca>, Grand River Car Share - Matthew
<matthew at grandrivercarshare.ca>, Greening Sacred Spaces Waterloo Region
<jsnyder at faith-commongood.net>, GREN - Kevin <kevin at gren.ca>, GREN - Kevin t
<kevinthomason at mac.com>, GREN - theo <theo at gren.ca>, Heritage Cambridge -
info <heritage.cambridge at gmail.com>, Heritage Resource Centre
<hrc at uwaterloo.ca>, HPAC - Anne <AFitzpatrick at regionofwaterloo.ca>, Joyce &
John Arndt <jarndt at sympatico.ca>, LIFE - info <life.info at yahoo.ca>, Michael
Druker <michael.druker at tritag.ca>, rare - patti leather
<patti.leather at raresites.org>, rare - susan whelan
<susan.whelan at raresites.org>, REEP - info <info at reepwaterlooregion.ca>, REEP
- Mary Jane <mjpatterson at reepgreen.ca>, Sustainability Laurier - Clair
<cbennett at wlu.ca>, Sustainable Waterloo - Cam
<cameron.scott at sustainablewaterloo.org>, Sustainable Waterloo - Helena
<helena.kwiecinski at sustainablewaterloo.org>, Sustainable Waterloo - info
<info at sustainablewaterloo.org>, Sustainable Waterloo - Kelly
<kelly.mcmath at sustainablewaterloo.org>, Sustainable Waterloo - Kelly
<kellymnmcmath at gmail.com>, Sustainable Waterloo - Kelly
<kellysustainablewat at gmail.com>, Sustainable Waterloo - Mike
<mike.morrice at sustainablewaterloo.org>, Sustainable waterloo - Sean Campbell
<sean.campbell at sustainablewaterloo.org>, Transition K-W
<resilientcommunities at transitionkw.ca>, TriTAG - info <hello at tritag.ca>, UW
Sustainability Project <uwsp at feds.ca>, Vance Powell <vmpowell at live.ca>,
WPIRG - Chris Baldus-Joursen <cjbaldus at uwaterloo.ca>, WPIRG - info
<info at wpirg.org>, WPIRG- William <william_r_s at sympatico.ca>

TO:

Architectural Conservancy of Ontario - North Waterloo Region Branch    

Community Renewable Energy Waterloo (CREW) http://www.crewzone.ca/

Environmental Defence  http://environmentaldefence.ca/

Grand River CarShare http://communitycarshare.ca/grandriver/

Grand River Environmental Network (GREN) http://www.gren.ca/

Greening Sacred Spaces Kitchener-Waterloo
http://www.greeningsacredspaces.net/

Heritage Cambridge http://www.arconserv.ca/branches/show.cfm?id=4

Local Initiative for Future Energy (L.I.F.E.) http://www.lifecoop.ca/

rare Charitable Research Reserve http://www.raresites.org/

REEP Green Solutions http://reepgreen.ca/

Sustainable Waterloo  <http://www.sustainablewaterloo.org/>
http://www.sustainablewaterloo.org/

Tri-Cities Transportation Action Group (TriTAG)  http://www.tritag.ca/

TransitionKW http://www.transitionkw.ca/

Waterloo Public Interest Research Group (WPIRG) http://wpirg.org/

The Working Centre http://www.theworkingcentre.org/

Now that the Forum is shaping up nicely for Thursday September 29, 

do you want to be listed on the event publicity as an organizing partner?

The "price" for this would be a commitment to bring at least 7 people from
your network out to the event. 

(plus any other help you want to give).

Please let me know by Monday morning at the latest, whether or not your
organization wants to be listed on the event publicity.

Following is a draft media release about the event.

Note that a couple of details are not pinned down yet, so please do not
distribute this information yet.

I will send out a final version shortly.

Provincial Election Forum on Environmental Issues              DRAFT media
release

Do you care about the environment?

Do you wonder which party will do the best job to protect it?

Learn what candidates from all four parties have to say about water, energy,
smart growth, heritage preservation and other environmental issues at a
Provincial Election Forum on Environmental Issues  on Thursday September 29,
2011, 7 to 9 p.m., Rockway Mennonite-Zion United Church, 32 Weber Street,
Kitchener /or/  St. John's Lutheran Church, 22 Willow Street, Waterloo (to
be confirmed Friday)

Each party representative will answer questions given to them in advance by
the community partners organizing the event.  Topics will include

.                 environmental justice

.                 heritage preservation and reducing construction waste
going to landfills

.                 water safety ,including the impact of the Melancthon
Quarry

.                 energy

.                 transportation 

Party representatives will also answer questions from the floor.

Eric Davis, Kitchener-Waterloo riding candidate, will represent the Liberal
Party.  Cameron Dearlove, Kitchener Centre candidate, will represent the
NDP.  Green Party representative will be Mark Vercouteren Kitchener Centre
(or J.D. McGuire, Kitchener-Waterloo).  Progressive Conservative Party
representative has not been confirmed.

This forum has been organized by a broad group of Waterloo Region
environmental organizations, who want to make sure environmental issues get
discussed during the provincial election campaign.

Organizing partners are                     **note** to be confirmed

Architectural Conservancy of Ontario - North Waterloo Region Branch
http://www.arconserv.ca/branches/show.cfm?id=8

Community Renewable Energy Waterloo (CREW) http://www.crewzone.ca/

Environmental Defence  http://environmentaldefence.ca/

Grand River CarShare http://communitycarshare.ca/grandriver/

Grand River Environmental Network (GREN) http://www.gren.ca/

Greening Sacred Spaces Kitchener-Waterloo
http://www.greeningsacredspaces.net/

Heritage Cambridge http://www.arconserv.ca/branches/show.cfm?id=4

Local Initiative for Future Energy (L.I.F.E.) http://www.lifecoop.ca/

rare Charitable Research Reserve http://www.raresites.org/

REEP Green Solutions http://reepgreen.ca/

Sustainable Waterloo http://www.sustainablewaterloo.org/

Tri-Cities Transportation Action Group (TriTAG)  http://www.tritag.ca/

TransitionKW http://www.transitionkw.ca/

Waterloo Public Interest Research Group (WPIRG) http://wpirg.org/

The Working Centre http://www.theworkingcentre.org/

For more information see  ____________[facebook event] or
____________website (if someone will post the info there)

-30-

Contact:  Kae Elgie (ACO) aco.nwrb at gmail.com or Patti Leather (rare)
<mailto:patti.leather at raresites.org> patti.leather at raresites.org

-- 
Architectural Conservancy of Ontario -- North Waterloo Region Branch

"The greenest building is the one already built"

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