[GREN-Exec] I agree-let's sign on as supporters of the election meeting. John -submit some meaty questions.

Gregory C. Michalenko gcmichalenko at uwaterloo.ca
Sat Sep 17 19:13:14 EDT 2011 

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From: executive-bounces at gren.ca [executive-bounces at gren.ca] on behalf of John Jackson [jjackson at web.ca]
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2011 12:57 PM
To: Susan Bryant
Cc: GREN Executive
Subject: Re: [GREN-Exec] Fwd: Please confirm by Monday whether your organization wants to be named as a partner in the Election Forum on Environmental Issues

We definitely think we should do this. I am available to go that evening.

I hadn't received anything on this. Is. It still possible to have any impact on the advance questions?

John
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On 2011-09-17, at 11:25 AM, "Susan Bryant" <shbryant at uwaterloo.ca<mailto:shbryant at uwaterloo.ca>> wrote:

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

TO:
Architectural Conservancy of Ontario – North Waterloo Region Branch
Community Renewable Energy Waterloo (CREW) <http://www.crewzone.ca/> http://www.crewzone.ca/
Environmental Defence  <http://environmentaldefence.ca/> http://environmentaldefence.ca/
Grand River CarShare <http://communitycarshare.ca/grandriver/> http://communitycarshare.ca/grandriver/
Grand River Environmental Network (GREN) <http://www.gren.ca/> http://www.gren.ca/
Greening Sacred Spaces Kitchener-Waterloo  <http://www.greeningsacredspaces.net/> http://www.greeningsacredspaces.net/
Heritage Cambridge <http://www.arconserv.ca/branches/show.cfm?id=4> http://www.arconserv.ca/branches/show.cfm?id=4
Local Initiative for Future Energy (L.I.F.E.) <http://www.lifecoop.ca/> http://www.lifecoop.ca/
rare Charitable Research Reserve <http://www.raresites.org/> http://www.raresites.org/
REEP Green Solutions <http://reepgreen.ca/> http://reepgreen.ca/
Sustainable Waterloo http://www.sustainablewaterloo.org/
Tri-Cities Transportation Action Group (TriTAG)  <http://www.tritag.ca/> http://www.tritag.ca/
TransitionKW <http://www.transitionkw.ca/> http://www.transitionkw.ca/
Waterloo Public Interest Research Group (WPIRG) <http://wpirg.org/> http://wpirg.org/
The Working Centre <http://www.theworkingcentre.org/> 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> http://www.arconserv.ca/branches/show.cfm?id=8
Community Renewable Energy Waterloo (CREW) <http://www.crewzone.ca/> http://www.crewzone.ca/
Environmental Defence  <http://environmentaldefence.ca/> http://environmentaldefence.ca/
Grand River CarShare <http://communitycarshare.ca/grandriver/> http://communitycarshare.ca/grandriver/
Grand River Environmental Network (GREN) <http://www.gren.ca/> http://www.gren.ca/
Greening Sacred Spaces Kitchener-Waterloo  <http://www.greeningsacredspaces.net/> http://www.greeningsacredspaces.net/
Heritage Cambridge <http://www.arconserv.ca/branches/show.cfm?id=4> http://www.arconserv.ca/branches/show.cfm?id=4
Local Initiative for Future Energy (L.I.F.E.) <http://www.lifecoop.ca/> http://www.lifecoop.ca/
rare Charitable Research Reserve <http://www.raresites.org/> http://www.raresites.org/
REEP Green Solutions <http://reepgreen.ca/> http://reepgreen.ca/
Sustainable Waterloo <http://www.sustainablewaterloo.org/> http://www.sustainablewaterloo.org/
Tri-Cities Transportation Action Group (TriTAG)  <http://www.tritag.ca/> http://www.tritag.ca/
TransitionKW <http://www.transitionkw.ca/> http://www.transitionkw.ca/
Waterloo Public Interest Research Group (WPIRG) <http://wpirg.org/> http://wpirg.org/

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

For more information see  ____________[facebook event] or ____________website (if someone will post the info there)
-30-

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


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