[GREN-Exec] next GREN meeting confirmed Jim Poling, The Record

[Susan Bryant]

That sounds just right, Susan. I'll make cookies. We'll need a referee to keep to time in telling stories, of course. And minute-taking. You and I can manage those between us. Maybe one of the exec would summarize the issue that we have been actively involved in specifically as GREN.

Cheers,

Susan B  

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> On Jan 28, 2020, at 12:26 AM, Susan Koswan <susankoswan at execulink.com> wrote:
> 
> I have confirmed Jim Poling, Editor-in-chief for the Record to speak for about 10 - 15 minutes about the challenges of local print journalism and also said that I'd like this to be an opportunity for all of us to share our local environmental issues and stories. He will call me this week to confirm details. So let's put our thinking caps on about what we're each going to share about our local eco-challenges.
> 
> And we can have Nicola the next time to give us her experience with the multiple food forests she's been able to get planted in our community, with a tour of the one at Forest Heights.
> 
> Thanks Greg for your input about rare - they are indeed a rare treasure in our community. Maybe you can arrange a future meeting there for GREN members?
> 
> Best,
> 
> Susan K
> 
>> On 1/27/2020 12:16 PM, Susan Koswan wrote:
>> Hi GREN exec,
>> 
>> Been giving some thought to a speaker for our next GREN meeting.
>> 
>> First thought was to invite my friend Nicola Thomas, who was instrumental at getting the Food Forest at Forest Heights Community Centre (where we'll be meeting). Then I thought that would be better for an early June meeting when we could actually see it in bloom. Then I thought maybe it's good to do it now in case anyone wants to do a food forest somewhere else, they'd have time to get some funding and make arrangements to plant in the spring. Nicola is available this time or in June. She just did a workshop at the Canadian Organic Growers Conference in Guelph this weekend.
>> 
>> The other thought was to ask the new editor-in-chief at The Record if he could speak for a few minutes about the challenges of local paper journalism, but also because he's avidly working on increasing the Record's coverage on local environmental and climate crisis issues, it might be a good opportunity for all of us to give our 2 - 3 minute updates on local issues. I haven't asked him yet, but would ask him if he could spend about an hour with us. Let me know ASAP if this is the option you'd like so I can ask him.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Susan K
>> 
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