[GREN-Exec] Fwd: Two urgent items for your attention: Draft Grow the Greenbelt Report and Setting a Meeting

[Kevin Thomason]

Hi GREN Executive,

Greg, I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your sister.  It is so unfortunate.  We can barely fathom the long-term impacts and consequences of this pandemic.

Also, in my efforts to try to keep the GREN Executive better apprised of the OGA work even though things were officially concluded at the end of December, the OGA Steering Committee has felt that given the importance of Ford’s apparent desire to expand and grow the Greenbelt along with the likelihood of future additional funding we should be continuing our ongoing efforts without pause.

Thus, work has continued over the holidays on a Draft Grow the Greenbelt Report for the Premier along with discussions on how best to bring in a wide variety of environmental, community, agricultural and other groups to call out the Premier’s bluff and force them to action.

Below is the first draft of a document/report.  Please feel free to review it and let me know any feedback.  There will be additional materials and meetings over the days ahead as we race to get this out to the Minister and media in a timely manner - likely before the end of January.

Perhaps you can think of potential groups we should be starting to include in our region.

Cheers,
Kevin.

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Kevin Thomason

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> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Franz Hartmann <franzgreenbeltalliance at gmail.com>
> Subject: Two urgent items for your attention: Draft Grow the Greenbelt Report and Setting a Meeting
> Date: January 6, 2021 at 10:57:36 AM EST
> To: Tim Gray <tgray at environmentaldefence.ca>, Lynda Lukasik <llukasik at environmenthamilton.org>, Anne Bell <anneb at ontarionature.org>, Margaret Prophet <margaret at simcoecountygreenbelt.ca>, Debbie Gordon <debbierawngordon at gmail.com>, John Bacher <pals at becon.org>, Kevin Thomason <kevinthomason at mac.com>
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Two important things:
> 
> Grow the Greenbelt ready for sharing.
> 
> Attached is the draft Grow the Greenbelt document. You can now share this with potential groups who would sign on to this.
> 
> For now, please keep the distribution of this document to trusted people and please urge them NOT TO SHARE this with others.
> 
> To help us manage the process of who is signing on, please use this google spreadsheet <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t5UfmgiV_lIw1Pu1OSEd5PG0RNzXhf0ir3ikCKSP_pE/edit#gid=0> to identify who has agreed to sign on to the document
> 
> Setting a Date for a Steering Committee Meeting with Key Stakeholders
> 
> As we discussed at the last SC meeting, let's invite key stakeholders to meet with us to discuss the report and the release strategy.
> 
> Please complete this doodle poll <https://doodle.com/poll/9vz32cb6q6xee256?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link>.
> 
> Then, please contact the stakeholder you want to invite and find out their availability and then enter it in the doodle poll.  
> 
> I would suggest that you share with the rest of us who you plan on inviting so that we can ensure we're not duplicating efforts and missing key people.
> 
> That's it for now.
> 
> -- 
> Franz Hartmann
> Ontario Greenbelt Alliance



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