[GREN-Exec] Greenbelt Foundation Grant Update

[Susan Koswan]

Hi Kevin,

See below. Since it's dark by 6:30 - only Zoom for 7 pm.

Susan K

On 10/11/2021 10:45 PM, Kevin Thomason wrote:
> Hi GREN Executive,
>
> Following up my e-mail below please let me know if you are available 
> to meet this week either in person or via Zoom.  Some times that could 
> work for me would include:
>
> - Wednesday, 7:00pm Susan K yes
> - Thursday, 4:00pm or 7:00pm Susan K yes
> - Friday 11:00am, 5:00pm Susan K no
> - Saturday, 2:00pm Susan K possible
>
> I don’t think that the meeting will take long but we do need to come 
> up with a starting plan for the year ahead.
>
> Cheers,
> Kevin.
>
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>
> Kevin Thomason
>
> 1115 Cedar Grove Road
> Waterloo, Ontario Canada  N2J 3Z4
>
> Phone: (519) 888-0519
> Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648
> Twitter: @kthomason
> E-mail: kevinthomason at mac.com <mailto:kevinthomason at mac.com>
>
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>
>> On Oct 8, 2021, at 10:10 AM, Kevin Thomason <kevinthomason at mac.com 
>> <mailto:kevinthomason at mac.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi GREN Executive,
>>
>> I hope that you have been keeping well since our recent meeting in 
>> Wellesley.  It was great to see everyone in person and discuss the 
>> funding, the opportunities, and the challenges for the months and 
>> year ahead.
>>
>> I completed a call yesterday with the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance 
>> Steering Committee and it seems that there is waning patience with 
>> the Ford provincial government and much to be done as Ford and his 
>> developer buddies are getting desperate in the final months of their 
>> mandate.
>>
>> At our GREN Executive meeting we had discussed focussing on the 
>> Regional Official Plan and local Official Plans this autumn and then 
>> focussing on the likely Greenbelt expansion announcement in the 
>> Spring in advance of the June provincial election.  It now appears 
>> that the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is going to 
>> announce the Greenbelt expansion to the Paris Galt Moraine in the 
>> next couple of weeks along with a month of public consultation.
>>
>> This will impact our planning and potential activities as it looks 
>> like everything will be happening this autumn rather than being more 
>> spread out across the year ahead.
>>
>> I have received a cheque for GREN for $12,000 that I will get to you 
>> Greg for deposit.  Now that we have had a GREN Executive meeting with 
>> Franz for some of the OGA/provincial perspective I think that we need 
>> to have more of an internally focussed GREN Executive meeting to 
>> figure out how we are going to spend/invest the funds coming to 
>> achieve the goals that we need to succeed at.  This includes deciding 
>> how much we can do ourselves, if we hire someone specifically 
>> focussed on things, and how much we distribute to area groups. 
>>  Already the Guelph moraine group has reached out this week to see 
>> how we can work together on this pending Greenbelt expansion 
>> announcement.
>>
>> They are calling for good weather next week.  I would be willing to 
>> host a meeting on my dock/lawn again or we can meet one 
>> afternoon/evening via Zoom.  Please share any ideas and what you 
>> think might work best for you.
>>
>> I realize that we are all busy however decades of our efforts are at 
>> risk here if we don’t get these long-term official plans and land use 
>> decisions done properly - particularly when we have governments 
>> working against the best public interest and climate action we need.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Kevin.
>>
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>>
>> Kevin Thomason
>>
>> 1115 Cedar Grove Road
>> Waterloo, Ontario Canada  N2J 3Z4
>>
>> Phone: (519) 888-0519
>> Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648
>> Twitter: @kthomason
>> E-mail: kevinthomason at mac.com <mailto:kevinthomason at mac.com>
>>
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