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<DIV>Theo<BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 9/10/10, Susan H. Bryant <I><shbryant@artsmail.uwaterloo.ca></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Susan H. Bryant <shbryant@artsmail.uwaterloo.ca><BR>Subject: [GREN-Exec] Minutes of Sept. 8 GREN Executive Meeting<BR>To: "GREN Executive" <executive@gren.ca><BR>Date: Friday, September 10, 2010, 5:20 PM<BR><BR>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=yiv1319485450MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hi Exec-</SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=yiv1319485450MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Below and attached are the minutes of this week’s executive meeting. Let me know what I’ve forgotten or what needs changing.</SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=yiv1319485450MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Susan</SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=yiv1319485450MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Minutes of GREN Executive Meeting</SPAN></B></DIV>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=yiv1319485450MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Sept. 8, 2010</SPAN></B></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=yiv1319485450MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Present: John Jackson, Susan Bryant, Susan Koswan, Greg Michalenko, Theo Negoita, Kevin Thomason by speakerphone </SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=yiv1319485450MsoNormal><U><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Upcoming Municipal Elections:</SPAN></U></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=yiv1319485450MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">We reviewed Susan K.’s draft document <I>Waterloo Region: Creating a Sustainable and Resilient Community </I>to be sent to candidates stating GREN’s views. Greg will work on a tightened version. We’ll review it and e-mail it to all candidates. </SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=yiv1319485450MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Fluoridation, amalgamation, and transit main election issues.</SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=yiv1319485450MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Agreed that it’s too late to do a survey or report card on incumbents—Environmental Defense has a survey, and UW students are doing a report card.</SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=yiv1319485450MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">We will encourage GREN members to help/support the GREN members who are running: Yvonne Fernandes, Susan K. and Jan Liggett. And to go to all-candidates meetings to ask our GREN questions. Otherwise, GREN won’t officially endorse specific candidates. </SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=yiv1319485450MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">How to involve Guelph?</SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=yiv1319485450MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Susan K. will get contact info for the 3 GREN candidates and send it to all GREN.</SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=yiv1319485450MsoListParagraphCxSpLast><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Susan K. and Theo will work on putting links to candidates on the GREN website.</SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=yiv1319485450MsoNormal><U><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Next GREN Meeting – Sept. 29, 7:15, St. John’s Kitchen</SPAN></U></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=yiv1319485450MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">John will do an agenda and send notice of meeting to all GREN.</SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=yiv1319485450MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Agenda will include setting the year’s meeting dates, discussion of possibilities for this year’s topics/speakers, pipeline committee report.</SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=yiv1319485450MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">One idea for topics is how to target leading institutions (RIM, UW, etc.) to take a lead on local environmental issues and to set an example by greening up their own practices.</SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=yiv1319485450MsoListParagraphCxSpLast><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">GREN will make a donation to St. John’s Kitchen for using the meeting space. </SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class=yiv1319485450MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Minutes by Susan Bryant </SPAN></DIV>
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