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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi GREN Exec,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Several of us were contacted by Ella in Brantford (see thread below) – isn’t this the kind of connection we’ve been talking about building? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>My thought was to meet halfway in Cambridge and invite them. Maybe arrange for our next meeting to be at rare again? Any thoughts? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Susan K <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> E Haley [mailto:ehaley1@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> November-01-12 5:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> Norah & Richard<br><b>Cc:</b> Susan Koswan; greenacre.ehrlick@sympatico.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: FW: tonight's mtg<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thx so very much Norah and Susan,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>How 'bout a forum on Farmland Grab, Gravel, and Water? Yes, I know Carl...we've been on a panel together addressing the farmland grab.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>James played at our wedding, and Sustainable Brant has worked with Dale. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I'll send out a memo re the Council of Canadians mtg on Sat.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>A key need for us right now is to support Brant groups in a coalition. Maybe you can help us with that.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>e<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 2:41 PM, Norah & Richard <<a href="mailto:nrchaloner@hotmail.com" target="_blank">nrchaloner@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=975 style='width:731.25pt'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi Ella and Anne , <br><br>Sustainable Brant needs to connect with this new chapter of Council of Canadians in Brantford. <br><br>Please keep us informed in Guelph of this Walton issue. It looks a lot like the Melancthon Megaquarry strategy.. <br>Also.. the Megaquarry folks would like to come to the Brant area and have more connection with the whole watershed. <br>Would you be interested in a Growth, Gravel, Soil and Water forum?.. I know that Carl Cosack would be glad to come down to be part of it. <br>James Gordon, a local musician of note, is working on a musical production on these issues of corporations gaining territory and access to public goods... and the pipeline to L Erie is a longstanding issue for Guelph CoC.<br><br>Let me know how we can help.... Norah Chaloner Guelph chapter Council of Canadians. 5119-823 9601 <br><br><o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=927 style='width:695.25pt'><tr><td width=707 valign=top style='width:530.25pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><h2><strong>November 3</strong><br><strong>CETA primer and discussion and new Brantford chapter!</strong><o:p></o:p></h2><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Our Trade Campaigner Stuart Trew will speak In Brantford about the sinister <a href="http://canadians.org/ceta" target="_blank">Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)</a>. Stuart will show how the Harper government is misleading – and in some instances deceiving – Canadians about the likely effects the CETA will have on public policy, public services and municipal democracy. There will also be a discussion about establishing a local Council of Canadians chapter in the area.<br><br>All are welcome, come and join us:<br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Saturday, November 3 at 10:00 a.m.</span></strong><br>At The Blue Dog Cafe (in the Board Room upstairs)<br>199 Brant Ave.,<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Brantford, ON</span></strong><br><br>For more information, please contact us the regional office at <a href="tel:%28416%29%20979-5554" target="_blank">(416) 979-5554</a>; <a href="tel:1-800-208-7156" target="_blank">1-800-208-7156</a></span>; <a href="mailto:ontario-quebec@canadians.org" target="_blank">ontario-quebec@canadians.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>On 29/10/2012 11:22 AM, Susan Koswan wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>This is so strange Norah – it arrived the same day as the GM alfalfa protest and you had said we need to work with people in Brantford. You got your wish!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I don’t believe anyone from GREN has replied to Ella, but I’m going to propose to GREN Exec that perhaps we meet somewhere in Cambridge next time and invite them up. What do you think?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Susan K </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> E Haley [<a href="mailto:ehaley1@gmail.com" target="_blank">mailto:ehaley1@gmail.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> October-24-12 6:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:lulu@gren.ca" target="_blank">lulu@gren.ca</a>; <a href="mailto:daphne@gren.ca" target="_blank">daphne@gren.ca</a>; <a href="mailto:carole@gren.ca" target="_blank">carole@gren.ca</a>; <a href="mailto:john@gren.ca" target="_blank">john@gren.ca</a>; <a href="mailto:kevin@gren.ca" target="_blank">kevin@gren.ca</a>; <a href="mailto:susan@gren.ca" target="_blank">susan@gren.ca</a>; <a href="mailto:theo@gren.ca" target="_blank">theo@gren.ca</a>; <a href="mailto:norah@gren.ca" target="_blank">norah@gren.ca</a>; <a href="mailto:judy@gren.ca" target="_blank">judy@gren.ca</a>; <a href="mailto:sharon@gren.ca" target="_blank">sharon@gren.ca</a><br><b>Subject:</b> tonight's mtg</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hi everyone at GREN,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I'm from Sustainable Brant and we share some common concerns. We would like to work with GREN, but I can't attend tonight's mtg.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>There is a huge farmland grab in Brant County because it is just outside of the Greenbelt. Landbanking company Walton is now the largest landowner in Brant County with much of its money <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>coming from investors in Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. When we examine deeds of land sold to Walton, we see hundreds of names from these companies on the deed.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Walton's own documents show that this company is planning on the "NAFTA" hwy and the Lake Erie pipeline. We are very closely following the NGTA and the proposed 424 hwy. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Sustainable Brant works together as part of a coalition in Brant County with other community groups fighting sprawl, and with groups promoting zero waste, and the Mohawk Workers.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I hope that one of you receives this email before the mtg.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I was pleased to see GREN at the CCOB pots and pans march. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>We would like to collaborate with you in the future on common concerns.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Ella<br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#888888'>-- <br>Ella Haley<br><a href="tel:519-647-0307" target="_blank">519-647-0307</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>-- <br>Ella Haley<br>519-647-0307<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>