<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Sounds like a good plan to me.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers,</div><div class="">Kevin.<br class=""><div class="">
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On May 3, 2017, at 4:50 PM, Theo Negoita <<a href="mailto:ante712-gren@yahoo.ca" class="">ante712-gren@yahoo.ca</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" class=""><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17523" class="">I would definitely say yes to the invite. Let's decide on a date first, no? Then if he's OK with the date we can put him on the agenda and then let everybody know.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17523" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17523" class="">Theo</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17520"><br class=""></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17498" style="display: block;"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17497" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" class=""><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17496" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" class=""><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17495" class=""><font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17499" class=""><hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17519" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="">From:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Susan Bryant <<a href="mailto:shbryant@uwaterloo.ca" class="">shbryant@uwaterloo.ca</a>><br class=""><b class=""><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="">To:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>GREN Exec <<a href="mailto:executive@gren.ca" class="">executive@gren.ca</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class=""><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="">Sent:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, May 3, 2017 4:05 PM<br class=""><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17648" class=""><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17647" style="font-weight: bold;" class="">Subject:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[GREN-Exec] Fw: Call to action: Water for Life, Not For Profit (Wellington Water Watchers)<br class=""></font></div><div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17500"><br class=""><div id="yiv5852824643" class=""><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17504" class=""><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17503" class=""><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17502" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri;" class=""><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17501" class="">Hi Exec-</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17505" class=""> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17506" class="">Should I forward this to All GREN? Can we fit Rob or one of the WWW members in at our next meeting?</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17649" class=""> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17650" class="">Susan</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17653" style="font-size: small; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; display: inline;" class=""><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17652" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: tahoma;" class=""><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17651" class=""> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17655" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17654" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a rel="nofollow" title="rob.case@uwaterloo.ca" ymailto="mailto:rob.case@uwaterloo.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:rob.case@uwaterloo.ca" title-off="" class="">Robert A. Case</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17656" class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, May 03, 2017 2:54 PM</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17657" class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a rel="nofollow" title="info@gren.ca" ymailto="mailto:info@gren.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:info@gren.ca" title-off="" class="">info@gren.ca</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17658" class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a rel="nofollow" title="shbryant@uwaterloo.ca" ymailto="mailto:shbryant@uwaterloo.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:shbryant@uwaterloo.ca" title-off="" class="">Susan Bryant</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a rel="nofollow" title="bobburtt@gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:bobburtt@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:bobburtt@gmail.com" title-off="" class="">Bob Burtt</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17659" class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Call to action: Water for Life, Not For Profit (Wellington Water Watchers)</div></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17660" class=""> </div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17662" style="font-size: small; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; display: inline;" class=""><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17661" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma; direction: ltr;" class="">Hi GREN friends,<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17663" class=""> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17664" class="">I am wondering if the Wellington Water Watchers might have 10 minutes or so at your next board meeting to share some campaign news and actions (and some campaign materials)? Please let me know. In the mean time, please help us in any way you can to get the word out about a couple of actions we are launching (detailed below).</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17665" class=""> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17666" class="">As you probably now, the Wellington Water Watchers (of which I am a board member) and communities fighting Nestle Waters in Wellington County have had some success, lately, in getting the attention of the Premier and Minister of Environment and Climate Change around the issue of for-profit water bottling in this province. The Province has made some small concessions in the right direction, but we are not satisfied and nor should anyone in this province.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17667" class=""> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17670" class="">We have<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17669" class=""><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17668" class="">four demands<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b>on the province, and we are calling on friends and allies across Ontario to join us in these our demands on the Provincial government:</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17671" class=""> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17672" class="">(1) deny Nestle's three applications for permits to take water for bottling in Wellington County</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17673" class="">(2) respect the duty to consult with indigenous communities in the assessment of water-taking permits in Ontario</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17674" class="">(3) ensure public control and ownership of water, and</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17675" class="">(4) enact policy now to phase out water bottling in Ontario over the next 10 years.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17676" class=""> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17678" class=""><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493844350485_17677" class="">Join us by<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></div><div class="">(1) Going to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.saynotonestle.ca/" style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">http://www.saynotonestle.ca</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and endorsing our "Water For Life, Not Profit" campaign declaration</div><div class="">(2) Spreading the word and asking everyone in your networks to endorse the campaign too</div><div class="">(3) Coming to and helping us to promote<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class=""><i class="">Waterstock</i></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(June 11 in Erin), a major food/music/community event designed to raise awareness and assemble opposition to for-profit water bottling in Ontario. Details here:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ourwaterstock.ca/" style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">www.ourwaterstock.ca</a></div><div class=""> </div><div class="">In both cases, it's all about the number of bodies, so please do what you can to take part in and promote both. And if you've got a meeting coming up any time soon, we would love the opportunity to connect that way too.</div><div class=""> </div><div class="">Rob</div><div class=""> </div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="font-size: 13px; font-family: tahoma;" class=""><div style="font-size: 13px; font-family: tahoma;" class=""><div class="yiv5852824643BodyFragment"><font size="2" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class=""><div class="yiv5852824643PlainText">_________________________________<br class=""><br class="">Robert Case<br class="">Assistant Professor, Social Development Studies, Renison University College (@UWaterloo)<br class="">Tel: 519.884.4404 ext. 28683<br class="">E-mail: <a href="mailto:racase@uwaterloo.ca" class="">racase@uwaterloo.ca</a><br class=""><br class="">Check out my "Water Wins" research project at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca/campaigns/water-wins/" class="">wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca/water-wins</a></div></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br class="">Executive mailing list<br class=""><a ymailto="mailto:Executive@gren.ca" href="mailto:Executive@gren.ca" class="">Executive@gren.ca</a><br class=""><a href="http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/executive_gren.ca" target="_blank" class="">http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/executive_gren.ca</a><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">_______________________________________________</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">Executive mailing list</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><a href="mailto:Executive@gren.ca" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">Executive@gren.ca</a><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><a href="http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/executive_gren.ca" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/executive_gren.ca</a></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>