<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Yes Susan. Please do go on the committee as a GREN rep.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This item is on the agenda for Kitchener's Environment Committee meeting on October 19. That is when we make a recommendation to the City Council on whether they should join. here is a link to the report to the committee <a href="http://www.kitchener.ca/en/calendar/CitizenCommittee/Details.aspx?Id=60df7e5d-6a6b-4dab-8481-43c328bf1467" class="">http://www.kitchener.ca/en/calendar/CitizenCommittee/Details.aspx?Id=60df7e5d-6a6b-4dab-8481-43c328bf1467</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">John</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Oct 11, 2017, at 5:21 PM, Gregory C. Michalenko <<a href="mailto:gcmichalenko@uwaterloo.ca" class="">gcmichalenko@uwaterloo.ca</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Even though I woke up being stung by a bumble bee on my cheek last week, I'm in favour of Susan beeing on the committee. (It's one of the perks of drying laundry on a device called a clothes line. Another perk was finding walnuts stashed in the laundry basket that I left for a couple of hours on the porch.)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">- Greg</div><br class=""><br class=""><div style="" class=""><hr tabindex="-1" style="display: inline-block; width: 1149.53125px;" class=""><div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Executive <<a href="mailto:executive-bounces@gren.ca" class="">executive-bounces@gren.ca</a>> on behalf of Kevin Thomason <<a href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com" class="">kevinthomason@mac.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, October 11, 2017 12:55 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Susan<br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>GREN Executive<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [GREN-Exec] FW: Invitation</font><div class=""> </div></div><div class=""><div class="">Susan,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Sounds great to me. Keep moving forward - these are good organizations and causes.<br class=""><br class=""><div class=""><span class="Apple-style-span">Cheers,</span></div><div class="">Kevin.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">------------------------</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Kevin Thomason</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Phone: (519) 888-0519</div><div class="">Mobile Phone: (519) 240-1648</div><div class="">E-mail:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com" class="">kevinthomason@mac.com</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">-------------------------</div></div><div class=""><br class="">On Oct 11, 2017, at 12:34 PM, Susan <<a href="mailto:susankoswan@execulink.com" class="">susankoswan@execulink.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class="WordSection1"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Hi GREN Exec,</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">I’ve been contacted by Kimberley Fellows from Seeds of Diversity to join the Bee City Committee. (details below) As you can see below, the City of Kitchener is being approached to become a Bee City at the Dec. 11 meeting. Kim just wants to know if she can list my affiliation as GREN for this committee and, I suppose, to show that GREN supports this initiative.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Awaiting your blessing....</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Susan K</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span></p><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;" class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Kimberley Fellows [<a href="mailto:kimberley.fellows@gmail.com" class="">mailto:kimberley.fellows@gmail.com</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>3 October 2017 08:46<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Susan Koswan<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Invitation</span></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">Dear Susan,</span></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p></div><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">I know Jennifer has excitedly told you much of this, but here is your official invite! </span></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p></div><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">Much to my delight, efforts to have the City of Kitchener join a growing number of Bee City Canada affiliates may be realized on December 11th, pending council's approval.</span></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p></div><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">The Bee City program started in the U.S. in 2012, originally in response to population declines that the honey bee industry has suffered since 2006. The main focus of the program is dedicated to creating sustainable habitats for pollinators.</span></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p></div><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">Since Bee City began, founder Phyllis Stiles, other bee advocates and conservation scientists have come to understand three fundamental basics:</span></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p></div></div><blockquote style="margin-left: 30pt; margin-right: 0cm;" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">1)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">There are MANY more kinds of bees than honey bees, in the world.</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Canada hosts over 850 species of bees out of 20,000 worldwide species.</span></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">2)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">There are more pollinators than just bees.</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Other pollinators include butterflies and moths, flies, wasps, beetles, birds and bats (but there are no pollinating bats in Canada). However, in North America, bees perform 70% of the pollination. Hence the moniker "Bee City" -- besides the fact that "Pollinator City" is a mouthful!</span></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">3)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">While honey bees are important, they are not an endangered species.</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Please understand that being a Bee City is not synonymous with increasing the number of hives in our city. Although people with the best of intentions are taking up hobby beekeeping, it isn't the best way to "save the bees", especially in urban settings. On the other hand, a quarter to a third of our native bumble bees are on the decline, with one endangered designation in Canada (the rusty-patched bumble bee).</span></div></div></div></blockquote><div class=""><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p></div><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">Having championed for pollinators through my work with Pollination Canada over the last six years, I am in full agreement with these fundamentals.</span></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p></div><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">What is the best thing to do to "save the bees?" Plant native species for them, such that there are blooms providing food for them throughout the growing season. Share our space with them for nesting habitat, and protect them from pesticides. That will be the focus of Bee City Kitchener. The more native plant diversity, the more native pollinator diversity.</span></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p></div><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">If the idea of positively influencing the ecology of Kitchener appeals to you, please consider joining the Bee City committee. Your commitment can vary from a physical appearance at (monthly) meetings or simply sitting in an advisory role to offer your knowledge, support, and expertise.</span></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p></div><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">Until council approves it in December, I would really appreciate your discretion about this matter. We will celebrate when it becomes reality!</span></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p></div><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">Best regards,</span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">Kim Fellows</span></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p></div><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">"<i class="">Bee City fosters ongoing dialogue in urban areas to raise awareness of the role pollinators play in our communities and what each of us can do to provide them with healthy habitat.</i>” Bee City USA founder Phyllis Stiles</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><span class="">_______________________________________________</span><br class=""><span class="">Executive mailing list</span><br class=""><span class=""><a href="mailto:Executive@gren.ca" class="">Executive@gren.ca</a></span><br class=""><span class=""><a href="http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/executive_gren.ca" class="">http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/executive_gren.ca</a></span><br class=""></div></blockquote></div></div></div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">_______________________________________________</span><br style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">Executive mailing list</span><br style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><a href="mailto:Executive@gren.ca" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">Executive@gren.ca</a><br style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><a href="http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/executive_gren.ca" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/executive_gren.ca</a></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>