<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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;">GREN Exec,</div></div></div><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">FYI. The OGA Greenbelt Campaign continues to unfold and Franz is doing a great job leading things.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I’m not sure if there is anyone who wants to take the lead on drafting OP ED’s for local papers. There is a great template below.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please let me know and I’ll keep you posted as things progress.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers,</div><div class="">Kevin.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">P.S. - While some of this Greenbelt stuff might seem a bit distant for us here in Waterloo there are rumours of more troubling changes coming from Doug Ford (in addition to all his devastation so far) so it is good that us here in Southern Ontario are part of the OGA collective and have a direct voice/involvement in the coalition responses not only to the Greenbelt but whatever else might be coming.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">P.P.S - It seems that the Hold The Line Waterloo Region folks (Sean Campbell, etc.) have been having good meetings with the Region regarding the new ROP and ensuring that the Countryside Line is maintained. Some ongoing concerns in SW Kitchener as usual but all else looks positive.</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Franz Hartmann <<a href="mailto:franzgreenbeltalliance@gmail.com" class="">franzgreenbeltalliance@gmail.com</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Please Help us Reach your Community Newspapers</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">October 20, 2020 at 1:22:49 PM EDT<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Franz Hartmann <<a href="mailto:franzgreenbeltalliance@gmail.com" class="">franzgreenbeltalliance@gmail.com</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Hi OGA Supporters,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks to your help, the campaign is off to a great start (see update below)!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Now we need your help to reach even more people, specifically those who read community newspapers.</b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Attached is a draft OP ED you can submit. Use all or part of it, edit it to make it your own, or start from scratch. Then submit it as soon as you can and let your community know about our campaign.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">As you know, people read their community newspapers and most of these newspapers are very open to OP EDs submitted by local residents.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">CAMPAIGN UPDATE </b></div><div class="">We've had thousands of visits to our website and lots of traffic on our social media. That's because many groups have shared our campaign with their supporters via email and social. <i class="">Thank you.</i></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please continue sharing our social media. We want as many people as possible to hear that stopping Sprawl and Growing the Greenbelt can be part of a COVID recovery plan.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">WE WANT TO SHARE YOUR SOCIAL!!</b></div><div class="">If you have social media content about the campaign that you want the OGA to share, please send an email ASAP to Debbie Gordon at <a href="mailto:debbierawngordon@gmail.com" class="">debbierawngordon@gmail.com</a>.</div><div class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></div><div class=""><b class="">GET READY FOR THE NEXT ACTION!</b></div><div class="">We're now working on the next Action which will involve people writing letters to their Mayor and Councillors asking them to stop sprawl and support protecting more agricultural and natural land (eg. by growing the Greenbelt).</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We know that each region in the Greater Golden Horseshoe has its own challenges and opportunities around sprawl and protecting land. So we will be creating 5 slightly different versions of the letter to reflect these regional differences. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Our hope is that the first action will have opened people up to the idea of stopping sprawl and growing the Greenbelt. And now we hope they will write a letter to their Council.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We'll get back to you next week with a launch date for the next Action.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Until then, thank you and be well!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">-- <br class=""></div><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class="">Franz Hartmann<div class="">Ontario Greenbelt Alliance</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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