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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jul 16, 2021, at 5:38 PM, Greg Michalenko <<a href="mailto:gcmichalenko@uwaterloo.ca" class="">gcmichalenko@uwaterloo.ca</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta charset="UTF-8" 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; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">The attachment for the web-work invoice seems to have done a disappearing act. This happens when my email system automatically strings a bunch of emails together that have recipients in common. I wish it would just leave them alone. Could one of you who does have the attachment send it to me (and no one else)?</div><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; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><ul class=""><li class=""><span class="">Treasurer Greg</span></li></ul></div><div style="caret-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; text-decoration: none;" class=""><div id="appendonsend" class=""></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><hr tabindex="-1" style="display: inline-block; width: 827.109375px;" 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 Susan Bryant <<a href="mailto:shbryant@uwaterloo.ca" class="">shbryant@uwaterloo.ca</a>><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>July 16, 2021 2:19 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Kevin Thomason <<a href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com" class="">kevinthomason@mac.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>GREN Executive <<a href="mailto:executive@gren.ca" class="">executive@gren.ca</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [GREN-Exec] Fwd: GREN Website Update</font><div class=""> </div></div><div dir="auto" class=""><div class="">Hi all-</div><div class=""><br class=""></div>The website looks great so far! Thank you all for getting that going. I’m in with Susan K’s idea of the rotating positions.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Did you see last week’s Leah Gerber article in the Record about the Mennonites and creek contamination? I get somewhat nervous about speaking about and for that community. But Leah does a nice straight-up job with the information. She does her homework, sitting in on most of the advisory committee meetings. We just received the latest creek report from the company, with the last of the revamping—only 700 some pages. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Susan B <br class=""><br class=""><div id="x_AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr" class="">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class="">On Jul 16, 2021, at 1:57 PM, Kevin Thomason <<a href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com" class="">kevinthomason@mac.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Hi Susan and GREN Executive,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks for following up with Scott on the website. It has been on my To Do List the past few weeks but I have simply been overwhelmed with issues with pressing deadlines.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I would agree that the site is looking good. I had started to go through it with wording for pages that needed it, some corrections, updates, etc. Unfortunately, I am currently away from my computer in Northern Ontario and unsure if I have enough bandwidth to log in remotely and access the files, photos, etc. in the big feedback file I had been working on.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Scott’s invoice is quite reasonable and we should have Greg pay it as soon as convenient. For now I think that the Executive can keep working on the site a bit further before getting everyone’s feedback on it.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Funding won’t be an issue as there is a cheque coming to GREN for $1,200 for a bunch of work I did with EcoSpark and I have just received news from the Greenbelt Foundation that we have been successful for a $32,000 grant. A portion of these funds will need to go to other environmental groups and there will be some deliverables over the next two years such as some meetings and webinars but for the most part we are already doing many of the things this grant is asking GREN to do. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Again, once I am back to my computer I can circulate more information. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">An Executive Meeting sometime soon would be good and I really like Susan’s suggestion of a rotating Chair/Secretary role.<br class=""><br class="">Let me know any questions or ideas and I will be in touch more once I’m back in civilization.<br class=""><br class=""><div id="x_AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><span class="x_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 dir="ltr" class=""><br class="">On Jul 16, 2021, at 1:25 PM, Susan Koswan <<a href="mailto:susankoswan@execulink.com" class="">susankoswan@execulink.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div class="x_moz-forward-container">Hi GREN exec,</div><div class="x_moz-forward-container">I thought Kevin and I had left Scott hanging with the GREN website. I just emailed Scott and asked him to send us an interim bill. Greg, please see the attached invoice and pay him.</div><div class="x_moz-forward-container"><br class=""></div><div class="x_moz-forward-container">If you scroll down below to our correspondence, Scott has sent a link to a preliminary website. Let me know your comments ASAP, and let me know if you want to send this to the rest of the GREN list for comment.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""></div><div class="x_moz-forward-container"><br class=""></div><div class="x_moz-forward-container">Also, what do you think about listing Susan B and me as interim, alternating chairs/secretaries? I propose we put it out to the GREN list the possibility of having 2 members stand as interim chair/secretary for 1 or 2 year terms. Thoughts?</div><div class="x_moz-forward-container"><br class=""></div><div class="x_moz-forward-container">Best,</div><div class="x_moz-forward-container">Susan K<br class=""></div><div class="x_moz-forward-container"><br class=""></div><div class="x_moz-forward-container"><br class=""></div><div class="x_moz-forward-container">-------- Forwarded Message --------<table class="x_moz-email-headers-table" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT" class="">Subject:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></th><td class="">RE: GREN Website Update</td></tr><tr class=""><th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT" class="">Date:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></th><td class="">Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:05:46 -0400</td></tr><tr class=""><th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT" class="">From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></th><td class="">Scott Wicken<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="x_moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:frankenpoet@gmail.com"><frankenpoet@gmail.com></a></td></tr><tr class=""><th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT" class="">To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></th><td class="">'Susan Koswan'<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="x_moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:susankoswan@execulink.com"><susankoswan@execulink.com></a></td></tr><tr class=""><th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT" class="">CC:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></th><td class="">'Kevin Thomason'<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="x_moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com"><kevinthomason@mac.com></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br class=""><br class=""><div class="x_WordSection1"><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">Hey,</span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">Here is the invoice for GREN thus far.</span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">Thank-you,</span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">Scott Wicken</span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class=""> </span></p><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Susan Koswan<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="x_moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:susankoswan@execulink.com"><susankoswan@execulink.com></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>July 16, 2021 10:28 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Scott Wicken<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="x_moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:frankenpoet@gmail.com"><frankenpoet@gmail.com></a><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>'Kevin Thomason'<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="x_moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com"><kevinthomason@mac.com></a><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: GREN Website Update</span></div></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">I think it's looking great Scott. Haha Great Scott! </div><div class=""><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">I just want to make sure you are being compensated for the time and work you've put in to date and not falling between the cracks here.</div></div><div class=""><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Can you invoice GREN for time to date?</div></div><div class=""><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Thanks,</div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Susan</div></div><div class=""><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p></div><div class=""><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p></div></div><div class=""><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">On 15 Jul. 2021 16:15, Scott Wicken <<a href="mailto:frankenpoet@gmail.com" class="">frankenpoet@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><blockquote style="border-style: none none none solid; border-left-width: 1pt; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt; margin-left: 4.8pt; margin-right: 0cm;" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Hello Susan and Kevin,</div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""> </p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Hope you are enjoying your summer so far.</div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""> </p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">I believe we were at the point where we have a basic build and there are going to be suggestions about how to move forward. There is a basic test site up at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.scottwicken.com/GREN/" class="">https://www.scottwicken.com/GREN/</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>that basically provides a general appearance without any real functionality.</div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""> </p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">What I think I should develop is some interactive elements so that you can update things on your own, specifically:</div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""> </p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">-The ability to change your members/executive list and details</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">-The ability to list upcoming meetings with associated details</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">-Functionality to edit membership fees and details</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">-The ability to add current activities so each box opens a separate window of details, and a link to get involved</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">-A link to join the list-serve</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">-The ability to list and edit partners</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">-The ability to add and edit social networks</div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""> </p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Basically, I would be setting up pages to list, add, edit and erase most of the elements on the page. These pages would be accessible via an admin page that would require a username and password to enter. You could modify the site at your leisure. After that, going forward, there would be very little need to have me modify elements on the webpage. I would be available of course if anything went wrong or anybody needed any help.</div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""> </p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Let me know any suggestions you might have. I am excited to move forward on this project.</div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""> </p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Thanks,</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Scott</div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""> </p><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;" class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Susan Koswan <<a href="mailto:susankoswan@execulink.com" class="">susankoswan@execulink.com</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>July 15, 2021 3:26 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Scott Wicken <<a href="mailto:frankenpoet@gmail.com" class="">frankenpoet@gmail.com</a>>; 'Kevin Thomason' <<a href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com" class="">kevinthomason@mac.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: GREN Website Update</div></div></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""> </p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Hi Kevin, Scott,</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Finally getting around to checking in to see what is happening with GREN website rebuild.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Best,</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Susan<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">On 3/26/2021 10:43 AM, Scott Wicken wrote:</div></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Excellent. Thanks for the update Kevin.</div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""> </p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Scott</div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""> </p><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;" class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Kevin Thomason<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com" class=""><kevinthomason@mac.com></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>March 25, 2021 7:12 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Scott Wicken<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:frankenpoet@gmail.com" class=""><frankenpoet@gmail.com></a>; Susan Koswan<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:susankoswan@execulink.com" class=""><susankoswan@execulink.com></a><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>GREN Website Update</div></div></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""> </p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Hi folks,</div><div class=""><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""> </p></div><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Sorry about the delay - it has been an insane week. I have been in touch with Patrick who is going to package up the website and put together an information package for us on Friday afternoon.</div></div><div class=""><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""> </p></div><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">I will pass along whatever I get from him as soon as I get it.</div></div><div class=""><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""> </p></div><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Talk more soon,</div></div><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Kevin.</div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><br class="">-------------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">Kevin Thomason<br class=""><br class="">1115 Cedar Grove Road<br class="">Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2J 3Z4<br class=""><br class="">Phone: (519) 888-0519<br class="">Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648<br class="">Twitter: @kthomason<br class=""><a href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com" class="">E-mail: kevinthomason@mac.com</a><br class=""><br class="">-----------------------------------------</span></div></div></div></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""> </p></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><GRENInvoice210716.pdf></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" 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></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" 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></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></body></html>