<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Tuesday the 29th also works for me.<div><br></div><div>john</div><div><br><div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Aug 21, 2023, at 12:27 PM, Kevin Thomason <kevinthomason@mac.com> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Hi Susan,<div><br></div><div>Thanks for the follow-up. I was just speaking with Kyra from ClimateAction WR. Unfortunately, the weather forecast for Thursday has changed and they are now calling for significant rainfall all day long - not the best for a summer BBQ event. We are contemplating switching the date to Tuesday, August 29th and she is going to follow-up shortly.</div><div><br></div><div>I will keep you posted. Let me know any thoughts or ideas.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Kevin.</div><div><div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Aug 21, 2023, at 12:15 PM, susankoswan@execulink.com wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir="auto">I can make it for 5 Kevin. Can everyone else make it?<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Susan K</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 16 Aug 2023 23:40, Kevin Thomason <kevinthomason@mac.com> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Hi GREN Executive,<div><br></div><div>While things have been busier than ever on the environmental front with Bill 23, the Greenbelt Attacks, Regional Official Plans, Climate Change, Green Development Standards, Rally’s, and so many other activities<br><div>it has been a while since we met in-person.</div><div><br></div><div>Kyra Chisholm from Climate Action WR has been trying to get social gatherings of all area environmental groups together for a while. We have agreed to do a potluck evening event at my house on Sunfish Lake on Wednesday, August 23rd at 6pm. She has invited about 30 different people/environmental groups from across Waterloo Region. I am thinking that perhaps we could combine activities and do an informal GREN meeting beforehand - perhaps at 5pm then meet with the others arriving at 6pm.</div><div><br></div><div>I have attached her e-mail below that has gone out to others this evening. Please let me know any thoughts or ideas and if it sounds like a good idea I can send an e-mail invitation to the GREN membership list informing them of the event 6pm and a chance for GREN to meet in advance around 5pm.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Kevin.</div><div><br></div><div>-------------------------------------<br><div>
<div dir="auto" style="letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></div><blockquote><div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br></div><div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:'-webkit-system-font' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'-webkit-system-font' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif">Kyra Chisholm <kyra.chisholm@climateactionwr.ca><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:'-webkit-system-font' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'-webkit-system-font' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif"><b>Join us on August 23rd for an environmental groups potluck!</b><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:'-webkit-system-font' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'-webkit-system-font' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif">August 16, 2023 at 3:43:17 PM EDT<br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:'-webkit-system-font' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'-webkit-system-font' , 'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif">Kevin Thomason <kevinthomason@mac.com>, Caterina Lindman <caterina.lindman@gmail.com>, climatesave@yahoo.com, Waterloo Region Community Garden Network <waterloo.region.community.gardens@gmail.com>, Matt Cowan <matt@kermis.com>, Isaiah Ritzmann <isaiahr@theworkingcentre.org>, Anjali Misra <helloanjalimisra@gmail.com>, hello@cyclewr.ca, Laura Hamilton at Divest Waterloo <laura@divestwaterloo.ca>, NVEcoboosters <nvecoboosters@gmail.com>, Aleksandra Petrovic Graonic <aleksandra@waterlooregion.org>, Kai RW <kai@bettercreative.ca>, Henriette Thompson <henriette.thompson@gmail.com>, Becky Voll <becky.voll@gmail.com>, letstreewilmot@gmail.com, Caleb deGroot-Maggetti <calebdgm@gmail.com>, afuentesmartinez@gmail.com, Steph Goertz <stephanie.s.goertz@gmail.com>, Barb Schumacher <bschumac@uwaterloo.ca>, Kae Elgie <kaeelgie@yahoo.com>, Steve Bottoms <stevegb36@gmail.com>, Tova Davidson <tova@sustainablewr.ca>, Mary Jane Patterson <mjpatterson@reepgreen.ca>, Sandra Bray <sandra@sandrabray.ca>, Sydney Sandluck <sydney.sandluck@climateactionwr.ca><br></span></div><br><div><div dir="ltr">Hello!<div><br></div><div>I hope you have all been enjoying your summer and keeping well. Kevin Thomason of the Grand River Environmental Network (and many other groups) has graciously offered to host the first of what we hope will be many potlucks shared amongst the many wonderful environment focused groups across Waterloo Region.</div><div><br></div><div>We hope these potlucks can be a space where environmental groups can come together, connect, share about our work and collaborate over a meal. If you would like to be kept in the loop about future potlucks, please send me an email and I will add you to our growing list, as goes for any member of your group or others who we may have missed!</div><div><br></div><div><b>Time & Date: </b>August 23rd at starting at 6 PM</div><div><b>Location: </b>Sun Fish lake - 1115 Cedar Grove Road, Waterloo (map attached)</div><div><b>Details: </b>Go for a swim or canoeing, we can do a campfire as it gets into the evening and we can make it fun with a dessert pot-luck where everyone brings some sort of dessert to share. Lemonade or fruit punch beverage provided by our gracious host! </div><div>If you are able to drive people or interested in joining a carpool, please let me know and I am happy to make connections. </div><div><br><div><div>Thank you and please let me know if you have any questions! </div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb( 34 , 34 , 34 )"><font color="#666666" style="font-size:12.8px">Kyra Chisholm (she/her)</font></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb( 34 , 34 , 34 )"><font color="#666666" style="font-size:12.8px">Plan Manager, ClimateActionWR </font></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb( 34 , 34 , 34 )"><font color="#666666" style="font-size:12.8px">226-476-1659 |</font><font style="color:rgb( 136 , 136 , 136 );font-size:12.8px"> <a href="mailto:kyra.chisholm@climateactionwr.ca" style="color:rgb( 17 , 85 , 204 )">kyra.chisholm@climateactionwr.ca</a> </font><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb( 136 , 136 , 136 );font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.climateactionwr.ca/" style="color:rgb( 17 , 85 , 204 )">www.climateactionwr.ca</a></div><div style="color:rgb( 136 , 136 , 136 );font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb( 136 , 136 , 136 );font-size:12.8px"><i style="color:rgb( 34 , 34 , 34 );font-size:small">Please note: SWR will be piloting a compressed work week for the summer. Please expect delayed responses to your emails on Fridays.</i><br></div><div style="color:rgb( 136 , 136 , 136 );font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb( 136 , 136 , 136 );font-size:12.8px"><img alt="image.png" src="cid:5A526DD2-52AB-46CB-ADEC-BC05144D8DF2"><br></div><div style="color:rgb( 136 , 136 , 136 );font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb( 136 , 136 , 136 );font-size:12.8px"><i style="color:rgb( 34 , 34 , 34 );font-size:small">I am grateful to work in Waterloo Region and the Grand River watershed, which are located on the traditional territory of Indigenous Peoples, including the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe and Neutral Peoples. We recognize the enduring presence of the Indigenous peoples who we share this land with today, and their contributions to our community. </i><span style="color:rgb( 34 , 34 , 34 );font-size:small"><a href="https://reepgreen.ca/about#landacknowledgement" style="color:rgb( 17 , 85 , 204 )"><b><i><span style="color:rgb( 5 , 99 , 193 )">Read our full territorial acknowledgement</span></i></b></a>.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br></div></blockquote><div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">-------------------------------------<br><br>Kevin Thomason<br><br>1115 Cedar Grove Road<br>Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2J 3Z4<br><br>Phone: (519) 888-0519<br>Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648<br>Mastodon: @kthomason@mstdn.ca<br>E-mail: kevinthomason@mac.com<br><br>-----------------------------------------</div></div></div></div></div>
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