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Thoughts from the “Walk for Water”
Our sincere thanks to Kira Burger, one of the 6 dedicated souls who walked to Queen’s Park in Toronto from Guelph on a “Walk for Water”….
It’s raining. The sky is the colour of the pavement that stretches out before our tired legs. I see Toronto’s CN Tower hovering on the horizon, appearing more a mirage in the mist than a physical reality. It’s 7am on a Sunday morning in Burlington. Mixed in with the hum of cars passing us by, I can hear the laughter of groggy voices, and the patter of five pairs of feet keeping an… Read the rest
Speed River Festival discussion
Proposal: Speed River Festival
Project:
- Establish the Speed River Festival in Guelph as a means of promoting the awareness, appreciation and restoration of this natural amenity
- Build on the history of community engagement through events such as the Speed River Project to use a festival to focus interest on the rivers and related environmental issues in Guelph
- Use the festival as a means of promoting awareness and involvement of non-governmental and governmental organizations and initiatives relevant to the environment in the city
- Contribute to the economic vitality of the area through the festival approach – Guelph currently
Movement to stop the mega quarrygarners tourism awards
Media Release
FOODSTOCK wins big at tourism awards
November 17th, 2011
Honeywood, ON – One month after 28,000 people gathered for FOODSTOCK, the event has won two top tourism awards in the Hills of Headwaters. The festival, which celebrated the bounty of farmland at risk of a proposed mega quarry, was honoured at the Taste of Tourism Awards last night. FOODSTOCK was awarded Best Agri-Tourism Experience and Best Culinary Tourism Experience in the Hills of Headwaters for 2011.
On that blustery Sunday in October, 100 chefs from Nunavut to Saskatchewan descended on… Read the rest
Walk for Water
On October 1 and 2, 2011, six brave souls headed out on a 102 km walk from Guelph to Queen’s Park, to “Walk for Water” – drawing attention to our lack of Provincial water protection. Shane Philips, Kira Burger, Christopher Green, Karma Davis, Mary-Anne Patterson and Patrick Cieslar are heroes to me. In a world where we see so many people go to such great lengths for greed and corruption, these six individuals walked an unbelievable 102 km – in 2 short days, not for any personal gain but simply for their dedication and passion to our life giving source… Read the rest
GRCA News: Watershed residents can participate in survey on water issues
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Grand River Conservation Authority
GRCA NEWS
Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011
Release on receipt
Grand River watershed residents
can participate in survey on water issues
The Grand River Conservation Authority is asking residents to participate in a survey on water issues in the Grand River watershed.
The GRCA is conducting the survey as part of a project to update a Water Management Plan that will examine the… Read the rest
WATER WAY Performance
Wellington Water Watchers Official Comment on the proposed Management Plan for the Dolime Quarry
FOODSTOCK organizers nominated for tourism awards
FOODSTOCK organizers nominated for tourism awards
Movement to stop the mega quarry could garner tourism awards
November 8th, 2011
Honeywood, ON – Two key organizers of FOODSTOCK are nominated for the regional Hills of Headwaters Tourism Awards. Less than a month has passed since the October 16th event took place, yet FOODSTOCK has become something of a legend.
On that blustery Sunday, 100 chefs from Nunavut to Saskatchewan descended on a small Ontario farming community north of Shelburne, ON to help put a… Read the rest
If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
* Guelph Festival of Moving Media: If A Tree Falls…
The Guelph Festival of Moving Media
with the CSA Docurama Film Series and OPIRG Guelph
present…
If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Thursday, November 3, 2011
6:30PM
University of Guelph, Thornbrough 1200
$6 PWYC – Free to all UofG students
What could lead someone to decide that arson was a reasonable response to environmental problems? How had a shadowy group—the ELF(Earth Liberation Front)—been formed, and how had investigators cracked them? How had someone like Daniel (the films protagonist) found… Read the rest
“Aqualibria” The Movie
http://www.guelphmercury.com/videozone/617534–aqualibria-the-movie
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