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Guelph Civic League Annual General Meeting – Dec 1st

Hello GCL member groups!

We would like to give notice of the next GCL Annual General Meeting. It will
take place on Thursday, December 1st, from 7 pm to 9 pm at 10 Carden.

We will of course be electing a new executive committee. Note that there is
currently a number of vacancies on the executive committee, so please consider
volunteering some of your time to support healthy local democracy in Guelph.

In addition, there will be the presentation of the annual report and a
discussion on where to focus our energies in the coming year.

We also will be

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“AQUALIBRIA”: ZOMBIE FILM SHOOT IN ST. GEORGE’S SQUARE

This Sunday, October 30th, at 12 noon, in connection with Occupy Guelph, a film shoot is happening in St. George’s Square. It is a comedic improvised scene and your participation is requested. We need folks to play crowd members and folks to dress up as zombies. Here is a quick rundown of the scene:
Tim Burdock, the professional spokesperson for a bottled water company called “Aqualibiria” is launching a bold new product that is marketed as the next big thing in bottled water. The product is called “Aqualibria Bottled Bath Water”. It is a large water cooler jug of… Read the rest

OPIRG Board Appointees Needed – Deadline November 9th

Happy Fall OPIRG members & volunteers!


The OPIRG Board of Directors is currently accepting applications to fill 3 temporary appointment positions.  

Do you have experience with OPIRG?  
Do you have an interest in how decisions are made at the organization? 
Then you should think about this opportunity!

What is expected of you when you join the Board?
-A commitment to upholding and promoting our mandate “OPIRG works to bring about greater environmental and social justice through research, education and action.”
-Ability to participate in regular Board meetings (generally weekly or every other week), currently these meetings

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A request from “Occupy Guelph”

Dear fellow Guelphites,

 

I am writing to you not as an official representative, but as an active participant in the Occupy Guelph movement that started last Saturday, October 15th in St. George’s Square, in solidarity with Occupy Wall St. and the more than 1500 similar occupations happening around the world.

 

The Occupy movement is not about any single issue.  It represents a mass gathering of people worldwide in response to corruption, inequality, greed, environmental destruction, unjust wars, and numerous other ills that have so rigorously haunted our times.

 

Participants in the occupations come from all walks of… Read the rest

A Fishy Presentation

Sunday October 23
2—4 pm
Location—Former Marden
Creek Dam site

Turn into 5441 Hwy 6 North,
drive passed the house with the red roof.
Park in the field at the end of
the farm laneway.

Learn about—
- Different fish types & invertebrates
living in the creek
- Water quality
- The dam removal and how it helps
improve watershed health

Bring the family and join Larry Halyk of
the Wellington County Stewardship
Council at the site of the former Marden
Creek dam for a very ‘fishy”… Read the rest

Stop CETA

 

CUPE Action Alert
Time is running out to stop CETA – the Comprehensive Trade and Economic Agreement being negotiated between Canada and the European Union. Negotiations are being held in Ottawa this week and this could be the final time both parties sit down at the table.Municipalities across Canada are raising concerns about CETA and the implications for public water, local procurement and democracy.

Here’s three things you can do to help stop this dangerous trade deal being negotiated

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Water Conservation & Efficiency Public Advisory Committee

Water Conservation & Efficiency Public Advisory Committee

2 vacancies,

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Fall Energy Fair October 22

Greetings of the autumn season!

 

Now that the days are colder and the winds are blowing, it’s a great time to think about energy conservation for a snug home, school or church building this winter. Come out to the Fall Energy Fair and learn about the actions that will be most cost-effective and ‘doable’ for you!

 

Join us from 12-1pm for sandwiches, followed by an afternoon of presentations, workshops, vendor displays and interactive learning, all FREE of charge! Co-sponsored by Transition Guelph, GEL (Guelph Environmental Leadership), Greening Sacred Spaces, Guelph Hydro and St. James the Apostle Anglican

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Media alert- We’ve just had word that a few members of The Barenaked Ladies will also take to the stage

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FOODSTOCK: Save The Land That Feeds Us

100 of Canada’s best chefs cook up a storm to help Stop The Mega Quarry.

 

October 13th, 2011

 

Honeywood, ON – On Sunday, October 16th almost 100 chefs from across the country will gather to cook up a feast in a pay-what-you-can foodie festival on a farm north of Orangeville.  FOODSTOCK, as it’s known, will turn local ingredients–all generously donated by Ontario producers– into gourmet dishes highlighting the bounty of farmland that could be devastated by a proposed mega quarry.

 

The prospect of replacing ‘taters with… Read the rest

Melancthon Update to Wellington Water Watchers

Update to Wellington Water-Watchers

 

First of all, on behalf of CAUSE and our allies, many thanks to the Wellington Water Watchers for all your support and active participation in the campaign to stop the mega quarry. Without organizations such as yours, and without dedicated and concerned people like you, there is no way that this proposal would be getting the attention and commitments to oversight that it is now receiving.

 

During the last six months, our little campaign has evolved into large and dynamic movement that has pushed this proposal and issues related to how we protect our… Read the rest

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