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Water on the Table Viewing in Erin on February 15th!

SP — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:33:43 +0000

Greetings Water Watchers! For all those members or interested parties living in Guelph/Eramosa/Erin township areas, you may be interested in catching the film outlined below: Water On The Table.

This woman wants Water On The Table!

Water, the essence of all life, is the subject of FAST FORWARD 2012’s next eco-film on February 15 in Erin – and everyone in this neck of the woods would surely agree it’s a vital issue. Between heated debates about mandatory water hook-ups in the Town of Erin, concern about Nestlé’s upcoming permit renewal seeking hundreds

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Do you want to host an event during Canada Water Week?

SP — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:26:42 +0000

Just like it sounds, Canada Water Week is a week-long celebration of water from coast-to-coast-to-coast, coinciding with World Water Day on March 22. This year, Canada Water Week runs from March 19 to 25, 2012. Individuals, organizations and governments from across the country are rallying around the theme of “Discovering our Water Footprint” by organizing or participating in fun and educational events.

Guelph is the city that is making a difference; being a groundwater-based community with a finite resource, conserving, protecting and enjoying our water is everyone’s responsibility. If you are interested in Read the rest

How will you make a difference this summer?

SP — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:07:00 +0000

Hop on your bike to spin the wheels of change with us. Teams of dedicated youth (18-30ish) will be cycling for two months to communities around Canada to perform a thought-provoking play and deliver energizing workshops promoting a more sustainable and just world.   Be one of them.     www.otesha.ca

Tours Offered in 2012
May to June:                            Rising Tide Tour – Fredericton to Halifax
July: 9 Day Shift Tour – Ottawa (All ages tour)
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Speed River Festival discussion

Mike — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:07:56 +0000

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
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Movement to stop the mega quarrygarners tourism awards

Mike — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:27:07 +0000

Media Release

FOODSTOCK wins big at tourism awards

November 17^th, 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

WATER WAY Performance

Mike — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:31:39 +0000

SKSS productions is pleased to present

WATER WAY

a multi discipline performance event

Sunday Nov. 27 7:30 pm

George Luscombe Theatre, Univ. of Guelph

The creation of art for the sake of water

to benefit

Wellington Water Watchers   www.wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca

and

North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Task Force (NDACT – No Mega Quarry)

http://www.ndact.com

Bringing together professional singers, actors, musicians, designers, visual arists, dancers, storytellers and spoken word artists, Water Way will feature original and time-honoured explorations of our human connection to water.

Jan Sherman, Storyteller, Jane and John Watson, Actors, Fall On Your Feet Dance Collective,
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FOODSTOCK organizers nominated for tourism awards

Mike — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:57:44 +0000

Media Alert

FOODSTOCK organizers nominated for tourism awards

Movement to stop the mega quarry could garner tourism awards

November 8^th, 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 16^th 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

Mike — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:00:43 +0000

* 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

Mike — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:54:53 +0000

Check out this clip from the Mercury

http://www.guelphmercury.com/videozone/617534–aqualibria-the-movie

“Aqualibria” The Movie

On the set of “Aqualibria”, a short film about zombies and water rights. APPLE DEVICE DOWNLOAD

Date: October 31, 2011 – 02:28 PM

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Category: Website > GuelphMercury

Guelph Civic League Annual General Meeting – Dec 1st

Mike — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:08:29 +0000

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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