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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

Thoughts from the “Walk for Water”

Mike — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:09:57 +0000

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

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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Walk for Water

Mike — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:59:53 +0000

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

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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Wellington Water Watchers Official Comment on the proposed Management Plan for the Dolime Quarry

Mike — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:05:18 +0000

Comments on Management Plan

Background:

Wellington Water Watchers (WWW) is an organization of citizens of Guelph/Wellington, committed to the protection of local water resources and to educating the public about threats to the watershed.

Shortly after the formation of WWW in 2007 we became aware of issues that were being raised about the Dolime Quarry and possible future threats to water quality in the aquifer that supplies the City of Guelph with much of its potable water..WWW remains concerned about these possible threats and has been vigilant in keeping informed of developments at the quarry site which
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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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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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“AQUALIBRIA”: ZOMBIE FILM SHOOT IN ST. GEORGE’S SQUARE

Mike — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:11:39 +0000

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