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

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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 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

Grand River Conservation Authority

Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011

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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

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 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

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

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