Join Elizabeth May and your friendly neighbourhood Greens at the Annual Conference for the Ontario Society for Environmental Education, where she will speak on the topic of "Towards a Green and Healthy Future - It starts in School!"
Where: Faculty of Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa
When: May 9 from 11:30-12:30
Right now a number of organizations including the Polaris Institute, CUPE Ontario and the Council of Canadians, are promoting a petition urging the province of Ontario to:
· Ban the provision and sale of bottled water in all provincial public space
· Improve access to tap water in all provincially owned and operated spaces
· Ensure clean, safe drinking water for all residents of Ontario
Sign the Petition Now!
By-election SATURDAY CANVASSING BLITZ
Our weekly canvassing blitzes will start this Saturday at the newly opened campaign office in Lindsay. Come out for some hot chocolate and help Mike meet as many voters as possible!
What: Canvassing Blitz
When: 11am, Saturday January 24
Where: Mike Schreiner Campaign Office
30 Kent St. W., Lindsay, ON K9V 2Y1
RSVP to Bill Hewitt at bhewitt@gpo.ca or by phone to 1-888-647-3366.
From Susan, Sari and Tania of Pesticide Free Ontario:
We've just learned the chemical industry is trying to postpone the Ontario pesticide ban by at least a year!
We need you to e-mail or call 5 key cabinet ministers with the following message:
Dear Cabinet Minister:
"The pesticide regulations will boost business and green jobs. Please ensure they come into effect this Spring. Please do nothing to weaken them."
Sincerely,
(your name and address)
--The Hon. Sandra Pupatello: (416) 325-6900 e-mail: spupatello.mpp@liberal.ola.org
A letter from the indomitable Janet McNeil in Deep River (formerly of Port Perry/Greenbank) - an enviro activist, organizer and writer:
"I’m not a TV-watcher – no cable or anything – but I do catch some shows on-line.
I just watched a delightful “Nature of Things” episode
http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/natureofthings/index.html#
David Suzuki & his younger daughter took a 3-week trip to Europe, to encounter do-able new ways of living - & the show is a delight.
Toronto becomes the largest municipality in the world to ban bottled water
Toronto City Council voted Dec 3 to ban the sale and provision of bottled water in city facilities and ensure access to public tap water in all city facilities. Toronto is now the largest municipality in the world to ban bottled water.
Bottled Water Bans in Canada:
-17 municipalities from 5 provinces have banned the bottle.
-45 municipalities are planning restrictions on bottled water.
-Canada’s Parliament is currently considering a ban on bottled water at the Parliament Buildings
