Clean North members e-news

[Kathie Brosemer <kathie@cleannorth.org>]

Hello, don't put the longies aside just yet!  Brrrrrrr!

In this issue:

1.  Plant sale this weekend!
2.  Nuke waste workshop
3.  Pesticide-free garden award
4.  Summer newsletter

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1.  Plant sale this weekend!

Full details on www.cleannorth.org.  To summarize:  the best four hours 
of garden shopping you will ever experience takes place this Saturday 
starting at 8 am.  It's the last one organized by our own star 
organizer, Suzanne Hanna, so don't miss it!  Donate plants Thurs 
evening, help price and sort Friday evening, shop or help or both, 
Saturday morning.  To volunteer, email Suzanne at wildgardener@shaw.ca. 
 The sale is in the parking lot of the United Baptist Church, Malabar 
Street, behind Sleepy's Mattress.

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2.  Nuke waste workshop

Tuesday June 10, at 7 pm, at the Clean North office.  Brennain Lloyd of 
Northwatch, an inspiring and incredibly knowledgeable source on things 
nuclear, will be here to share the latest in the continuing saga of the 
nuke industry's plan to bury its waste in the Shield.

"Two new nuclear projects are being proposed for construction at the 
Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Kincardine, with potential impacts 
on Lake Huron, including the North Shore and Manitoulin Island.  Ontario 
Power Generation (OPG) is proposing to construct a "Deep Geologic 
Repository for Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Wastes" to receive 
wastes from the Bruce, Darlington and Pickering reactors, while Bruce 
Power Inc., a private nuclear utility, is proposing to construct four 
additional nuclear reactors at the station, adding to the existing 8 (of 
which five are currently operating)."

Join us!  Coffee and cookies will be served.

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3.  Pesticide-free garden award

Please don't miss the chance to nominate someone's garden!  Forms 
available in various places, including the CN office and local garden 
centres.  The nomination process is the weak link - let us know about 
pesticide-free gardens that you know!

Hey, this might be the last year for this one, if the province's 
pesticide ban goes through!  All our City Beautification awards will 
have to be pesticide free!  What a thought.


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4.  Summer newsletter

We're accepting material for the summer issue now.  Please consider 
writing something, or forwarding something interesting you've read 
recently.  Send to ed@cleannorth.org.  Not Edward, or even Edwin, but 
Editor...


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Be well, and if you get a chance,
go out and dig in the dirt!

Kathie