[GCAnews] Green Community News 441 (fwd)

[Kathie Brosemer <kathie@cleannorth.org>]

we got a mention in the GCA news this week!

k

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Date: Monday, May 16, 2005 11:55 AM -0400
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Green Community News

NEWS FROM GREEN COMMUNITIES CANADA

441 : 16 May 2005


WELL AWARE. Green Communities? Well Aware booklets are again available. To
order copies of this free (recipients pay shipping) guide to protecting
your well and caring for your family?s health, contact: Myriam Genet.



LOW-INCOME COVERAGE. See David Suzuki?s recent Science Matters newspaper
column ?Energy efficiency shouldn't just be for those who can afford it,?
based on information supplied by Green Communities? Bruce Pearce ? Also
note the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association?s Spring 2005 edition of
Canadian Housing, which includes a lead editorial by Clifford Maynes,
Executive Director of Green Communities Canada, an article about energy
efficiency in Toronto social housing citing the contribution of Green$aver,
and a piece by Sadia Gassim of World Wide Opportunities for Women
(Waterloo) about promoting energy efficiency to ethnocultural communities
and low-income earners.



HOUSING CONFERENCE. Bruce Pearce (Green Communities) and Sidney Ribaux
(Iquiterre) delivered a workshop on "Affordable Efficient Housing: towards
a national energy efficiency strategy for low-income Canadians" at the
Canadian Housing & Renewal Association Congress, 28 April ... CHRA members
voted to endorse a resolution calling on the federal government to deliver
on its budget commitment to invest $500 million in a national low income
energy efficiency program.



FEET FIRST. Green Communities? Jacky Kennedy and Briana Illingworth were in
Seattle 6-7 May as guests of Feet First, a non-profit group promoting the
rights and interests of pedestrians and encouraging walking. Feet First
held two days of workshops on developing  Safe & Active Routes to Seattle
Schools programs. Jacky made several presentations about Green Communities?
experiences with ASRTS, and Briana participated in a workshop specifically
for youth. Jacky will next travel to Zurich, 22-23 September, to speak on
the iwalk club at the Walk21 conference.



E-SALVAGED. Clean North?s computer recycling event, 23 April yielded 34
pallets of recyclable e-waste, and revenues of $1800 (plus income from sale
of ink and toner cartridges and cell phones). CN donated 11 systems to six
charities, and now has ten complete Pentium II systems for sale. Event
partners included: TransProvincial Freight, Sault Ste. Marie PUC, the City
of Sault Ste. Marie, Sault College, local Katimavik participants, and
Culligan Water.



EcoCENTRAL. Resource Conservation Manitoba (RCM) and several other
non-profits have just moved to a prominent new green building on Portage
Ave., Winnipeg's main drag. The Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) building
features recycled materials, composting toilets, and a green roof. RCM and
MEC are discussing joint initiatives, such as composting workshops, and
sessions on workplace trip reduction, says RCM E.D. Randall McQuaker.



GOODBYE KING COAL. The Ontario Clean Air Alliance hosts a celebration to
say goodbye to coal-fired energy plants and hello to cleaner air, 26 May in
Toronto ... According to a report by Ontario Energy Minister Dwight Duncan,
Ontario's coal-fired power plants have been responsible for the deaths of
668 people per year in the province.





Green Community news is published weekly by Green Communities Canada,
founded 1995. Contact: Miriam Stucky, Member Services Coordinator, (705)
745-7479; www.gca.ca. Click here to subscribe or unsubscribe.

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   -- Patrick Overton