2008 Neighbourly News

Neighbourly News, Fall 2008 – front page

Bonnie Littley
Regional Councillor, Ward 1

announcing . . .
Bonnie’s 2nd Annual
Community Idea Exchange on Smart Growth & Sustainability

Thursday October16th, 2008, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
O’Brien Room, Pickering Recreation Centre

ALL WARDS WELCOME!

How do taxes, a lack of sidewalks and climate change relate to each other?
Come to my Community Idea Exchange and find out.

think global, act local

preliminary program

6:30 pm - Registration & browse community displays

7:00 pm - Welcoming Remarks - Bonnie Littley, Regional Councillor, Ward 1

Keynote Speaker: Burkhard Mausberg, President, Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation
. Challenges & Opportunities - Local Food & Sustainability
. The benefits of Our Greenbelt - ecologically, economically and socially.

“What’s Up Neighbour?”
Think Global, Act Local
Participants give overviews of projects happening in our community
and opportunities to volunteer in a segment we call “ YOUR 2 minutes of fame”.
Students have a great chance to source out volunteer opportunities!

Participants this year include:
City of Pickering
- Interactive model of Downtown
- Environmental Programs displays
Community Care Durham
Dunbarton High School
Durham Region Food Charter display
Durham SustainAbility
Durham West Arts Centre
Environmental Stewardship Pickering
(City, OPG, TRCA & Community partnership)
Friends of the Rouge Watershed
The Greenbelt Foundation
Heritage Pickering
Landoverlandings
Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust
Ontario Farmland Trust
St. Mary Catholic Secondary School
Toronto & Region Conservation Authority
United Way of Ajax/Pickering/Uxbridge
Valley Plentiful Community Garden, Pickering
Whitby/Ajax Community Garden and The Communal Garden Project
. . . . and more to come!

participate & get smart about smart growth!