2009 Neighbourly News

Neighbourly News, Fall 2009
Bonnie Littley
Regional Councillor, Ward 1

join us for...
Bonnie’s 3rd Annual
Community Idea Exchange on Smart Growth & Sustainability

Saturday October17th, 2009, 10:00 am to 1:00pm
Petticoat Creek Community Centre
ALL WARDS WELCOME!

think global, act local

10:00 am - Registration & browse community displays

10:30 am - News & Welcoming Remarks - Bonnie Littley, Regional Councillor, Ward 1

10:45 - Keynotes:
“The Environment and the Economy :
A Call for Leadership in a Time of Great Opportunity”
Eric Novak, Media Personality, CHEX TV Durham, Durham’s only Climate Change Presenter personally trained by Al Gore

Questions & Discussion

11:30 am - Break & Refreshments

11:45 - “Places to Sprawl, Report on Municipal Conformity with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe”
Rick Smith, Executive Director, Environmental Defence & Co-Author of the best seller, “Slow Death by Rubber Ducky”
Questions & Discussion

12:30 am - “What’s Up Neighbour?” Think Global, Act Local
Participants give overviews of projects happening in our community in a segment we call “YOUR 2 minutes of fame”.
Students have a great chance to source out volunteer opportunities for community hours!

Participants this year include:
City of Pickering
- Interactive model of Downtown
- Environmental Programs displays
Dunbarton High School
Durham Region Food Charter Working Group
Durham SustainAbility
Durham West Arts Centre
Environmental Defence
Environmental Stewardship Pickering
(City, OPG, TRCA & Community partnership)
Friends of the Rouge Watershed
Heritage Pickering
Landoverlandings
Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust
Ontario Greenbelt Alliance
Ontario Farmland Trust
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. . . .

Interactive displays, information, refreshments & prize draws!
participate & get smart about smart growth!