There will be a PUBLIC meeting re sewage treatment in the CRD on Thursday February 25 from 4:00 - 6:45 pm at 625 Fisgard (CRD Headquarters - 6th floor). You will need to pre-register to speak at this meeting. (Once the details on registering become available we will let you know.)
Please plan on attending whether you are speaking or not!
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
CRD Sewage Treatment Open House #2
Thursday, 11 Feb, 3p-8p
CRD OPEN HOUSE - Public or P3 or hybrid?
Attend an open house for info, discussion & questions about "procurement" of CRD sewage treatment. (public, P3 or hybrid?)
Tell them that you want sewage treatment to be managed & operated on a "not-for-profit" basis, and that sewage treatment should be delivered as a public service
Location: Emmanuel Baptist Church 2121 Cedar Hill Cross Road (near entrance to UVic)
CRD OPEN HOUSE - Public or P3 or hybrid?
Attend an open house for info, discussion & questions about "procurement" of CRD sewage treatment. (public, P3 or hybrid?)
Tell them that you want sewage treatment to be managed & operated on a "not-for-profit" basis, and that sewage treatment should be delivered as a public service
Location: Emmanuel Baptist Church 2121 Cedar Hill Cross Road (near entrance to UVic)
CRD Sewage Treatment Open House
Wednesday, 10 Feb, 3p-8p
CRD OPEN HOUSE - Public or P3 or hybrid?
Attend an open house for info, discussion & questions about "procurement" of CRD sewage treatment. (public, P3 or hybrid?)
Tell them that you want sewage treatment to be managed & operated on a "not-for-profit" basis, and that sewage treatment should be delivered as a public service
Location: Ambrosia Catering Centre, 638 Fisgard Street (one block from Chinatown)
CRD OPEN HOUSE - Public or P3 or hybrid?
Attend an open house for info, discussion & questions about "procurement" of CRD sewage treatment. (public, P3 or hybrid?)
Tell them that you want sewage treatment to be managed & operated on a "not-for-profit" basis, and that sewage treatment should be delivered as a public service
Location: Ambrosia Catering Centre, 638 Fisgard Street (one block from Chinatown)
Victoria Sewage Treatment Brainstorming Session
We need your ideas! At the CoC Brainstorming Session on Jan. 27 it was decided to focus on the public option for regional sewage treatment. This means that we will urge the CRD to vote for sewage treatment to be built, financed and operated as a public utility.
The CRD will vote on March 10. If you are interested in participating in this project, plan to attend this special meeting.
Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
BCGEU Bldg
2994 Douglas St.
Victoria, BC
OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF CANADIANS! (If you are a member of the Council of Canadians, and you live in the Greater Victoria area, you are automatically a member of the Victoria Chapter. If you are not yet a member of the CoC, you can join at the door! You must join the national organization; you cannot join only the local chapter.)
We need your input, ideas, and concerns.
Coffee, tea and cookies will be provided.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Water Watch Speaker: Tony Clarke on tar sands
Monday, February 1, 2010, 7 – 9 pm
Tony Clarke, Author and CoC activist
"Tar Sands Showdown: Canada and the New Politics of Oil in the Age of Climate Change"
First Metropolitan Church, 932 Balmoral Rd.
Cost: $10.00
Registration: earthliteracies@shaw.ca with paypal access, phone 250-220-4601 or 250-380-9786 http://www.livinglanguageinstitute.org/
Make cheques payable to Living Language Institute Foundation, PO Box 224, Saanichton, BC, V8M 2C3
Sponsors: First Metropolitan Church, Greater Victoria Water Watch Coalition, Programs in Earth Literacies
Tony Clarke, Author and CoC activist
"Tar Sands Showdown: Canada and the New Politics of Oil in the Age of Climate Change"
First Metropolitan Church, 932 Balmoral Rd.
Cost: $10.00
Registration: earthliteracies@shaw.ca with paypal access, phone 250-220-4601 or 250-380-9786 http://www.livinglanguageinstitute.org/
Make cheques payable to Living Language Institute Foundation, PO Box 224, Saanichton, BC, V8M 2C3
Sponsors: First Metropolitan Church, Greater Victoria Water Watch Coalition, Programs in Earth Literacies
Monday, January 11, 2010
Follow Up Brainstorming Session!
We need your ideas!
Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
BCGEU Bldg
2994 Douglas St.
Victoria, BC
What should your ideal CoC chapter look like? What kinds of events and actions should we do? What new directions should we follow?
We need your input, ideas, and concerns.
Coffee, tea and cookies will be provided.
Victoria Sewage Treatment
(Reblogged from the Campaign Blog of the Council of Canadians)
Victoria considers privatization of sewage treatment
Saturday, January 9th, 2010
On November 20, 2009, Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow spoke to a capacity audience of 250 people at the St. Ann’s Academy auditorium in Victoria.
As noted by CUPE then, “With a decision on sewage treatment expected in early 2010, Maude Barlow’s experience working with communities who have faced and resisted privatization schemes is timely.”
Today, CUPE reports that, “the Capital Regional District of Greater Victoria has released a paper clearly outlining sewage treatment options. The options for discussion are public, private or a mix of the two.”
In terms of background, “Since 2006, the CRD has been working to develop a plan for new sewage treatment. One of the key issues facing residents is how the new treatment will be financed, managed and operated. Public surveys and consultations show overwhelming support for public, not private, sewage treatment. But the B.C. government, which is a big advocate of privatization, has told elected officials in Greater Victoria that they have to look at the privatization option. The final decision, however, is in the hands of local politicians, who have the right to opt for public sewage treatment.”
As noted by CUPE today, “Public consultations are promised for February but no dates have been announced.”
Today’s news is at http://cupe.ca/communications/crd-sewage-options-include.
Maude’s speech in Victoria is noted at http://www.canadians.org/campaignblog/?p=2251.
You can read more about this issue in our ‘Making Waves’ newsletter at http://www.canadians.org/publications/subscribe/making-waves/vol-1.html#article2.
Victoria considers privatization of sewage treatment
Saturday, January 9th, 2010
On November 20, 2009, Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow spoke to a capacity audience of 250 people at the St. Ann’s Academy auditorium in Victoria.
As noted by CUPE then, “With a decision on sewage treatment expected in early 2010, Maude Barlow’s experience working with communities who have faced and resisted privatization schemes is timely.”
Today, CUPE reports that, “the Capital Regional District of Greater Victoria has released a paper clearly outlining sewage treatment options. The options for discussion are public, private or a mix of the two.”
In terms of background, “Since 2006, the CRD has been working to develop a plan for new sewage treatment. One of the key issues facing residents is how the new treatment will be financed, managed and operated. Public surveys and consultations show overwhelming support for public, not private, sewage treatment. But the B.C. government, which is a big advocate of privatization, has told elected officials in Greater Victoria that they have to look at the privatization option. The final decision, however, is in the hands of local politicians, who have the right to opt for public sewage treatment.”
As noted by CUPE today, “Public consultations are promised for February but no dates have been announced.”
Today’s news is at http://cupe.ca/communications/crd-sewage-options-include.
Maude’s speech in Victoria is noted at http://www.canadians.org/campaignblog/?p=2251.
You can read more about this issue in our ‘Making Waves’ newsletter at http://www.canadians.org/publications/subscribe/making-waves/vol-1.html#article2.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Maude's Water & Waste Water Talk now on TV!
Maude Barlow's talk at St.Ann's Acad. Nov. 20 will be shown on Shaw Cable 11 @ these times: Sat. 16 Jan, 11a & 11:30p; Sun. 17 Jan, 10a & 9p
Monday, January 4, 2010
Health Care for Seniors
Victoria Public Event: For Our Elders, For Ourselves. Better Long-term care now!
When:Thurs. January 21, 2010, 7-9 pm
Where:St. John Anglican Church (Parish Hall), 1611 Quadra Street, Victoria
More info:Speakers feature Toby Edleman, Centre for Medicare Advocacy (USA) and Stephen Elliott-Buckley, CUPE Researcher at HEU For More Information contact: Kerry Janzen, 1-800-663-5813 ext. 7076 or email kjanzen@heu.org
When:Thurs. January 21, 2010, 7-9 pm
Where:St. John Anglican Church (Parish Hall), 1611 Quadra Street, Victoria
More info:Speakers feature Toby Edleman, Centre for Medicare Advocacy (USA) and Stephen Elliott-Buckley, CUPE Researcher at HEU For More Information contact: Kerry Janzen, 1-800-663-5813 ext. 7076 or email kjanzen@heu.org
http://www.bchealthcoalition.ca/
BC Health Coalition
"Advocating for Seniors Advocacy in B.C." -- an important community event
The BC Health Coalition is co-sponoring this event with the BC Seniors' Advocacy Network and the Hospital Employees' Union. We wish to develop a more constructive dialogue among advocacy groups that work with individual advocates and pursue systemic advocacy goals.
The evening will feature guest speaker Toby Edelman, Senior Policy Attorney of the Centre for Medicare Advocacy. Ms. Edelman is visiting your area as part of the Canadian Union of Public Employees' Long-Term Care tour
Please invite your community organizations, family, friends and co-workers to this important event.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Coffee Night Speaker
BCGEU Bldg., 2994 Douglas Street
Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 7-9:15 p.m.
"Copenhagen: The Real Story" Joan Russow (leader of the Green Party of Canada from 1997-2001) speaking about her experience as a reporter at the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Come and hear what really happened there as most of the developed states ignored the emerging science and the pleas of developing states. As a representative of the African Caucus stated, "The developed countries play with the numbers while Africa is dying."
free admission -- donations welcome -- fair trade coffee available for a donation
---- contact Nana 483 1277
Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 7-9:15 p.m.
"Copenhagen: The Real Story" Joan Russow (leader of the Green Party of Canada from 1997-2001) speaking about her experience as a reporter at the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Come and hear what really happened there as most of the developed states ignored the emerging science and the pleas of developing states. As a representative of the African Caucus stated, "The developed countries play with the numbers while Africa is dying."
free admission -- donations welcome -- fair trade coffee available for a donation
---- contact Nana 483 1277
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