Yearly Archives: 2011

2011 Annual General Meeting Results

Federal Green party members in Ottawa Centre gathered in December for the 2011 Annual General Meeting. We were privileged to be joined by Elizabeth May for the first hour and those attending had an opportunity to hear about her first year as an MP and to ask questions about the future for the party and the [...] Continue reading

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Green Party of Ontario candidates: Ottawa & Area

Looking for your local Green Party candidate? Here are your local Ottawa area Green Party of Ontario candidates! Ottawa Centre Kevin O’Donnell 613-454-5306 kevin@kevino.ca http://kevino.ca Ottawa – Vanier Dave Bagler davebagler@gpo.ca http://www.davebagler.ca Ottawa South James Mihaychuk 613-869-0263 jamesmihaychuk@gpo.ca Ottawa West – Nepean Alex Hill 613-600-9862 alexhill@gpo.ca http://www.alexhill.ca Carleton – Mississippi Mills Scott Simser 613-599-2223 scottsimser@gpo.ca [...] Continue reading

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Renee Hetherington, SGI Candidate, flunks the civility test

Camille Labchuk has written up an excellent post on Renee Hetherington who is running against Green Party leader Elizabeth May in Saanich–Gulf Islands: The hotly-contested race in Saanich–Gulf Islands turned toxic this week, with newly-nominated Liberal candidate Renee Hetherington failing her first character test as a candidate — the civility test. Hetherington issued a news [...] Continue reading

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February Events Listing

Hello everyone! Here’s the February calendar of events taking place in our community. Enjoy Winterlude! Please remember that the Green Party does not officially endorse any of these events unless otherwise indicated. We believe that community organization is essential to … Continue reading

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Earth Hour 2011 Candlelight Vigil on Parliament Hill

Come to Parliament Hill on March 26th at 8:30pm to commemorate Earth Hour. Attendance is free! Feel free to invite your Facebook friends to the event too. Last year over 400 people attended and we’re expecting an ever bigger crowd … Continue reading

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Putting Food in the Budget

At the end of this month Katie and I will be taking part in the Put Food in the Budget Challenge. For the last week of January we will be eating what two people who rely on the food bank would receive. Here’s a list of what’s on the menu.
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Ottawa’s Put Food in the Budget Challenge

On Monday I will be joining Ottawa’s Put Food in the Budget Challenge Team to raise awareness of the need to improve the food options available to people who are on social assistance. The challenge is to walk for a week in someone else’s shoes. Start… Continue reading

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