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April 30, 2017 - 9:24 am

(Photo of the week: Eleven Council of Canadians chapters came together yesterday in Toronto to rally for climate justice.)

Council of Canadians chapters take action for social, economic and environmental justice. Here are some of their activities from this past week:

WIN!
1- Saskatchewan chapters celebrate government backing down on cuts to libraries
2- Guelph chapter celebrates City Council vote against online voting proposal

Energy and climate justice
3- Eleven chapters rally at #ClimateMarch2017 in Toronto
4- Sudbury chapter to take part in #ClimateMarch2017
5- Regina chapter takes part in #ClimateMarch2017 to Saskatchewan Legislature
6- Ottawa chapter joins #ClimateMarch2017 to U.S. Embassy
7- Edmonton chapter takes part in #ClimateMarch2017 to Alberta Legislature
8- Windsor-Essex chapter conducts Leap Manifesto survey
9- Thunder Bay chapter connects with Leap Thunder Bay for 2018 municipal election campaign
10- Montreal chapter opposes Energy East pipeline in Bécancour
11- Chilliwack chapter encourages Kinder Morgan pipeline route change submissions to the NEB before May 7
12- Vancouver-Burnaby chapter tweets alternatives to $4 billion to be spent on 10-lane Massey Bridge

Democracy
13- North Shore chapter passes resolution on electoral reform at public meeting with their Liberal MP
14- Sudbury chapter discusses the need for electoral reform with Liberal MP Marc Serré
15- London chapter calls for electoral reform at public action
16- Hamilton chapter at 'Keep Your Promise' public forum on electoral reform

Trade
17- Hamilton chapter hosts trade campaigner Dey for talk on NAFTA, TPP & CETA
18- Northumberland chapter highlights NAFTA & dairy issues in op-ed
19- Quill Plains (Wynyard) chapter opposes Canada-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement

Health care
20- Eleven chapters to participate in May 27 pharmacare day of action
21- Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter comments on Ontario budget for hospitals

Water
22- Hamilton chapter calls on Board of Health to protect groundwater from bottled water takings

BC election
23- Campbell River chapter holds all-candidates 'meet and greet' in lead up to May 9 B.C. election
24- Vancouver-Burnaby chapter tweets alternatives to $4 billion to be spent on 10-lane Massey Bridge

Anti-poverty
25- Hamilton chapter joins anti-poverty protest to demand Toronto mayor opens the armouries, adds shelter beds

GMO salmon
26- PEI chapter opposes genetically modified salmon at public consultation


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Chapters this Week! - May 7, 2017
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Chapters This Week!: May 14, 2017
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Chapters this Week!
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Chapters This Week - June 4, 2017

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Council of Canadians chapters take action for social, economic and environmental justice. Here are some of their activities from this past week:

Water
1- London chapter talks water at the 'Gathering on the Green'
2- Nelson chapter to screen '100 Short Stories' documentary
3- Montreal chapter attends 'Soif de savoir, soif d’agir!' forum
4- Kitchener-Waterloo & Guelph chapters at 'Water is Life' conference with Maude Barlow
5- Cowichan Valley chapter presents 'Boiling Point' to NDP MP Alistair MacGregor
6- Kent County chapter raises concern about thousands of spawning gaspereau fish deaths
7- Mid Island chapter meets with MP Sheila Malcolmson on the Navigable Waters Protection Act

Health care
8- Seventeen chapters mobilize to demand that the Trudeau government implements pharmacare now
9- Kitchener-Waterloo chapter writes letter to the editor backing pharmacare for all
10- Cowichan Valley chapter meets with NDP MP Alistair MacGregor to discuss pharmacare
11- Kitchener-Waterloo chapter distributes pharmacare materials at farmers market
12- Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter promotes pharmacare at Dandelion Day Festival
13- Vancouver-Burnaby chapter raises pharmacare with Liberal MP Joyce Murray at public forum
14- Mid Island chapter meets with MP Sheila Malcolmson to discuss pharmacare

Climate justice
15- Saint John & Fredericton chapters on the Matapedia River to oppose the Belledune oil-by-rail project
16- Comox Valley chapter encourages chapter activists to visit the Unist'ot'en Action Camp
17- Comox Valley chapter challenges Scheer's Kinder Morgan motion ahead of vote next week
18- Thunder Bay chapter disappointed by City Council vote to back Energy East pipeline

Democracy
19- Fourteen chapters respond to the Liberal government voting down electoral reform
20- Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter condemns Liberal government's vote against electoral reform
21- Halton chapter rallies for electoral reform at Towne Square prior to House of Commons vote
22- Ottawa chapter joins rally for electoral reform on Parliament Hill

Economic justice
23- Hamilton chapter hosts talk by anti-poverty activist
24- London & Peterborough-Kawarthas chapters celebrate $15 minimum wage in Ontario

Trade
25- Northumberland chapter at 'Trinational Meeting of Social Movements' on NAFTA in Mexico City

Anti-privatization
26- Halton chapter to challenge Trudeau's proposed Canada Infrastructure (privatization) Bank

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June 11, 2017 - 8:15 am

Photo of the week: The Fredericton and Saint John chapters joined with allies and marched to the Nashwaak River yesterday in opposition to the Energy East pipeline project. The photo is from this Global News video.

Council of Canadians chapters take action for social, economic and environmental justice. Here are some of their activities from this past week:

Climate justice
1- Fredericton chapter & allies march against the Energy East pipeline
2- Winnipeg chapter attends Indigenous Climate Summit
3- Comox Valley chapter promotes our climate solutions action alert
4- Delta-Richmond chapter optimistic Massey Bridge will be cancelled

Water
5- Montreal chapter joins water justice bus tour of Detroit
6- South Shore chapter inspires first U.S. blue community!
7- London chapter tables at Water Brothers screening

Health care
8- P.E.I. chapter's letter to the editor on pharmacare endorsed by former senior policy analyst
9- Prince Albert chapter's pharmacare campaign highlighted in local newspaper

Indigenous rights
10- Regina chapter promotes July 'Rethink 150' issue of Briarpatch magazine
11- South Niagara chapter participates in Blanket Exercise on Parliament Hill

Trade
12- Northumberland chapter interviewed by 89.7 FM about labour & civil society meeting on NAFTA

Democracy
13- Terrace chapter writes open letter to Trudeau on electoral reform

Saskatchewan fight-back
14- Quill Plains Chapter calls on Federal and Saskatchewan Government to Stop Cuts to Public Transport (STC)

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Chapters this Week! - June 16, 2017

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June 16, 2017 - 2:12 pm

(Photo of the week: The Guelph, Kitchener-Waterloo, Centre Wellington and London chapters at the Wellington Water Watchers' Waterstock festival in Erin, Ontario in opposition to Nestle bottled water takings (June 11).

Council of Canadians chapters take action for social, economic and environmental justice. Here are some of their activities from this past week:

Water
1- Montreal chapter presents 'Boiling Point' to Michigan Welfare Rights Organization
2- Hamilton chapter hosts Maude Barlow for talk on Ontario's water crisis
3- Saskatoon chapter wins City staff review of blue communities resolution
4- Guelph, Kitchener-Waterloo, Centre Wellington & London chapters at Waterstock
5- Edmonton chapter to host picnic to discuss making blue communities a municipal election priority (June 25)
6- Mid Island & Cowichan Valley chapters screen '100 Short Stories' film

Climate justice
7- St. John's & Kent County chapter respond to National Energy Board modernization report
8- Saint John chapter to march against the Energy East pipeline (June 17)
9- Fredericton & Saint John chapters gather at Nashwaak River to oppose Energy East pipeline

Health
10- Kitchener-Waterloo chapter to hold public form on pharmacare (June 28)
11- Quill Plains chapter signs joint letter against asbestos and products containing asbestos

Indigenous rights
12- Twenty-four chapter activists join Decolonization webinar with Sue Deranger
13- Inverness County chapter to attend Nation Day of Action Unamaki (July 1)
14- Fredericton chapter calls for judicial review of snowmobile grooming hub in Mount Carleton Provincial Park

Other
15- Toronto tables at Bonnie Raitt concert
16- Winnipeg chapter has fun tabling at Bonnie Raitt concert
17- Edmonton chapter to table at Bonnie Raitt concert
18- Winnipeg chapter to take part in annual peace march (June 17)
19- Victoria chapter at peace demonstration at the BC Legislature (June 17)

More photos from this past week:

Fredericton chapter calls for judicial review of snowmobile grooming hub in Mount Carleton Provincial Park (June 13).

Winnipeg chapter has fun tabling at Bonnie Raitt concert (June 13).

Hamilton chapter hosts Maude Barlow for talk on Ontario's water crisis (June 15).

Fredericton and Saint John chapters gather at Nashwaak River to oppose the Energy East pipeline (June 10).

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Chapters this Week!

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June 25, 2017 - 9:13 am

Photo of the week: The Victoria chapter and allies gathered on the grounds of the British Columbia legislature on June 17 to protest against the Trudeau government capitulating to U.S. pressure and refusing to participate in new United Nations talks on nuclear disarmament that involve 120 countries.

Memoriam
1- North Shore (British Columbia) chapter activist Betty Griffin passes away

Water
2- Fredericton chapter opposes Trudeau government's approval of Sisson Brook mine
3- Edmonton chapter holds picnic to discuss blue community campaign
4- St. John's chapter activist hands out Muskrat Falls 'bottled water' at Fortis Energy Exchange forum
5- Hamilton chapter holds public forum on water crisis

Peace
6- Victoria chapter at ban the bomb protest outside BC Legislature
7- Winnipeg chapter at 36th annual peace walk
8- PEI chapter at the 'ban the bomb' protest in Charlottetown

Climate justice
9- Victoria chapter annual general meeting focuses on Kinder Morgan pipeline resistance
10- Saint John chapter protests Energy East pipeline in Red Head

Trade
11- Northumberland chapter article on NAFTA conference in La Jornada
12- Northumberland chapter to send letters on NAFTA to local MP & MPP, Ontario premier

Anti-privatization
13- London chapter builds props for anti-privatization rally
14- London chapter at July 9 & 16, August 15 protests against hydro privatization

Democracy
15- St. John's chapter writes op-ed on electoral reform

More
16- Edmonton chapter tables at Bonnie Raitt concert
17- South Shore chapter holds public forum on civil rights & environmental racism

Photos!

North Shore chapter activist Betty Griffin

Fredericton chapter opposes Trudeau government's approval of Sisson Brook mine

St. John's chapter activist hands out Muskrat Falls 'bottled water' at Fortis Energy Exchange forum

Hamilton chapter holds public forum on water crisis

Winnipeg chapter at 36th annual peace walk

PEI chapter at the 'ban the bomb' protest in Charlottetown

Victoria chapter annual general meeting focuses on Kinder Morgan pipeline resistance

Saint John chapter protests Energy East pipeline in Red Head

Northumberland chapter article on NAFTA conference in La Jornada

London chapter builds props for anti-privatization rally

Edmonton chapter tables at Bonnie Raitt concert

South Shore chapter holds public forum on civil rights & environmental racism

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Chapters this Week! July 2, 2017

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July 2, 2017 - 9:39 pm

(Photo of the week: The Council of Canadians Edmonton chapter held a picnic discussion on pesticides and water protection.)

#UnsettlingCanada150
1- Victoria chapter at #UnsettlingCanada150 action
2- Regina chapter supports unfurling of massive 'Genocide' banner outside Saskatchewan Legislature
3- South Shore and Inverness chapters at 'Resistance 150' protest at Auld's Cove
4- Fredericton & Saint John chapters support Longhouse across from the New Brunswick Legislature
5- South Shore chapter calls for decolonization in letter to the editor
6- South Shore chapter organizes 'Unsettling Canada' book club
7- Northumberland chapter highlights Blue Dot campaign in Canada Day parade
8- Kamloops chapter holds book sale at Canada Day Farmers Market
9- Montreal chapter at Canada Day parade
10- PEI chapter highlights news report that Trudeau willing to listen to concerns about Fort Amherst

Water
11- Regina chapter & allies plan clean water event to take place in August
12- Winnipeg chapter at ceremony to celebrate construction of Shoal Lake 40 Freedom Road
13- Centre Wellington & London chapters to participate in delegation on privatized water services in Chile
14- South Shore chapter delivers food to anti-Alton Gas protest site
15- Edmonton chapter holds picnic discussion on pesticides and water protection

Climate justice
16- Mid Island chapter co-sponsors screening of 'White Water, Black Gold'

Pharmacare
17- Kitchener-Waterloo chapter holds public forum on pharmacare

More
18- NWT chapter shares new online issue of Canadian Perspectives
19- Red Deer chapter tables at social work conference
20- Kitchener-Waterloo chapter tables at Multicultural Festival
21- Regina chapter questions proposed Potash Corp of Saskatchewan merger with Agrium Inc.


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Chapters this Week!

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September 7, 2017 - 1:04 pm

(PHOTO: The Council of Canadians Regina chapter joined with allies this past Monday to march in the Labour Day parade in their community. For additional photos of chapters at Labour Day events across the country, please click here: [ https://canadians.org/blog/chapters-tak ... day-events ])

Council of Canadians chapters take action for social, economic and environmental justice. Here is a snapshot of some of their recent activities:

Labour Day
1- Hamilton chapter hands out 'Stop Line 10' leaflets at Labour Day parade
2- Regina chapter at Labour Day parade
3- Campbell River chapter at Labour Day picnic
4- Kamloops chapter at Labour Day gathering
5- Kelowna chapter celebrates Labour Day
6- London chapter has information table at Labour Day gathering
7- Guelph chapter celebrates Labour Day
8- Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter promotes pharmacare at Labour Day event

Water
9- South Niagara chapter calls on Liberal MP to protect lakes and rivers
10- PEI chapter to host Maude Barlow for talk on trade and water
11- Guelph chapter writes Transport minister to express disappointment over Navigation Water Act decision
12- Guelph chapter writes Grand River Conservation Authority asking it to promote protection of the Grand River and its tributaries
13- Guelph chapter sending two delegates to the Sept. 29-30 Great Lakes Common forum
14- NWT chapter disappointed by response from Liberal MP Michael McLeod on Navigation Protection Act
15- Comox Valley chapter presents 'Boiling Point' to NDP MPs Guy Caron and Gord Johns
16- Comox Valley chapter presents 'Boiling Point' to NDP MP Rachel Blaney

Trade
17- Saskatoon chapter screens 'Hoodwinked: The Myth of Free Trade' film
18- Kelowna chapter protests NAFTA at Liberal caucus meeting
19- Hamilton chapter to host CCPA analyst Stuart Trew for update on NAFTA talks
20- Guelph chapter co-hosting Oct. 18 water and trade event with Maude Barlow and Gus Van Harten

Climate
21- South Shore chapter calls on Trudeau to suspend the Frontier and Offshore Regulatory Renewal Initiative
22- Delta-Richmond & Vancouver-Burnaby celebrate defeat of George Massey bridge project
23- Montreal chapter at Desjardins Credit Union rally vs pipeline financing

More
24- Medicine Hat chapter to be at Sept. 16 Pride Day gathering
25- Guelph chapter thanks Costco & Loblaws for decision not to sell genetically modified salmon

For an overview of chapter actions over July and August, please click here:
[ https://canadians.org/blog/chapters-summer ]


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Chapters This Week - September 15, 2017

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(PHOTO: The Council of Canadians Montreal chapter joined a protest on September 8 calling on Desjardins Credit Union to not invest in tar sands pipelines, including the Energy East pipeline. The credit union already has a $145 million investment in the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline. The credit union is expected to make its decision by September 29.)

Council of Canadians chapters take action for social, economic and environmental justice. Here is a snapshot of some of their recent activities:

Climate
1- Hamilton, South Niagara & Guelph chapters join with allies to protest Line 10 pipeline
2- Chilliwack chapter at massive march in Vancouver vs Kinder Morgan pipeline
3- Montreal chapter calls on Desjardins credit union to divest from tar sands pipelines
4- Victoria chapter endorses letter to Trudeau backing climate-friendly transportation investments
5- Winnipeg chapter activist in Ottawa for Climate Action Network's ClimaCon convergence, Sept. 27

Trade
6- Saint John chapter writes their Liberal MP with NAFTA demands
7- Montreal chapter attends NAFTA consultation held by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
8- Northumberland chapter defends supply management in Northumberland Today op-ed
9- Northumberland chapter to send letter on NAFTA to Foreign Affairs minister Chrystia Freeland
10- Northumberland chapter to meet with Liberal MP Kim Rudd on NAFTA, Oct. 10

Health
11- Campbell River chapter celebrates Vancouver Island Health Authority decision against hospital parking lot fees
12- Red Deer chapter to hold forum on medicare and electoral reform, Sept. 16
13- Quill Plains (Wynyard) chapter disappointed by Health Canada's response to concerns about for-profit plasma clinics

Water
14- Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter urges federal action on Navigable Waters Protection Act
15- South Shore chapter at Block (Alton Gas) Party
16- Mid-Island chapter to join 'from pipelines to dams' webinar, Sept. 20
17- Montreal chapter to attend Eau Secours! 20th anniversary celebration, Oct. 27

Democracy
18- Kamloops chapter to hold forum on proportional representation, Sept. 19

More!
19- Chapters celebrate 18 wins so far this year
20- Vancouver-Burnaby chapter hosts public forum on the 'Corporate Capture of Education'
21- Kelowna chapter at protest outside federal Liberal caucus meeting
22- Chilliwack chapter at Vancouver protest against open-pen salmon farms
23- Quill Plains (Wynyard) chapter launches e-petition in support of postal banking
24- Brandon-Westman chapter sets up social action information table at Brandon University
25- Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter to call on local grocery stores not to sell genetically modified salmon
26- Pacific region chapters to gather for regional meeting, Sept. 15-17
27- Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter fills bus for Curve Lake First Nation Pow Wow, Sept. 16
28- Powell River chapter to meet with NDP MLA Nicholas Simons to advance community vision, Sept. 17
29- South Shore chapter to hold public forum on the right to a healthy environment, Sept. 19
30- London chapter to hold 'How Can You Contribute to a Culture of Peace?' public forum, Sept. 20
31- Comox Valley chapter to host Joyce Nelson talk on "the neoliberal economic playbook", Sept. 27
32- Victoria, Comox Valley, Cowichan Valley, Powell River, Delta-Richmond & Chilliwack chapter to host Joyce Nelson book tour events


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Chapters This Week - September 22, 2017

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Chapters This Week! - October 6, 2017

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Chapters This Week - October 13, 2017

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Here is a snapshot of recent and upcoming activism by Council of Canadians chapters across the country:

CLIMATE JUSTICE
1- Saint John chapter celebrates stopping the Energy East pipeline
2- South Niagara chapter celebrates the defeat of the Energy East pipeline
3- Thunder Bay chapter celebrates defeat of Energy East pipeline
4- Regina chapter says Energy East an export pipeline in CTV news report
5- Saint John chapter activist's National Observer op-ed calls on mayor to work on green energy
6- Hamilton chapter criticizes Enbridge for charging Six Nations man for trespassing - on his own territory!
7- Hamilton chapter to host talk on climate change, the Arctic and the Antarctic, Oct. 24
8- Quill Plains (Wynyard) chapter to hold 'Is Your Community Ready for Renewable Energy?' public forum, Nov. 4
9- Montreal chapter to co-sponsor screening of 'Stella Polaris Ulloriarsuaq', Nov. 6
10- NWT chapter to screen 'Awake, A Dream from Standing Rock', Nov. 16
11- Windsor-Essex chapter to co-host public forum with Avi Lewis, Nov. 18

WATER
12- Kent County chapter activist in CBC article on challenging fracking - and winning!
13- Edmonton chapter asks mayors' forum how City water will be protected
14- Red Deer chapter sends #EveryLakeEveryRiver photos to MPs, MLAs
15- Mid Island chapter at public hearing in Nanaimo on Site C dam
16- Victoria chapter at BC Utilities Commission hearing to say Stop Site C dam
17- South Niagara chapter meets with MP on the Navigation Protection Act
18- Guelph chapter sends letter to Liberal MP Lloyd Longfield on protecting waterways
19- Saskatoon chapter awaits Recreation and Community Services report on blue communities request
20- London chapter to hold forum on privatized water in Chile, Oct. 18
21- Guelph chapter to host Maude Barlow talk on trade and water, Oct. 18
22- Delta-Richmond chapter to screen 'The Watershed Guardians of the Fraser River', Oct. 24

TRADE
23- Seven chapters join trade campaign strategy conference call
24- North Shore chapter hosts Maude Barlow talk in Tatamagouche on NAFTA and water
25- PEI chapter hosts Barlow talk on water crisis, NAFTA, supply management
26- Northumberland chapter conveys concerns about NAFTA to Liberal MP Kim Rudd
27- Peel chapter to host public forum with Maude Barlow on NAFTA in late-November

HEALTH
28- London chapter to attend public consultation on hospital reform, Oct. 24
29- Prince Albert chapter to screen CBC Fifth Estate documentary on pharmacare, Nov. 20

DEMOCRACY
30- Guelph chapter at Fair Vote Guelph public forum on proportional representation
31- Mid Island chapter to attend community strategy discussion on upcoming provincial electoral reform referendum, Oct. 25

MORE!
32- South Niagara chapter expresses solidarity with OPSEU college faculty workers
33- Eight Prairies-NWT chapters on regional update conference call
34- Comox Valley chapter to visit Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw nation occupation of fish farm
35- Comox Valley chapter calls on federal and provincial governments not to renew fish farm licences
36- Quill Plains (Wynyard) chapter calls on Yorkton-Melville MP to oppose fish farm licences
37- Kent County chapter to discuss Comox Valley chapter fish farm demand
38- Kent County chapter activist produces draft discussion paper on corporate capture
39- Nine Chilliwack chapter activists join 'Unsettling Canada' online book club discussion
40- South Niagara chapter at unveiling of First Nations Peace Monument in Thorold
41- Atlantic region chapters to gather for regional meeting, Oct. 13-15
42- Kitchener-Waterloo chapter to hold its monthly planning meeting, Oct. 18
43- South Shore chapter to attend 'forest funeral' protest in Halifax, Oct. 19
44- Prince Albert chapter to hold Slow Food Potluck, Oct. 20
45- South Shore chapter to hold 'Unsettling Canada' book club discussion, Oct. 20
46- London chapter co-organizing 'Love is Stronger than Hate' counter-rally, Oct. 28
47- London chapter to attend 'Stand Up for Decent Work and Oppose Hate!' forum, Oct. 28
48- Chapters to meet for second 'Unsettling Canada' online book club discussion, Nov. 2
49- London chapter to hold its annual general meeting, Nov. 15
50- Prince Albert chapter to support 'Write for Rights' vs Site C dam, Dec. 12
51- Saskatoon chapter to hold its annual general meeting in December


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Chapters This Week - October 20, 2017

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Here is a snapshot of recent and upcoming activism by Council of Canadians chapters across the country:

TRADE
1- Guelph chapter live-streams Barlow NAFTA & water talk on Facebook
2- Five chapters at Guelph chapter public forum on trade & water with Maude Barlow

CLIMATE
3- Montreal chapter at launch of Naomi Klein's book Dire non ne suffit plus Contre la stratégie du choc de Trump
4- Thunder Bay chapter named in Enbridge writ to seize assets following Charter challenge
5- Regina chapter challenges SK Premier on his backing of Energy East pipeline
6- Hamilton chapter to host talk on climate change, the Arctic and the Antarctic, Oct. 24
7- Quill Plains (Wynyard) chapter to hold 'Is Your Community Ready for Renewable Energy?' public forum, Nov. 4
8- Montreal chapter to co-sponsor screening of 'Stella Polaris Ulloriarsuaq', Nov. 6
9- Montreal chapter to participate in Off-Bonn climate gathering, Nov. 12
10- NWT chapter to screen 'Awake, A Dream from Standing Rock', Nov. 16
11- Windsor-Essex chapter to co-host public forum with Avi Lewis, Nov. 18
12- Windsor-Essex chapter public forum with Paul Chislett on Leap Manifesto and the local cooperative economy, Nov. 18
13- Windsor-Essex chapter to host Elder Mona Stonefish speaking on the Leap Manifesto and Indigenous Rights

WATER
14- Delta-Richmond chapter screens 'Watershed Guardians of the Fraser River'
15- Atlantic chapter activists visit Treaty Truckhouse in solidarity to #StopAltonGas
16- Kent County chapter to push for local lakes and rivers to be protected under Navigation Protection Act

HEALTH
17- South Niagara chapter opposes planned closure of Welland County General Hospital
18- London chapter to attend public consultation on hospital reform, Oct. 24
19- Prince Albert chapter to screen CBC Fifth Estate documentary on pharmacare, Nov. 20

DEMOCRACY
20- Guelph chapter holds democracy forum with Elizabeth May & Michael Chong
21- NWT chapter supports ethics complaint vs Trudeau on broken promise of electoral reform
22- Mid Island chapter to attend community strategy discussion on upcoming provincial electoral reform referendum, Oct. 25

MORE!
23- Inverness County, North Shore and South Shore chapters take part in Halifax rally to protect forests
24- Powell River chapter may screen 'A Silent Transformation' documentary
25- Powell River chapter opposes Catalyst Paper tax exemption
26- Inverness County chapter highlights health benefits of forests in Chronicle-Herald letter to the editor
27- Comox Valley, Campbell River, Powell River, Kent County chapters call for end to fish farms on BC coast
28- Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter at local Leap meeting on guaranteed basic income
29- Kent County chapter expresses solidarity with occupation of fish farms
30- Montreal chapter at local peace rally
31- PEI chapter holds "mix & mingle" to discuss key issues
32- Kent County chapter meets to strategize on key issues of concern
33- Montreal chapter takes part in peace demonstration
34- Fredericton chapter promotes Council's year-end priorities survey on Twitter
35- Centre Wellington chapter attends the Unity Rally to End White Supremacy in Toronto
36- Quinte chapter attends Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory's South Shore conference
37- Hamilton chapter calls for fairness in social assistance rates
38- Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter holds planning meeting
39- South Shore chapter to hold Unsettling Canada book club discussion, Oct. 20
40- Prince Albert chapter to hold Slow Food Potluck, Oct. 20
41- South Shore chapter to hold 'Unsettling Canada' book club discussion, Oct. 20
42- London chapter co-organizing 'Love is Stronger than Hate' counter-rally, Oct. 28
43- London chapter to attend 'Stand Up for Decent Work and Oppose Hate!' forum, Oct. 28
44- Montreal chapter to screen 'A Silent Transformation' documentary, Nov. 1
45- Chapters to meet for second 'Unsettling Canada' online book club discussion, Nov. 2
46- London chapter to hold its annual general meeting, Nov. 15
47- Prince Albert chapter to support 'Write for Rights' vs Site C dam, Dec. 12
48- Saskatoon chapter to hold its annual general meeting in December

We also extend our condolences to friends and family on the passing of long-time Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter activist Carol Winter.

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SUPPLEMENT:

----- Forwarded message from Brent Patterson <bpatterson@canadians.org> -----

Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 13:52:28 +0000
From: Brent Patterson <bpatterson@canadians.org>

Just some follow-up from yesterday morning's Chapters this Week! report, [ https://canadians.org/node/16372 ]
I'm so glad to hear that the South Shore chapter's 'Unsettling Canada' book club went so well - more coming on that soon, but here's a photo [ https://twitter.com/CBrentPatterson/sta ... 9299007488 ]

I hope the Prince Albert chapter's slow food potluck went well last night - and best wishes to the Comox Valley chapter for the rally they'll be at today (opposing fish farms).

And I'll add the points below to next week's list, but since there are 10 items to add already I thought I would share them this morning.

Brent

TRADE
Peel Region chapter gives Liberal MP Ruby Sahota copy of Barlow's 'Getting It Right' NAFTA report
Quill Plains (Wynyard) chapter challenges NAFTA ISDS in letter to the editor
Peel Region chapter joins Unifor #ABetterNAFTA rally in Brampton

WATER
Fredericton chapter urges donations to Grandmothers vs Sisson Brook mine for firewood
South Niagara chapter opposes Line 10 spur line crossing the Welland River

MORE!
South Niagara chapter critiques Wynne's so-called 'free tuition' pledge
Quill Plains (Wynyard) chapter calls on their MP to oppose fish farms, back UNDRIP
Comox Valley chapter to attend 'Fish Farms Out!' rally in Courtenay, Oct. 21
London chapter to participate in keep public services public rally in Toronto, Nov. 6
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