We’re pleased to announce that the Kingston Springs Elementary School book request was a huge success. Here’s a letter from the school’s principal sent to Green Solutions Magazine on December 20, 2010.

Hi-This is Jill Bramble-Principal of KSES. I wanted to email you and thank you for your outreach of help and support. At this time, we have received so many donations that we are not able to barcode them all and get them out. Our blessings have far exceeded the flood. We are so thankful for people like yourself that has helped us recover. At this time we do not need books, I plan to have a crew come in and barcode what we have in boxes.

Thank you again for your help and support. You are appreciated-

Jill Bramble

Thanks to everyone who supported and lend a hand in donating whatever they could.

It truly is a Happy Holidays and a wonderful New Year!!!

GSM Team

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We often read about injustices and violations of legislations in the news yet when it happens in our own area, it truly hits home.

The Holland Marsh is 10,000 acres of valuable farmland that is situated on floodplain. Using 33 acres of this for a gas-fired power plant is most definitely the wrong location.

George Smitherman, one of the Liberal politicians who were involved in the eHealth scandal labeled people who have spoken out as NIMBY’s (not in my back yard). This truly is not a case of NIMBYism – it is a case of legislations being violated and bad judgement on behalf of the provincial government.

The provincial managers want to build a power plant in close proximity to a Specialty Crop Area, in the floodplain (according the Provincial Policy Statement), in the Greenbelt (supposed to be protected area by legislation), beside a 270 acre nature reserve and within 3 miles of an 880 acre environmental research reserve. What is wrong with this picture?

If you are an Ontario resident and if you eat vegetables then 50% of what you eat comes from the Holland Marsh. Please help the farmers protect their land – and tell the provincial government not to violate legislation.

Download a copy of the petition, print off a copy and collect signatures. Please send them to MPP Julia Munro at Queens Park:

Room 204 North Wing
Legislative Building
Queen’s Park
Toronto, ON M7A 1A8

Petition is at: www.aviaeek.webs.com