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CFUW National, with the support of Ontario Council, signs on to comments and statements prepared by Great Lakes United concerning the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
The new Board for 2010-2012 took office under the guidance of Myra Willis, the continuing President. The new Region - Ontario Huron with Marianne Williams as Regional Director – came into effect. This region includes six clubs that had previously been in Ontario West.
The annual Advocacy Awards were presented to nine clubs and the Toronto Caucus.
Ontario Council’s Annual General Meeting was hosted by CFUW St.Catharines. The theme was ACCESSIBILITY: Creating Inclusive Communities with the keynote speaker, Rabia S. Khedir and her topic was Creating Inclusive Communities: Places Where People Belong.
Letters have been sent concerning the Ontario Budget 2010 to the Hon. Laurel Broten (thanking her for the childcare funding), and both the Hon. Madeleine Meilleur and the Hon. Deb Matthews (concerning the loss of the Special Diet Allowance)
Family Court Process and its need for Reform with activist lawyer, Pamela Cross was the topic of the March Standing Committees meeting held in Toronto. Approximately 80 members from around the province attended.
A letter of welcome, also explaining the Ontario Council position on intra-basin transfers involving the Great Lakes, was sent to the Hon. Linda Jeffrey, Minister of Natural Resources
CFUW Ontario Council signs on to a letter to the Hon. John Gerretsen, Minister of the Environment, about the water source protection process in Ontario, along with 18 other groups concerned about water issues.
A letter was sent to the Premier and the Minister of Children and Youth Services, the Hon. Laurel Broten, concerning the funding of child care services.
Fourteen organizations, including CFUW Ontario Council, endorsed a paper prepared by Luke's Place Support and Resource Centre concerning changes to family court process reform.
Bill 168, Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace) 2009 passes the Ontario Legislature. CFUW Ontario Council has sent comments previously.
CFUW Hamilton is very concerned about the "clawback" to social assistance allowances that has occurred since July. Maureen Leyland, Norma Ducau and Linda Hall wrote of their concerns. This was published in the Hamilton Spectator.
A letter was sent to Kathleen Wynne, the Minister of Education, concerning the Pascal Report on Early Learning.
Ontario Council sends comments on the Draft Regulation of the Ontario Toxics Reduction Act 2009 EBR #010-7792. Our comments were prepared by Dr. Charlotte Rigby and Olga Lee, our analysts on environmental toxins, and include responses to questions posed to the Stakeholders’ consultation meeting held in Ottawa on October 7.
CFUW Ontario Council has presented its comment to the Ministry of the Environment, Land and Water Policy Branch concerning the Proposal Paper, "Stewardship - Leadership - Accountability: Safeguarding and Sustaining Ontario's Water Resources for Future Generations".
Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) Why were they established? How do community members measure the success of their local LHIN? with Juanita Gledhill, Chair, Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health Integration Network was the topic for the first of this season’s Standing Committees meetings
Due to its potential impact on other areas of the province, CFUW Ontario Council sends comments to the Ontario Growth Secretariat, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure on the proposal, Simcoe Area: A Strategic Area of Growth (2009)
Comments on: the Simcoe Area: A Strategic Area of Growth (2009)
to the Ontario Growth Secretariat,
Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure
CFUW Ontario Council has been invited to stakeholder meetings involving the Ontario Government’s proposal paper on water conservation.
As well we joined with other organizations to support the document H2Ontario: A Blueprint for a Comprehensive Water Conservation and Efficiency Strategy
The Annual General Meeting of CFUW Ontario Council is hosted by CFUW Belleville.
Earlier letters and briefs can be found under their topic on the Issues Page
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