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Upcoming Events: Sustainable Community Edition

Lots of stuff coming up of interest to folks who want to build a sustainable, healthy community....

On Thursday November 5, the West Wellington Community Association is holding a Town Hall on Ottawa Transportation Issues. This is the third in a series of events (previous topics were intensification and greening your home). The event starts at 7:30pm and will take place in the basement hall of St. George's Roman Catholic Church (415 Piccadilly Avenue) and will feature presentations by Councillor Christine Leadman, the City of Ottawa and community organizations with expertise on the issue, followed by a question and answer period. A focus of the town hall will be light rail transit (LRT) issues which relate particularly to those residing within WWCA boundaries, including the role of Tunney's Pasture transit station and the possible east-west LRT corridor options. Visit the WWCA website for details!

And there are two great events on Saturday, November 7

Paul Dewar is hosting another one of his excellent consultations - his Summit on the Arts will take place at Churchill Seniors' Centre between 10am and 2pm. To RSVP, email Paul Dewar's office with your name, address and phone number. If you can't make it, they've put together a great guide for kitchen-table discussion on improving arts and culture in our community.

And there's a new group of people who live in the western neighbourhoods of Ottawa and are interested in working together to find ways to live more sustainably. Dubbed Sustainable Living Ottawa West (SLOWest for short), they're holding a gathering on Saturday from 9 am to 4:30 pm in the gym at Connaught School.

from the announcement:
You are invited to join others living or working in Ottawa West to explore possibilities for action:
• in specific neighbourhoods (e.g. Hintonburg, Wellington West, Westboro, Britannia, etc.); and
• on key issues: Local Food, Transportation, Energy, Local Economy, Housing, Community.
You will be encouraged to follow your own interest to define initiatives that engage you.

In other words, it's an open space format - if you have a project you want to work on (say, a community tool shed or garden) or an issue you're interested in, you can start a discussion, or you can join others. Should be pretty interesting, and hopefully fruitful!

For more info or to register, contact SLOWest or visit their site

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