Video clip provided by Marianne Else of the Simcoe Chapter of the Council of Canadians

We did it!

We got a couple of hundred people together at Queen's Park to tell the Ontario government that an incinerator in Courtice is a bad idea.

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We had speakers from numerous organizations and various parts of the province.

In order:

• Linda Gasser, representing Prevent Cancer Now
• Peter Tabuns, NDP Energy and Environment critic
• Dave Martin, Greenpeace
• Heather Marshall - Waste campaigner for the Toronto Environmental Alliance
• Rod Muir, Waste reduction campaigner for Sierra Club of Canada
• Willie Woo & Ron Hooper, Clarington councillors
• Liz Benneian, president of the Oakvillegreen Conservation Association
• Mike Schreiner, Leader of the Green Party of Ontario
• Marianne Else, Simcoe Region Chapter, Council of Canadians (Site 41)

In addition:

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Planning for the Queen's Park Rally on May 13th is taking shape. If you would like to help with one of the committees that is planning this, please email Pam Callus.

Buses will be provided without charge. They will be leaving from convenient assembly points in Durham Region about 9:30 am and returning about 2 pm.

We need as many people as possible to attend - we will not turn anyone away, however our busing cost per seat is about $7. This does not cover signs or any other costs.  We expect some expenses will be covered by donations from the CAW.

We hope that you will consider a donation to cover your own participation as well as others.

Please register by clicking one of the buttons in the box on the left. Information about assembly points will be forwarded to the email address you provide.

The Public meeting on March 2 at Faith United Church was a big success - well attended and well covered. The Toronto Star published an article the following day. click here

DurhamCLEAR has been formed as a 'big tent' advocacy organization to focus on an evolving range of environmental and related issues in Durham Region.

It is intended to bring the numbers and resources of a large organization to bear on 'local' issues.

The incinerator is not dead yet. It's still alive and it's five minutes to midnight. Please attend the Public Meeting at Faith United Church on Nash Road in Courtice on March 2. It starts at 7pm and features a number of speakers who will provide the facts about this project.