From russell at flora.ottawa.on.ca Fri May 7 17:38:53 1999 From: russell at flora.ottawa.on.ca (Russell McOrmond) Date: Wed Dec 1 12:20:48 2004 Subject: Ottawa Greens: General information and News Release for Ottawa South Message-ID: <7gvmhd$brc$1@calcutta.flora.ottawa.on.ca> Many FLORA volunteers are also active members of the Green Party of Ontario. During the election some hilights will be made available from our site. General 'hilight' page which will point to other local events and information pages. http://www.flora.org/?green Andr? Clermont (Carleton--Gloucester) campaign Website http://www.flora.org/andre/ Please read about the Info-concert benefit night on May 29th http://www.flora.org/andre/party.html people from any riding are invited to attend! Ottawa-Greens homepage. http://www.flora.org/green/ ---cut--- GEORGE BROWN IS GREEN!! OTTAWA SOUTH GREEN PARTY CANDIDATE Former Regional and City of Ottawa Councillor George Brown announced today that he will be the Green Party candidate in the provincial riding of Ottawa South. "I do not run for this office merely to oppose any man...but to propose new policies. I run because I am convinced that this Province is on a perilous course and because I have strong feelings about what must be done and therefore I feel that I am obliged to do all that I can." Brown went on to state how pleased he was to see one of our major daily newspapers,(Ottawa Citizen) recently endorse two key policies which are advocated by the Green Party...the use of Green taxes to allow the "dynamism of the free market to be put in the service of environmental innovation...to achieve greening that no regulatory scheme could manage." and Randall Denley's call for "Parental Choice" in our education system. Brown called for the voters of Ottawa South to give the policies of the Green Party serious consideration..."we want the people of Ottawa South to see that the Green Party is not a fringe party but rather an "emerging" party- one whose day is coming." Biographical Info: George Brown is 39 years old, married to Sandy, and the proud father of Ryan and Angie...both of whom attend Holy Cross School. George is a consultant working in the area of micro/small business financing. He has a MS in Community Economic Development from New Hampshire College, and an Hons. BA from Carleton University. George served on both Regional and City Council for 9 years and Chaired the City's Economic Affairs Committee and the Region's Environmental Services Committee. He played a leading role in the Regions cleanup efforts on the Rideau River, facilitated the Debra-Dynes Crime Prevention Initiative, which won both National and Provincial Crime Prevention awards, and helped establish the Entrepreneurship Centre. For More Info please contact George Brown 751-6441(pager) 731-2453(home) 731-4437(fax) gbrown5932@aol.com http://www.greenparty.on.ca --- Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: Vote both progressive and conservative http://www.flora.org/?green Political Forum http://www.flora.org/flora.action-forum/ From russell at flora.ottawa.on.ca Thu May 13 09:02:44 1999 From: russell at flora.ottawa.on.ca (Russell McOrmond) Date: Wed Dec 1 12:20:48 2004 Subject: ONTARIO GREEN PARTY LEADER OPENS OTTAWA OFFICE Message-ID: Quite a number of updates to the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Green Homepage. Please see: http://www.flora.org/green/ ---cut--- May 12, 1999: For Immediate Release ONTARIO GREEN PARTY LEADER OTTAWA OPENS OFFICE, KICKS OFF STRONG OTTAWA AREA CAMPAIGNS May 12, 1999 - Ontario Green Party Leader Frank de Jong will be in Ottawa Thursday to officially open the party's regional office, as part of his eastern Ontario tour. He'll be at the party's central office at 595 Bank Street at 11 a.m., joined by at least three of the Greens' local candidates - Chris Bradshaw (Ottawa Centre), George Brown (Ottawa South), and Richard Briggs (Ottawa-Vanier), and possibly elementary school teacher Andre Clermont (Carleton-Gloucester). The Greens have over 50 candidates nominated across Ontario. At this time, De Jong will also be discussing the growing irrelevance of the left-right continuum to Ontario politics and how the so-called green-grey continuum is its legitimate replacement. Throughout the campaign to date he has been focussing on the distinctive Green approaches to the prominent issues of taxes, education, and health care. Foremost among these Green Party policies is the desire for a shift towards "green taxes", something long trumpeted by the Greens, but only now achieving prominence as their Green counterparts in Europe succeed in enacting Green taxation plans there. Its growing appeal was marked more recently by the February 19th Ottawa Citizen editorial, "Greening The Taxman", which espoused those same `green taxation' ideas which Greens have been advocating. The Green Party of Ontario is part of a worldwide movement of Green Parties, which have had their greatest success in countries with more modern electoral systems, such as Germany, France, Mexico, and much of Scandinavia. Their policies, while independently designed, stem from a common desire to live in harmony with other humans and the natural world, while not sacrificing future generations for short-term gains. The Greens have over 50 candidates nominated across Ontario, and will have candidates in all the Ottawa-area ridings, including Ottawa area candidates Chris Bradshaw and George Brown, both of whom have provided local environmental leadership over many years. From russell at flora.ottawa.on.ca Mon May 17 21:45:13 1999 From: russell at flora.ottawa.on.ca (Russell McOrmond) Date: Wed Dec 1 12:20:48 2004 Subject: (CUSTOMER) Media Awareness Network Highlighted in CRTC Media New Media Report Message-ID: May 17, 1999 - The Media Awareness Network (MNet) is pleased to note the CRTC endorsement of media awareness in the Commission's Report on New Media, released this morning. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has recognized that, in the hands of new media users, "awareness and knowledge can be a powerful tool." Its report cites the Media Awareness Network as an organization that is "dedicated to media education and media issues affecting children and youth." The Commission's report also directs users to MNet's Internet site at www.media-awareness.ca. Full release at: http://www.media-awareness.ca/eng/newmed.htm --- Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: Vote both progressive and conservative http://www.flora.org/?green Political Forum http://www.flora.org/flora.action-forum/ From russell at flora.ottawa.on.ca Fri May 21 09:35:04 1999 From: russell at flora.ottawa.on.ca (Russell McOrmond) Date: Wed Dec 1 12:20:48 2004 Subject: CfSC Party! Wednesday May 26, 1999 Message-ID: WHAT: Citizens for Safe Cycling 15th Anniversary Party WHERE: The courtyard at 111 Lisgar Avenue, Laurier entrance (RMOC headquarters) WHEN: Wednesday, May 26, 1999. Refreshments 6-8pm. Ride at 7pm. [Rain or shine, covered area] URL: http://www.cfsc.ottawa.on.ca/ Please confirm attendance by leaving number attending in your group at 722-4454 (answering machine, 24 hours, or e-mail cfsc@cfsc.ottawa.on.ca so we can have sufficient refreshments for everyone. WHY: 1999 is CfSC's 15th Anniversary. Come out for some cake and beverages, some good conversation. Meet Ryan Lanyon, CfSC's new Cycling Safety and Promotion Program coordinator. Ryan has a background in urban planning and experience managing volunteer organizations. Talk to us about what's going on in the region and what'd you think is going well and what is going wrong. Chat with your representatives of the city and regional cycling advisory committees. Bring your bike: at 7pm we'll take a short guided group ride around downtown Ottawa to look at some of the improvements that have been made in the last 15 years for cycling and some opportunities and challenge for the next 15 years. CfSC is the voluntary association of cyclists like you who work for better, safer, environmentally- friendly cycling in Ottawa-Carleton. CFSC promotes safe and efficient cycling in the Ottawa-Carleton region by advocating: * ACCEPTANCE of the responsible cyclist as a legitimate road-user * EDUCATION of all cyclists to improve their riding and traffic skills and also of other road-users to help them accommodate cyclist traffic as part of their normal driving skills * IMPROVED ENGINEERING to facilitate cyclist traffic such as proper traffic control systems, adequate lane widths and sufficient, secure parking * LEGISLATION that is effective and properly enforced * REPRESENTATION of cycling issues to all levels of government The area is wheelchair accessible. We will have cover in case it is raining. --- Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: Vote both progressive and conservative http://www.flora.org/?green Political Forum http://www.flora.org/flora.action-forum/ Green Hacker! http://www.flora.org/green/green-hacker.phtml From russell at flora.ottawa.on.ca Fri May 28 10:23:58 1999 From: russell at flora.ottawa.on.ca (Russell McOrmond) Date: Wed Dec 1 12:20:48 2004 Subject: Updating Bandwidth for main server: Planned downtime. Message-ID: In preparation for the Commuter Challenge next week I will be moving the main FLORA server (calcutta.flora.ottawa.on.ca) to a new 1.1MBit DSL link that is located at my Sparks St. location. During the move there will be some downtime as I bring the server across the downtown and then reconnect to the new line. If you wish to get details on any changes being made to the FLORA services, please read: http://www.flora.org/flora.status/ --- Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: Vote both progressive and conservative http://www.flora.org/?green Political Forum http://www.flora.org/flora.action-forum/ Green Hacker! http://www.flora.org/green/green-hacker.phtml