Hello Tiffany,
It was a pleasure to speak with you about SLOME (Skills London Oxford Middlesex Elgin) Career Exploration Day. SLOME is a not for profit project of the Elgin, Middlesex Oxford Local Training Board, which partners youth, education and business.
We had talked about sharing information through your network about this opportunity for organizations to get involved in promoting green careers and green living.
How can they participate? They can exhibit, sponsor or create a green construction challenge with recycled materials. I was thinking about all the Tim Horton Trays out there.
3,300 youth attended last year from London, Elgin, Middlesex and Oxford counties. This year we are expecting 4,000 youth including students from Huron Perth.
SLOME is in it’s 9th year , and is one of the most unique and valuable career exploration days in the province for students grades 5 – 12.
What makes SLOME unique is participants promote their career fields through a hands on interactive exhibits. You will find attached participants from last year, including the environment field. I have also attached the registration form.
All forms, details on who attended last year, video of the day are available at http://www.slome.org/ .
Please contact me with any questions about this exciting career exploration day.
I look forward to discussing this further with you.
Sincerely,
Kathryn Tull
Projects Officer
Elgin, Middlesex, Oxford Local Training Board
672-3499
kt@localboard.on.ca
Monday, February 11, 2008
Friday, February 1, 2008
An Invitation: UPWIND DOWNWIND in Hamilton
Hi Tiffany:
Would you know of any groups in London who might be interested in having a booth at the UPWIND DOWNWIND conference in Hamilton? Or perhaps attending as delegates? Details are below, thanks!
Best Regards,
Laurel Harrison,
Communications, Hamilton Area Eco-Network
Clean Air Fair Exhibition Manager, Upwind Downwind Conference
Upwind Downwind Conference: now in its 5th year!
Title: ‘Climate Change & Healthy Cities’
Two full days: of presentations and discussions.
Themes: "Air Quality, Climate Change, and Public Health"; "Transportation and Urban Planning"; "The Science of Climate Change"; and 'Climate Change and Local Partnerships".
Free evening Public Lecture: International presenter Gil Penalosa, "Walking and Biking: Creating a Healthy, Vibrant City" (Monday Feb 25, 7pm).
NEW ‘Clean Air Fair’ Trade Show: 40 exhibitors - open to the public.
Location: Hamilton Convention Centre, 1 Summers Lane, Hamilton (central downtown)Organizers: City of Hamilton, Clean Air Hamilton, and other partners.
Website: http://www.cleanair.hamilton.ca/updown/udconf.asp
Purpose: provides meaningful information on current air quality and climate change issues and an opportunity for open discussion in a small conference, multi-stakeholder environment.
Would you know of any groups in London who might be interested in having a booth at the UPWIND DOWNWIND conference in Hamilton? Or perhaps attending as delegates? Details are below, thanks!
Best Regards,
Laurel Harrison,
Communications, Hamilton Area Eco-Network
Clean Air Fair Exhibition Manager, Upwind Downwind Conference
Upwind Downwind Conference: now in its 5th year!
Title: ‘Climate Change & Healthy Cities’
Two full days: of presentations and discussions.
Themes: "Air Quality, Climate Change, and Public Health"; "Transportation and Urban Planning"; "The Science of Climate Change"; and 'Climate Change and Local Partnerships".
Free evening Public Lecture: International presenter Gil Penalosa, "Walking and Biking: Creating a Healthy, Vibrant City" (Monday Feb 25, 7pm).
NEW ‘Clean Air Fair’ Trade Show: 40 exhibitors - open to the public.
Location: Hamilton Convention Centre, 1 Summers Lane, Hamilton (central downtown)Organizers: City of Hamilton, Clean Air Hamilton, and other partners.
Website: http://www.cleanair.hamilton.ca/updown/udconf.asp
Purpose: provides meaningful information on current air quality and climate change issues and an opportunity for open discussion in a small conference, multi-stakeholder environment.
Watch BATTLE OF THE BAG on CBC
Saturday February 2 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld
Plastic bags. Billions of the handy throwaway items are used around the world every year. They take hundreds of years to biodegrade and have sparked heated debates in cities from San Francisco to Mumbai.
This documentary gets a handle on the bag battle. From the big oil employees who brought the bag to America - to the Nobel laureate fighting for a bag ban - to the retired German schoolteacher who holds the world's record for the most plastic bags, the film takes stock of this icon of convenience culture.
If you miss it on TV you can go to this area of their website http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/index.html. You will find more information and several video clips from the documentary. You can even take a Plastic Bag Quiz to see your level of knowledge about this ubiquitous consumer convenience item.
Maryanne MacDonald
Waste Free World/London Plastic Bag Project
Help us Slash the Plastic Trash.
Plastic bags. Billions of the handy throwaway items are used around the world every year. They take hundreds of years to biodegrade and have sparked heated debates in cities from San Francisco to Mumbai.
This documentary gets a handle on the bag battle. From the big oil employees who brought the bag to America - to the Nobel laureate fighting for a bag ban - to the retired German schoolteacher who holds the world's record for the most plastic bags, the film takes stock of this icon of convenience culture.
If you miss it on TV you can go to this area of their website http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/index.html. You will find more information and several video clips from the documentary. You can even take a Plastic Bag Quiz to see your level of knowledge about this ubiquitous consumer convenience item.
Maryanne MacDonald
Waste Free World/London Plastic Bag Project
Help us Slash the Plastic Trash.
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