March: Events Around the City

Sunday, March 1st 6:00pm
Growing Chefs! Fundraiser
Chef/Owners Jason Schubert and Paul Harding and Sous-chef Geoff Spencer will be donating their time to cook for the evening. A Grade four student from Tecumseh Public School who participated in the program last year will M.C. the dinner.Tickets are $100.00 and will include a four course meal including wine. The meal will feature local fare generously donated by Field Gate Organics, Rosewood Winery, Onthemove Organics, The Arva Flour Mill, and the Fire Roasted Coffee Company. For Tickets please call Andrew or Elsa Rose at 519-850-2061, or visit The Only On King.

Tuesday, March 3rd 7:30 - 11:00pm
Nuclear Lies, Green Truths ~ A Greenpeace Climate Solutions Event
What is the quickest way to stop a wind turbine? Build a nuclear reactor, according to environmentalists. Join Executive Director Bruce Cox of Greenpeace Canada and the Centre for Social Concern for an evening on climate change solutions.

The presentation and discussion is scheduled for Tuesday (Mar. 3) at 7:30 p.m. at the Wemple Lounge (King’s University College). Right now, Ontario is at a crossroads in terms of how electricity is going to be supplied to customers. In the next few weeks the Ontario government will release their Green Energy Act, and decide whether or not to rebuild the Pickering "B" nuclear reactor and potentially launch massive spending on new nuclear stations.Is pouring millions into new nukes a bad decision for the economy and environment? Will it effectively stop Ontario's renewable energy potential and fundamentally undermine Canada's ability to cut greenhouse gas emissions? Should Ontarians back the $40 billion in new nuclear projects or push for more green power?Admission for the event is free.

Tuesday, March 3rd 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
SUSTAINABILITY AND THE SEMINAR SERIES
Climate Change Project Canada – An Inconvenient Truth.
Location: Spencer Engineering Building, University of Western Ontario,
Cost: Free.
AGENDA:
Introductions: Maike Luiken, Ph.D., Chair, IEEE London Section, Dean, Applied Research, Business Development & Innovation, Sustainability Development
Keynote: Climate Change Project Canada – An Inconvenient Truth
Keynote Speaker: Rev’d Paul Woolley Dipl.AA, BA, Dipl. Tech Ed, BEd, MDiv
Beverages and light snacks will be provided
Questions and Answers and General Discussion

Wednesday, March 4th 6:30 p.m.
FREE MOVIE SHOWING - The 11th Hour (Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio)
Location: Crouch Library 550 Hamilton Road, London, ON
Join us for a moving and inspiring evening and learn what each of us can do to make a difference. Coffee and refreshments will be provided. Sponsored by the London North Centre Green Party. For more information call (519)601-2461 or email LNCGreenParty@gmail.com

Wednesday, March 4th 7p.m.
FILM SCREENING: "The World According to Monsanto"
The National Farmers Union - Middlesex Local, will be showing the film "The World According to Monsanto" on Wednesday March 4, 2009, 7pm at the Ilderton Community Centre. - The film is the work of celebrated award-winning French filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin, whose three years of work on four continents exposes why Monsanto has become the world’s poster child for malignant corporate influence in government and technology. Combining secret documents with accounts by victims, scientists and policy makers, she guides us through a web of misleading reports, pressure tactics, collusion, and attempted corruption. And we learn how the company systematically tricked governments into allowing dangerous genetically modified (GM) foods into our diet—with Monsanto in charge of determining if they’re safe. For more information, Contact Joan Brady – 519 237-3163 or Karen Eatwell – 519-232-4105

Thursday, March 5th - ALL DAY EVENT
What’s bugging you? London Middlesex Master Gardeners Event
Master Gardener / Speaker: Nancy Abra
Venue: Thorndale Library

Thursday March 5 7:00 – 9:00pm
Nova Craft Canoe's London Paddle Shop – Guest Speaker: Steve Saunder
Steve Sauder has been paddling different sections of the Thames for the past 20 years. His talk will focus on his personal favorite sections, river flows and aquatic species at risk. He will also share thoughts on the influence of climate change on the river's water quality and quantity. Steve was involved in the movement to have the Thames designated as a Canadian Heritage River. He will give an outline of the values that helped secure this designation and how this could be further enhanced in the future. No Charge for Admission! To register please call 519-455-6252 or visit the website www.londonspaddleshop.com for additional information.

Saturday March 7th 10:00 - 3:30 PM
Go Green in Your Garden - "Come grow with us"
Seedy Saturday Event with the London/Middlesex Master Gardeners Project
Venue: Siloam United Church (use rear entrance)
1240 Fanshawe Park Rd. E (west of Highbury Ave.)
Admission is $5/adult.
Featuring a wide selection of vendors of seeds, unique horticultural and environmentally friendly products and a snack cafe.
Master Gardener Presentations:
10:30am - Starting plants from seed
12:30am - Healthy approach to lawn care
2:00pm - Bugs - the Good, the Bad & the Ugly
For more information please contact Nancy Abra at 519-461-0037 or at aabra(at)gtn.net

Saturday March 7th 9:00 am
Saturday Morning Walks - Warbler Woods.
Warbler Woods car park, Commissioners Rd., Byron. Each walk will begin at 9:00 a.m. from the meeting place listed below and will take approximately one hour. All walks are free. Come on out. Have lots of fun walking these beautiful trails and parks all within our city.

Saturday March 7th, 2009 - March 29. 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (last tour at 3:30pm)
KINSMEN FANSHAWE SUGAR BUSH. Kinsmen Fanshawe Sugar Bush is operated by the Kinsmen Club of Greater London since 1972. Enjoy guided tours, demonstrations and displays. Sample Maple syrup and other Maple Products and visit the Sugar Shack. We provide a complete maple syrup tour, starting with the methods used by the natives to the modern day evaporator. Sugar Bush Hours are the first four weekends in March and March Break week. Public Entry Fee is adults $3.00; children 12 & under $2.00; Max. per family $10.00. School Tours available; please check website for dates and extra value items for teachers. Please contact Kinsmen Fanshawe Sugar Bush Hotline at 519-461-1073, e-mail: fanshawesugarbush@auracom.com or visit the website www.kinsmenfanshawesugarbush .com for additional

Tuesday, March 10th 7:00pm
FILM SCREENING: Tableland
Hosted by Slow Food London
Venue: Fanshawe College (room A1056).
Cost: The cost is a snack to share with everyone...
Contact Melanie Doerksen lets.go.eat@gmail.com for details.

Thursday, March 12th, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
BETH JONES - WOMEN IN THE BUSH, A WOMEN ONLY NIGHT
Description: Nova Craft Canoe's London Paddle Shop present guest speaker Beth Jones. No Charge for Admission! To register please call 519-455-6252 or visit the website www.londonspaddleshop.com for additional information.

Saturday March 14th 9:00 am
Saturday Morning Walks - Springbank Park E.
Springbank Gardens, Wonderland Rd., Lower car park, behind the museum. Each walk will begin at 9:00 a.m. from the meeting place listed below and will take approximately one hour. All walks are free. Come on out. Have lots of fun walking these beautiful trails and parks all within our city.

Sunday, March 15th 1:30 pm
Vauxhall Park Stroll. This late-winter walk is always a great way to experience the promise of a spring that is just around the corner. Meet the leader at the intersection of Egerton St and Homan St, accessible by traveling south of Hamilton Rd on Egerton and turning left onto Homan just north of the Thames River. Leader: 519-438-5879.

Tuesday, March 17th 7pm onwards
GREENDRINKS LONDON - St. Patrick's Day Celebration!!!!!
Venue: Alex P. Keaton - http://theapk.ca/
Topic: Green Cheer, Green Beer, Good Company.

Thursday, March 19th, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
KEVIN CALLAN - WILDERNESS PLEASURES
Nova Craft Canoe's London Paddle Shop present guest speaker Kevin Callan. No Charge for Admission! To register please call 519-455-6252 or visit the website www.londonspaddleshop.com for additional information.

Friday, March 20th 7:30 pm
Wallaceburg Sycamore Woods and Turin Pawpaw Woods
Field Naturalists Tom Chatterton and Herman Giethoorn will talk about the impressive stature of the Sycamores in the Wallaceburg Sycamore Woods. Then they will present the tall-grass prairies and ponds and Pawpaw woods at Nature Conservancy of Canada’s Turin Pawpaw Woods in Chatham- Kent. Tom will discuss how these properties came to be protected and how they are being stewarded.

Saturday March 21st 9:00 am
Saturday Morning Walks - Westminster Ponds
Behind the Information Centre, Wellington Rd. Each walk will begin at 9:00 a.m. from the meeting place listed below and will take approximately one hour. All walks are free. Come on out. Have lots of fun walking these beautiful trails and parks all within our city.

Sunday March 22, 2009 at 9 to 11 am
Aylmer Wildlife Management - Meet the leader in front of the main viewing stand behind the Police College to view Tundra Swans and other migrating waterfowl. Please carpool. The Aylmer WMA is located approximately 4 km northeast of Aylmer on Hacienda Rd.

Thursday, March 26th 7:00 – 9:00pm
JAMES COWIE - OUTDOOR PHOTOGRPAHY
Nova Craft Canoe's London Paddle Shop present guest speaker James Cowie. Capturing the outdoors can be an adventure in itself and James Cowie from Stan C. Reade Photo will be joining us to pass on tips and ideas to make great outdoor photographs. It does not matter if you have a Single Lens Reflex camera with all the lenses or a simple point and shoot camera, he will help you see and take photos of landscapes like you never saw before. No Charge for Admission! To register please call 519-455-6252 or visit the website www.londonspaddleshop.com for additional information.

Friday, March 27, 6:30 - 8:30
LAWN CARE 2009
London Middlesex Master Gardeners Events. Master gardener, Ron Rossini will speak on March 27,2009 at Lee valley - 6:30 - 8:30pm

Saturday, March 28th 10:00 - 3:00pm
Climate Change Innovations by Way of Collaboration & Creativity A Symposium Future-forward Collective Ideas for the World we Inhabit.
Venue: Aeolian Hall. Taking Action on Climate Change A Celebration of Possibilities Climate change responses are in many ways more about people and community than about technology. The Climate Change Innovations symposium will embrace this insight utilizing local initiatives and vision brought forward by our citizens. With a focus on understanding how individuals and organizations make decisions and on applying behavioral, creative and social insights to encourage an energy-efficient and low-carbon economy. Our first symposium is a family event featuring speakers, artisans, charrettes, etc. throughout the day. Charettes for youth organized by local artists will include building solar ovens, worm composters and bird houses. Afternoon charrettes will be for the purposes of information sharing and planning on various topics, for example, Harvesting Rainwater and Mitigation through Transition to Sustainable Food Choices. The Council of Canadians would like to see the results of this conference bring community together to identify adaptive options available and capacity within our community to adapt to future climate change impacts. This will be an amazing day of inspirational concepts. It will also be a SOL food zero waste event. (Sustainable, Organic, Local where possible with an emphasis on fair trade) This is a moment to redesign and redefine our city, our communities and our future. We hope you will join us. Sponsored by The Corporation of the City of London. Lectures & *Charrettes
Keynote Speaker
Gordon McBean http://www.cfcas.org/board/mcbeane.htm
Special Guest Speakers
Radoslav Dimitrov http://politicalscience.uwo.ca/faculty/dimitrov/
Slobodan Simonovic http://www.slobodansimonovic.com/
For more information contact Cory Morningstar. Email: councilofcanadians.london@sympatico.ca Telephone: (519) 642-4890 Website: http://councilofcanadianslondon.wordpress.com/

Saturday March 28th 9:00 am
Saturday Morning Walks - Harris Park
Peace Gardens, West end of King St. Each walk will begin at 9:00 a.m. from the meeting place listed below and will take approximately one hour. All walks are free. Come on out. Have lots of fun walking these beautiful trails and parks all within our City of London.

Saturday March 28th 8:30pm
EARTH HOUR: Vote Earth - The world's first global election.
On March 28 you can VOTE EARTH by switching off your lights for one hour. Or you can vote global warming by leaving your lights on.

The results of the election are being presented at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009. We want one billion votes for Earth, to tell world leaders that we have to take action against global warming. SO CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW AND THEN SIGN IN SUPPORT!!!

To learn more visit http://www.earthhour.org/.