NEWS RELEASE
THE CLIMATE ACTION TEAM OWEN SOUND
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The Climate Action Team Owen Sound (CATOS), a member of the Grey Bruce Climate Action Network (GBCAN) and The Sustainability Project, will host an All Candidates Meeting on Climate Change and the Future of our Region.
The event will be held on Thursday, May 26, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Harmony Centre, located at 890 4th Ave. East, in Owen Sound.
The event will be streamed on Rogers Cable and will air live on RogersTV Channel 53. It will also air on May 28 at 9 p.m. and on May 30 at 5 p.m. The event will also be streamed live on The Sustainability Project's Youtube Channel.
Moderators Odette Bartnicki, former municipal councillor, co-founder of Saugeen Shores Environmental Alliance (SEA) and Bruce County resident, along with Dr. Sonja Ostertag, toxicologist, an ecosystem health researcher and climate advocate from Owen Sound, will explore Bruce Grey Owen Sound riding's local candidates’ thinking and commitment to climate change adaptation, mitigation strategies and policies for the Province of Ontario and their hopes for our local communities, as the threat of increasing warming continues to mount.
Confirmed candidates are :
- Suzanne Coles - Ontario Party
- Karen Gventer - NDP
- Selwyn Hicks - Liberal Party
- Joel Loughead - None of The Above Party
- Danielle Valiquette - Green Party
Organizers continue to pursue participation from the Libertarian and New Blue Parties. Progressive Conservative candidate Rick Byers has declined to participate.
Organizers from local Climate Action Teams believe that mitigating and adapting to climate change is an overarching "lens" through which all community issues should be viewed.
As well as the moderated discussion, there will be thirty minutes for moderators to take questions from the floor.
Everyone is welcome. Donations to cover the costs will be welcome. In accordance with Public Health, wearing masks is recommend but not required.
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