The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it     — Robert Swan

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Roundtable discussion on housing, June 14

Roundtable discussion on housing, June 14

The Perth County Sustainability Hub will hold another of our roundtable discussions on Wednesday, June 14 at 7 - 8:30 pm. We'll be discussing housing, and our invited speakers will be Jason Davis, Nicole Andre, and Mike Sullivan. All three are local activists who have done their homework on the housing problem. These are some of the questions they will be responding to:   What’s the difference between affordable and attainable housing? Do short-term rentals have a role in housing...

Future Ground Conference at Humber College

Future Ground Conference at Humber College

Jane Marie Mitchell attended the Suzuki Foundation's Future Ground Network Conference on May 27.  She came back with many connections and much news and information that she will share at our next working meeting in August. We are so grateful to the Suzuki Foundation for their support of our work, and thrilled at what we learned from other participating local activist groups. Our June meeting will be the online forum, "Local Voices on Housing"  on June 14.  Receive your invitation by writing us...

Attainable Housing Project

Attainable Housing Project

  Community Submission from Nicole Andre on the AHP: Housing Project at the Regular Council meeting scheduled for: Date of Meeting: Monday, May 08, 2023Time: 7:00 p.m.Location: Council Chambers, Stratford City Hall.1 Wellington Street, Stratford, ON N5A 6W1The Staff Report will be included in the agenda for the meeting. The agenda will be published to the City’s website by May 5, 2023 at the link below:https://calendar.stratford.ca/meetings/Detail/2023–05–08–1900–Regular–Council How to Get...

Roundtable discussion, December 7, 2022

Roundtable discussion, December 7, 2022

Sadaf Ghalib is our new Manager of Climate Change Programs, and she attended our last meeting in December for a roundtable discussion of how that position will work for Stratford. Sadaf is a warm and accessible person, and she kept the discussion at an informal and easily understandable level.  It was a pretty encouraging evening, and good to know that so many people are interested in being involved in improving our City. If you missed this meeting, you can watch the recorded video below, or...