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Attention all Green Urban Adventurers!
The new semester has begun and we are ready to set off on new adventures. WE have some details
to work out but here are the plans for the new year. Permission forms will soon be available to
download on this site. Check later for more details!
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27th
City Council Meeting - Environmental issue!!!
Cawthra students have been invited by the Lakeview Ratepayers Association to attend a meeting of
City Council in which a vote will take place to determine the future development of the
waterfront in the Lakeview area of southern Mississauga. A gas-fired power plant has been
proposed for the area where the former coal fire power plant was recently decommissioned. The
resident’s of the area oppose the power plant and have proposed and alternative use of the land –
a waterfront district that includes environmentally sound residential and recreational
development. The objective of the trip is to observe the civic and community processes involved
in making such a decision and to challenge them to think about the environmental and social
implications of waterfront development – whether that be industrial or residential/recreational.
Times and Transportation
We will be travelling to Mississauga City Hall as a group by public transit. Students are asked
to meet in the front lobby at 7:45am to catch the 8N Mississauga Transit bus. Alternatively,
Students may choose to meet the group at Mississauga City Hall at 8:30am in the main atrium by
the information desk (north entrance). We will return to school together via Mississauga
Transit. We will return to school for period D (possibly earlier).
In order to attend, please download (on GReen Downloads page) and return the completed
permission form by Tuesday, February 26th. Forms may be submitted to Ms. McLeod, Ms.
Fitzpatrick or Ms. Kirby-MacIntosh.
March 5th
Skating (outdoors!) at City Hall afterschool!
Permission forms will be posted next week.
April 15th
Visit to the Peel Region Integrated Waste Management Facility.
Permission forms available in early April.
April
Earth Day activities
Tree planting
May
A hike through Rattray Marsh. Date TBA.
Join in any or all of the activities. Bring a friend!
The Earth Day Committe will also be convening afterschool on Monday, Feb. 25th in room 313 - all
welcome! We need some keen green minded folks to organize this year's Earth Day activities.
Think Green. Think Local.
Explore Nature in the City.
Join in the Adventure!
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