Posted on February 26, 2009 by kfarbridge
President, Carrie Rutter, of the Rotary Club of Guelph-Trillium introduces the Lieutenant Govenor of Ontario, the Honourable David C. Onley. His Honour spoke to an audience of over 100 Rotarians about the enormous benefits of promoting accessibility in Ontario. The event was organized to raise funds for Rotary’s campaign to eradicate polio.
Lloyd Longfield (Guelph Chamber of Commerce) and Ana [...]
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Posted on February 26, 2009 by kfarbridge
Intercalary Days (thru March 1) (Baha’i) – There are four or five days inserted into the calendar called Ayyam-i-ha adjusting the Baha’i year to the solar cycle. This preceeds a month of fasting from March 2-20. Gifts are exchanged, parties and public meetings are held to share the faith.
Source: www.multiculturalcalendars.com
Part of a posting series on multicultural [...]
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Posted on February 26, 2009 by kfarbridge
Tonight, Council received an update on the Water Conservation and Efficiency Strategy. The final report will come to Council in April for approval.
There were a series of interesting key findings:
gross water demand has declined 17% from 1999 to 2007 (1999 was when the first Water Conservation and Efficiency Strategy was adopted); this reduction occured even though the [...]
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