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Month: October 2017

SOS – PAWS – The Ancaster Well and moving forward to the future

October 17, 2017 SOS SaveOurSpring Leave a comment

  SOS – The Ancaster Well – please support ongoing efforts PAWS is Moving forward – Keeping  the Legacy alive We’re…

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HCA Board Motion RE: Ancaster Wells – October 5, 2017

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Board Motion RE: Ancaster Wells – October 5, 2017 WHEREAS the Ancaster Well’s site has been under the HCA’s ownership…

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SOS – Disbands to form Valley Water Watchers (VWW) –

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Many thanks to everyone who has volunteered in any capacity to save the Ancaster Well. It seems we have reached…

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HCA directors OK swipe-card fix for Ancaster well Opponents vow court fight as Ferguson declares victory

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https://www.hamiltonnews.com/community-story/7604747-hca-directors-ok-swipe-card-fix-for-ancaster-well/ HCA directors OK swipe-card fix for Ancaster well Opponents vow court fight as Ferguson declares victory COMMUNITY Oct 12, 2017 by Richard…

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OCT 10 -2017 – VIDEO PROCEEDINGS OF COMMUNITY TOWN HALL – COPETOWN

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Supporters back plan to save Ancaster well

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Supporters back plan to save Ancaster well https://www.hamiltonnews.com/news-story/7606454-supporters-back-plan-to-save-ancaster-well/ NEWS 05:00 AM by Teviah Moro Hamilton Spectator SHARE Joanne Turnell of…

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DONATE TO THE Save our Spring Legal Fund

October 9, 2017 Info SaveOurSpring Leave a comment

https://www.gofundme.com/SOSlegalfund The people of Ancaster and Dundas and even beyond have been using this historic water source for generations and…

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URGENT ! ANCASTER ARTESIAN WELL! 

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URGENT ! ANCASTER ARTESIAN WELL! It came to me last night that most well users are not aware that the…

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Ferguson floats swipe-card fix for Ancaster well

October 5, 2017 Info SaveOurSpring Leave a comment

https://www.thespec.com/community-story/7590207-ferguson-floats-swipe-card-fix-for-ancaster-well/ Ferguson floats swipe-card fix for Ancaster well Restricted access, waiver get around arsenic rules, councillor says COMMUNITY Oct 04,…

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PAWS – WATER WARRIORS – HCA HEAD OFFICE THURSDAY OCT 5 7PM

October 3, 2017 Info SaveOurSpring Leave a comment

PAWS – WATER WARRIORS – HCA HEAD OFFICE THURSDAY OCT 5 7PM Support your Water Warriors this : Thursday Oct.…

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2 weeks ago
Protect our Water

Save our Spring - endorses Peter Ormond - Green Party of Ontario as the only Provincial Politician in this race to stand up for protection of the Ancaster Well........... perhaps the other Politicians should also do the same - while we encourage you to vote Green in the next election we also encourage you to pressure whom ever you vote for - to amend the Provincial Policy that led to the closure of the Ancaster Well. ... See more

Protect Our Water Nestlé has over extracted one billion litres of water on expired permits. One billion litres. How is it possible that the Liberal government is allowing bottled water companies to deplete our natural water sources by taking 7.6M liters of water a day with expired permits? The gove... ... See more

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Peter Ormond Green Party

Meet Peter Ormond By Becky Dumais | Photography by Maggie Dee & Peter Ormond

Peter Ormond hails from a large local family with ten siblings,
scattered across the region. That many siblings is a lot to keep
track of, but most have managed to stay in the area says Peter’s
brother Vince. “Our eldest brother John is in Ancaster, then there
is Mary who has stayed in Hamilton, Theresa in Oakville, and our
sister Anne, who departed from us much too soon and now rests
in Carluke Orchard Cemetary," says his brother Vince. "Peter was
especially close with Anne. Lawrence is in Montreal, Me (Vince) in
Hamilton, Mark, in Ancaster, then Paul and Mathew in Hamilton,
and Peter who was the famous seventh son and the baby, our
youngest brother, Tim who moved to Aurora.”

Being the seventh son in the family, Vince said Peter was always
a favourite of his father, who has since passed. With their father's
passing Peter and his siblings take an active role in spending
time and caring for their mum who continues to be very
independent.

Peter’s mum is now 88 and while all the siblings share in her
care, brother Vince is quick to acknowledge that Peter is very
active in including his mum in as many activities as possible,
and enjoys spending time his with her in the garden, or playing
scrabble at every opportunity.

“Peter really puts himself out there in the community, he often
brings new Canadian’s from the Bridging program that he
teaches to family gatherings. Peter has always been the one
that is able to bridge the differences in our own family too and
brings people together, he was always a good athlete and
an excellent musician and of all the boys in the family has also
managed to keep the most hair," says Vince.

Peter has embraced the community as his family, so when asked
for this article to share a family story, he stated simply that
the community and the planet are really his family. Peter has
spent the majority of his professional life working in the oil
industry – pipelines and oil sands, he has worked with the
Trans-Canada pipeline, it was this exposure to heavy industry
all across our country that resulted in a gradual epiphany that
he could no longer ignore. If he wasn’t willing to live and work
sustainably, then who would?

"I used to work in the Alberta oil patch. Then I had a shift in
perspective. I thought, 'If I’m going to make a difference, I need
to be part of that change.' So, at my house, I’ve simplified. I dug
out the pavement in the front and back and I removed the
driveway to create a raised-bed garden. I have raised beds in
the back for food, and wild areas to support pollinators and
critters. That ties back to urban wildlife, which we really need to
be aware of and protect," says Peter.

Peter made some life changing decisions and decided to practice
what he preaches. His house is energy sustainable. Solar panels
and heat exchanger on the roof. Rain barrels in the garden. As a
long time member of the Green Party and veteran Candidate for
our Ancaster riding. Peter is dedicated to local Politics as well as
conserving our Environment and has directed his life to that end.
“Professionally I now work with companies on energy audits,
make suggestions on how they can reduce energy use and help
them access provincial incentives. I see that as an extension of all
the conservation efforts, like saving habitat and protecting
wildlife. I am always working on being more sustainable, both
within the workplace and in my community.”

When not working hard or getting involved in local politics,
Peter spends his time being neighborly by cultivating his permaculture
edible garden. Each spring Peter organizes a community
effort to distribute strawberry plants, asparagus and pear trees
to encourage the community to plant food in their everyday
gardens. He donates seed packs and plants to teachers in kits
enough for every child that asks, planting seeds of change with
everything he does ... See more

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2 weeks ago
Green Party of Ontario

"I put it out there a number of times to meet with the three party leaders to talk about the harder issues. You know the leader of the Green Party, he came to meet with our Chiefs, spent time with our Chiefs and talked about his platform. We've not gotten the same consideration from the three party leaders." - Chief Isadore Day

The Green Party believes in working with Indigenous communities to ensure they have the same access to high quality health care, education, and economic opportunities. ... See more

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3 weeks ago
Vandalism leaves Ancaster well users dry over long weekend

https://www.hamiltonnews.com/community-story/8630410-vandalism-leaves-ancaster-well-users-dry-over-long-weekend/

Vandalism to a gate lock closed the Ancaster well to users over the Victoria Day weekend, the first shutdown since the introduction of a swipe-card entry system in January.

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4 weeks ago
CBC Radio

Under 10 per cent of Six Nations residents have household access to clean water.

Located in southern Ontario, Six Nations is only a stone's throw away from communities with clean, running water.

Learn more: http://cbc.ca/1.4618968 ... See more

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1 month ago
Green Party of Ontario

While Ford promises to drive a bulldozer over environmental protections and Horwath remains AWOL on the environment, Greens are the only party offering greater protection for the places we love in Ontario. ... See more

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1 month ago
Peter Ormond Green Party

Peter Ormond visiting the Ancaster Well - Water is important - The Green Party of Ontario will support the protection of the Ancaster well.

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1 month ago
Green Party of Ontario

Ontario is losing farmland at an unsustainable rate of 360 acres per day–an area the size of Toronto every year.

Your Green MPPs will introduce legislation to permanently protect Ontario’s prime farmland and source water regions. ... See more

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1 month ago
ANCASTER WELL CLOSED – by Hamilton Conservation Authority on account of Vandalism – Save Our Spring

http://saveourspring.ca/ancaster-well-closed-by-hamilton-conservation-authority-on-account-of-vandalism/

ANCASTER WELL CLOSED – by Hamilton Conservation Authority on account of Vandalism May 20, 2018 Info SaveOurSpring Area residents were shocked to find out that the Hamilton Conservation Authority has prevented local access by chaining off the Ancaster Well over the Victoria Day long weekend. This r... ... See more

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1 month ago
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Due to Vandalism - the Well is closed - OUTRAGED YET?

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