Toronto signs on to Food and Water First
Megaquarry News October 10 2013
As we head into the Thanksgiving weekend, there’s much to celebrate. It’s been yet another remarkable week in the Food & Water First campaign and our latest success occurred in downtown Toronto! City councillors voted to support a motion by Councillor Josh Matlow who kindly and enthusiastically backed our efforts. The largest municipality in Canada is now a Food & Water First city, joining rural communities in calling on the Ontario government to protect the province’s Class 1 farmland and source water regions. We’ll ensure the folks at Queen’s Park learn of this exciting development!
*** Extra helpings of turkey and pumpkin pie for three people: Lauren Baker and Helene St. Jacques of the Toronto Food Policy Council! Without their help, the motion would not have made its way to Toronto City Hall. Thank you! And Natalia Shields who took the great photo of a famous lawn sign against a familiar cityscape.
Pickering Land Tour
There are terrific reviews and coverage of this week’s tour of the Pickering Lands. Congrats to our friends at Land Over Landings for organizing an informative visit of the 13,000-acres of Class 1 farmland the federal government wants to pave over for an airport and other development.
NDACT chair Carl Cosack joined the tour, as did several NDP MPs. The Toronto Star also went along for the ride and published this report.
http://www.thestar.com/business/2013/10/09/pickering_airport_plans_leave_farmers_up_in_the_air.html
Food for Thought!
Next Wednesday, October 16, we’ll be part of a special book launch and panel discussion hosted by FoodShare Toronto. The evening will feature experts on food security, including writer Wayne Roberts, who helped fight the mega quarry and is a supporter of Food & Water First. Please join us! I’ll be the moderator!
Topic: Industrial Food to World Food
Time: 6pm-8pm
Place: FoodShare Toronto, 90 Croatia Street
Free admission and snacks!
Wayne Roberts – “No Nonsense Guide to World Food – 2nd Edition”
Anthony Winson – “The Industrial Diet”
Meet the authors of FoodShare’s first cookbook, Marion Kane and Adrienne De Francesco
Details and poster: http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=7c4e6b8e35fbfa026525c1c50&id=f9dbd5c4c7
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend and enjoy the bounty of the land that feeds us.
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