Dear Editor,

Exciting news!

The plans for the first Saugeen Shores Relay for Life are well underway. This fundraising event is being held this June 26th and promises to be a wonderful and memorable event for both participants and spectators.

The Bluewater District School Board and the Town of Saugeen Shores have been most generous and accommodating in getting this event from an idea to reality.  We are also very grateful to our local police and fire departments for their impute and support as well.

The Relay for Life for those that may not be aware is a 12-hour moonlit walk. The funds raised from this event go to the Canadian Cancer Society for Cancer Research, however that is not the only objective of this event.

This relay is about remembering those we’ve lost to this horrible disease. Honouring survivors, those that have fought the fight against Cancer and won, and those who are currently fighting. And it is about also thanking and recognizing those that have provided or are providing care to someone with Cancer.

Utilizing the track at Saugeen District Secondary School, individuals on teams of between 8-12 people will be walking between 7pm on the 26th of June and 7am the following morning. Each team will be provided with a campsite and are encouraged to decorate it.

The first lap of the track is reserved for our Survivors and Caregivers. Anyone diagnosed with Cancer is considered a Survivor, whether the bad news just came yesterday or many years ago.  Survivors for this event will be provided with their own tent in which they may meet and greet with other survivors, relax and have a bite to eat.

Many generous sponsors have stepped forward already to help us put on this event. We’d like to thank and recognize our major sponsors to date. Our Event sponsor is Bruce Power.. Miller Insurance is our Survivor sponsor. The Port Elgin branch of the TD bank is our Luminary sponsor. Other Major sponsors include Port Elgin HomeHardware, the Lakeshore Recreation, 98The Beach (Bayshore Broadcasting), The Shoreline Beacon, The Wismer House, The CAW Family Education Centre, Legault’s Your Independent Grocer, as well as Trish Bernard together with McIntee Real Estate.

Miller Insurance has generously agreed to be our Survivor Sponsor and the CAW Family Education Center has generously agreed to provide the meal.

After this first lap of Survivors and Caregivers, all other walkers are encouraged to join in. Any team should have at least one member walking throughout the event.

At dusk, there is a candle lighting ceremony. This is a most inspirational and moving ceremony. Candles placed in white paper lunch bags are placed around the track. These candles, called Luminaries, are lit in memory of someone who has lost the fight against cancer OR in honour of someone who is fighting.

The Port Elgin Branch of the TD bank is our Luminary sponsor, and Luminaries will soon be available to purchase at the TD branch, or at Miller Insurance in Southampton. Luminaries may also be purchased on-line at: www.cancer.ca/relay

Courtesy of the Wismer House, a free meal will be provided to all relay participants, as well as breakfast the next morning thanks to Lakeshore Recreation.

Our organizing committee has met several times already and not only do we already have 13 teams already registered, but we have a wide array of bands and entertainment arranged to perform throughout this event.  Even if you can’t participate, please feel free to drop by and listen to these entertainers.

Anyway in which anyone would like to participate, whether that be by joining us as a Survivor, a walker, a volunteer, or a business who would like to make a donation to our silent auction, please feel free to call one of our event chairs or check us out at www.cancer.ca/relay

See you June 26th, 7pm at SDSS

Celebrate    Remember     Fight back

Sincerely,

Nancy MacLeod 519 797-3355
Trish Bernard 519 389-9192
Rona Cobean 519 389-4954

You can find this and many more events at FindItGreyBruce.com

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Hey everyone, come out and enjoy a movie and help out the Owen Sound Food Bank!
The dates for the Popcorn for Food Drive are December 12th to December 14th.
Everyone wants popcorn when they’re enjoying a movie… so why drop off 5 or more non-perishable food items at the Galaxy between December 12 - 14 and receive a voucher for a FREE regular Popcorn*. All donations will go to the Owen Sound Food Bank.

*Subject to availablility, first come first serve, one voucher per donation.

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On Tuesday, Nov 25th from 7pm to 9pm at the Owen Sound Library, The Grey Bruce Coalition for Peace and Justice will be hosting a community dialogue and Forum on Poverty. They will discuss local actions to address local poverty in our increasingly uncertain economic times. There will be a broad-based panel, moderated by Colleen Purdon to help them start their discussions and interaction. All are welcome to attend this free event.

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A Celebration and Appreciation of the of the Heritage and Future of Aboriginal and Canadian Art

For the past 20 years, Gallery de Boer - Fine Art & Jazz has always had a healthy representation of Native art in our gallery. We’ve represented a variety of well known Native artists and had a number of exhibitions devoted to their work.

For the past 14 months the focus has been to put together an exhibit that best represents the Woodland artists, spearheaded by Norval Morrisseau and an incredible support cast. They include: Carl Ray, Isaac Bignell, Blair DeBassige, James Simon, Carl Beam, Leland Bell, Josh Kakegamic, David Williams, David Morrisseau, Isadore Wadow, Randy Trudeau, Don Ningewance, Goyce Kakegamic, Shirlee CheeChoo and many others.

Aa special Open House Reception and Sale of MEGWITCH will take place on Thursday September 25th from 7 pm to 10 pm. at the Gallery, Upstairs, 970 2nd Ave. East.

More details can be found at the newly launched gallery website

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Continuing with our trend in trying to drum up as much conversation and collaboration as we can about the sustainable future or this community (or region…seeing how regional buy in seems to be a meme de jour) we’ve got a public speaker lined up for next Wednesday, the 24th of September. The event will be held in the United Way building at the corner of 4th ave and 9th street east. Start time is 7:00, The venue will hold 40 or so people and we expect a great turnout.

The details…

Our speaker is Chris Chopik, a Toronto realtor and sustainability guru (and an all round great guy am very glad to know!). Chris has been advocating on the part of the environment, community and sustainable lifestyles for years, especially as these concepts relate to your home. In addition to his realty practice, and the countless hours he devotes to a variety of green community initiatives, Chopik is currently travelling the province educating realtors about significance of the home to healthy and sustainable lifestyles.

As if that were’nt enough, he is adding to his Ontario speaking tour a series of Town Hall meetings in the communities he visits. The goal of these meetings is to inform, but more importantly to motivate and empower members of these communities to start local initiatives.

Here is an overview of the conversation topics:

Starting with the practical - some hands on ideas for homeowners…

“The Top Ten Things You Can Do to Prepare Your House for Winter & Reduce
Your Heating Costs”

and moving on to the prudent…

“a practical and informative overview of climate change implications for Ontario Real Estate”

Highlights:

* Implications of climate change on real estate

* Emerging insurance issues and opportunities

* Energy Star Homes - trends in new home starts and buildings

* Basic Building Science - the envelope, the systems

* ecoEnergy - reducing the cost of renovations while maximizing
building efficiency

More about Chris in the media and online…

Chris Chopik Speaks with Leslie Roberts CFRB

Breakfast Television with Chris Chopik

Realtor travels by bike, networks, educates his peers - theStar.com

Evolution Green

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