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SUMMARY:eMERGE Street Fight
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nImagine a virtual Street Fight with politicians ‘trash talking’ to prove: ‘My EV is better than yours!’ \nWe know politicians are up for a good fight. They tend to have different views of the world and tastes in EVs. Now four of them are sharpening their ‘trash talking’ skills to one up each other.  \nThey’re fighting to brag that:  \n“My EV is better than yours!”\nAll of these politicians got rid of gas cars and moved to electric. That one decision dropped their greenhouse gas emissions by 4 tonnes per year. Pretty impressive eh? And\, yes\, they also walk\, bike and take advantage of public transit as well. \nThis virtual Street Fight will be … all fight…all EVs…without the usual politics.  \nTrash talk is encouraged.  \nHowever\, if they get out of hand\, we’ll use that tried and true Canadian disciplinary tool: a penalty box. One that mutes the offending politicians. And if that’s not enough then their video will be shut down. \nWhat could be worse for a politician than being silenced and invisible? They’ve all been warned! \nYou’ll have to wait to find out who the arbitrator/judge/referee will be. Patience friends. \n_____________________________________________ \nWhat would a street fight be without onlookers. You’ll have the opportunity to ‘vote’ for the politician that’s convinced you that they have the best EV. Or maybe they were the funniest. Or most deserving. Or the one that annoyed you the least. Or the one you felt obliged to vote for because they were in your grade 6 class. Or the one that fixed the pothole in front of your house. You know\, kind of like when you vote in a real election. \nStreet Fight: My EV is better than Yours!\nThursday \, June 4\, 2020\n7:00 PM – 8:30 PM\nThis is a free event but registration is required. To simplify the process we’re asking you to register via Eventbrite so that we can do a better job of keeping track of registered candidates. \n_______________________________________________________________________ \nHere are your Street Fighters\nThey’ve decided to start early with intimidation tactics. Some are pretty scary while others maybe not so much. But we wouldn’t want to influence your decision too much. Instead we’ll give them a bit of a ‘poke in the eye with a sharp stick’ to help create the ambiance for the evening.  \nApologies in advance to the grammar cops. \n_______________________________________________________________________ \nMike Schreiner | MPP for Guelph\, Leader of the Green Party Of Ontario \n… and Street Fighter \n \nMike calls this: “Hold my beer while I scare the others” look .  \nReally?  \nWe bet his mom would tell him to wipe that smirk off his face. We’re pretty sure he’d comply in a hurry!  \nIn fact\, Mike’s been known in political circles as being a ‘nice guy’.  \nA nice guy? In politics?  \nRecently\, super top secret reliable sources informed the eMERGE Intelligence Team (ya that’s a thing) that he’s actually in the running for the Lady Byng Trophy at Queens Park.  \nWouldn’t a hockey team’s enforcer have a better chance winning a Street Fight than a nice guy Lady Byng Trophy winner wannabe! \nCould this be a deceptively devious diversionary tactic from a street savvy kid that grew up “in the hood”of a prairie family farm?  \nWe have to wonder what the odds makers do with Mike. \n_______________________________________________________________________ \nJames Gordon | Guelph City Councillor\, Ward 2 \n… and Street Fighter \n \nCouncillor Gordon’s childhood is steeped in the underbelly of downtown Rockwood’s back alleys. Those creepy streets made him into the ruffian he is today.  \nLeaving all that behind\, he paddled his canoe down the Eramosa River to the megalopolis of Guelph. There he found his true calling: the mean streets of politics. \nHe claims to have street cred. The last politician that gave him a hard time can be seen in the back seat of his EV – lacking a heart beat. That yellow haired guy in his car looks surprisingly like a leader from south of the boarder! \nIn case you didn’t notice\, Gordon’s bloodcurdling\, sartorial opulence is topped off with a frightening fedora (it better be a Guelph Biltmore!). His always fashionable bib is strategically placed on his chest to catch the big chunks that miss his mouth. All of this is grounded with a pair of recently sharpened pointy toed spit kickin cowboy boots. \nLook out Lady Byng Trophy wannabe. These boots are made for kicking! \n(next time someone should tell him to wash his car for a photo shoot) \n____________________________________________________________________ \nPhil Allt | Guelph City Councillor\, Ward 3 \n… and Street Fighter \n \nWith some guys it’s all about the tools. Or is it the big-boy-toys?  \nAllt shows up for the photo shoot with an EV that cuts four tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year compared to a gas car. He’s doing the right thing. Right? Then he adorns himself with a loud\, gas guzzling\, two stroke\, polluting chainsaw. \nWhat was he thinking?  \nHe could have stopped with just the ax\, but noooo. His opponents are gonna have a field day with this one. Even Nice guy Mike is gonna ‘smirk’ all over him for that move. \nHowever\, Gordon’s spit kickin boots would be toast in seconds with that disgusting polluting ICE (internal combustion engine) chainsaw. \nWe’ll have to watch out for any other toys this lumberjack wannabe brings to the Street Fight.  \nWe’ve all seen the network journalist reporting from home without wearing pants. Along that line\, Allt didn’t get the official City of Guelph memo entitled: During a pandemic always check for pants before leaving the house. \n_______________________________________________________________________ \nLeanne Caron Piper | Guelph City Councillor\, Ward 5 \n… and Street Fighter \n \nWe think the boys should be worried. Really worried. \nThere aren’t many politicians that can kick above their heads.  \nThink it’s easy? Go ahead\, try it\, we dare you!  \nShe did Karate for some time along with gymnastics and still does the splits. However\, super top secret reliable sources informed the eMERGE Intelligence Team (ya them again) that the splits are usually easier for her if Tequila is involved.  \nCan you say “kick ass political Street Fighter with pink boxing gloves”. That has a catchy ring to it doesn’t it? \nHer last street fight left her with a black eye and stitches. Take a close look. If you think that’s nasty\, you should see what happened to the 6 guys that disagreed with her. \n_______________________________________________________________________ \nAcronyms that will help you:\n– ICE: internal combustion engine\n– EV: electric vehicle\n\n\n_______________________________________________________________________ \nOur sponsor for this event:
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LOCATION:Online\, eMERGE  \, ON\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Clearing the Air- POSTPONED
DESCRIPTION:=============================================== \n  \nA message to all attendees! \nWe unfortunately are postponing the Clearing the Air event scheduled for next Tuesday.We really want this to be a success\, but have had limited registrations to date\, in comparison we had +80 people attended our last event entitled eMERGE Street Fight. Stay tuned for the new date!  \nApologies for any inconvenience caused. \n================================================ \nCan we save lives by moving to electric vehicles? \nAir pollution causes more than 3\,000 premature deaths every year in the GTHA – and that affects Guelph too. One of the biggest sources of this air pollution is vehicle traffic.  \nThis estimate is based on exposure to 3 pollutants – fine particulate matter (PM2.5)\, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and Ozone (O3). Air pollution is linked to lung cancer\, respiratory conditions like asthma\, allergies and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases\, and cardiovascular conditions like angina\, heart attack\, hypertension and stroke. \neMERGE Guelph was honoured to be part of the review committee on a new study by the Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA) and Environmental Defence Canada: \nClearing the Air: How Electric Vehicles And Cleaner Trucks Can Reduce Pollution\, Improve Health And Save Lives \nWhat does a shift to cleaner vehicles look like? \nFive scenarios in the report compare the health benefits of reducing traffic pollution from cars and SUVs\, trucks\, and transit buses. Each scenario explores a specific mix of cleaner vehicles\, and how this shift impacts air pollution\, health\, and greenhouse gas emissions in the region. \nClearing the Air \nPostponed- Tuesday \, June 23\, 2020\n7:00 PM – 8:30 PM\nJoin us as we host two of the authors: \n\nSarah Buchanan\, Environmental Defence\nHelen Doyle\, Ontario Public Health Association OPHA\n\n————————————————————————————————— \nAbout our Speakers: \n  \n \nHelen Doyle | BSc\, CPHI(C) \, Ontario Public Health Association’s (OPHA) \nHelen Doyle is chair of the Ontario Public Health Association’s (OPHA) Environmental Health Work Group\, working with public health partners to promote and advocate for action on environmental health issues including: climate change\, air quality\, water quality\, housing\, built and natural environments and children’s environmental health. She is a member of the OPHA Board of Directors. Helen is also on the Board of Directors for the Windfall Ecology Centre\, a Green Communities Canada non-profit organization that delivers environmental programs and services in York Region and Toronto. Helen is a certified Public Health Inspector and retired from York Region Public Health in 2018 following a very rewarding and exciting 30 year career in environmental health and public health management. \nAND \n \nSarah Buchanan | Program Manager\, Clean Economy @sbuchananTO \nSarah began her environmental activism at age six\, when she proudly began wearing a t-shirt with the word RECYCLE spelled out in silver sequins. Sarah has worked for the last 15 years in advocacy\, media\, and politics in both Ontario and British Columbia. She was inspired to join Environmental Defense’s team through a desire to drive swift action on climate change\, and now works with people\, businesses\, and government to advocate for climate solutions in Ontario. Read Sarah’s blogs here.here. \n  \nWhile this is a FREE webinar\, registration is necessary – Register Now!
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