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[Conservation Council of Ontario]

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The Conservation Council of Ontario's e-newsletter
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November 21, 2003


An invitation to join the Conservation Council of Ontario


In This Issue
The Movement for Conservation: New Directions for the Conservation Council 
of Ontario
A Call for New Individual Members and Member Organizations
Come to our Annual Meeting

Monday December 1, 2003
9:00am to 11:30am
Room 313, Metro Hall
55 John Street, Toronto


The Movement for Conservation:
New Directions for the Conservation Council of Ontario

Welcome to the Conservation Council of Ontario: fifty years old and with a 
rejuvenated mission:

We want to make Ontario a conserver society.

This is a big challenge, far bigger than any one organization can 
accomplish alone.  It can only be achieved through a united effort, where 
each participating organization contributes its own particular expertise 
and programs, and where we recognize and support each other’s contributions.

Last year, over a hundred groups participated in our Green Ontario survey 
and an Eco Summit conference.  The message was clear -- Ontario needs a 
strong conservation movement.  Based on the comments and suggestions 
received, we produced “Greening Ontario”, a strategy for rebuilding 
Ontario’s conservation and environmental movement.

We’ve now developed our own strategic directions for the Conservation 
Council that are designed to rebuild the organization, provide support 
services to communities and to a wide range of organizations involved in 
conservation efforts.  The Conservation Council of Ontario will:

1. be a strong voice for conservation and the role of non-governmental 
organizations in providing public outreach and support services for 
conservation.
2. support community-based networking, planning, and training for 
conservation outreach
3. support organizations in their areas of conservation expertise, and
4. develop partnerships and campaigns to promote conservation solutions

We believe Ontario needs a strong solutions-oriented conservation 
movement.  We hope you agree.

To download a copy of the Greening Ontario strategy paper, or “The Movement 
for Conservation” (the Conservation Council’s strategic directions) please 
go to http://www.greenontario.org/conserve.html



Get Involved:
A Call for New Individual Members and Member Organizations

Wanted: conservation leaders to help build a movement.  Apply within.

If you can help build Ontario’s conservation movement, or if your 
organization can deliver conservation programs, then please join the 
Conservation Council of Ontario.  We offer two types of membership designed 
to bring together the organizations and individuals who are actively 
working to develop and implement conservation solutions


Member Organization:  open to Ontario non-governmental organizations and 
subject to approval by the existing membership.  We are looking for groups 
that can contribute skills, resources and services in support of 
conservation, including research, support services, and public and/or 
member outreach programs.  Annual membership fees are $150, negotiable 
according to the group’s budget.

Individual Members:  open to individual conservation leaders in Ontario who 
can contribute their expertise and energy to support conservation 
projects.  Individual Members are elected annually and new members are 
proposed by the Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors. There is no 
membership fee, just a commitment to contribute time and services to 
Council projects and meetings.

To view our existing membership, go to 
http://www.greenontario.org/cco/members.html

If you are interested in becoming a member, please contact our Executive 
Director, Chris Winter, at (416) 533-1635, or by e-mail at cco at web.ca.

Please note:  we also expect to be offering a public membership category in 
the near future.


Come to our Annual Meeting

We’re holding our annual meeting on December 1st, where we’ll be reviewing 
the strategic directions and developing plans for building Ontario’s 
conservation movement.  All are welcome.

Monday December 1, 2003
9:00am to 11:30am
Room 313, Metro Hall
55 John Street, Toronto

Please RSVP to cco at web.ca if you are going to attend.

Copies of the Greening Ontario strategy paper will be available at the meeting.


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Promoting conservation leadership, cooperation, and action for over 50 years
The Conservation Council of Ontario
43 Sorauren Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M6R 2C8
(416) 533-1635
www.greenontario.org
Chris Winter, Executive Director
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