[fvc-wat-disc] Guelph Meeting Planning

[Lenna Titizian]

Guelph media...let's see...

http://www.guelphmercury.com
http://www.guelphtribune.ca

** http://www.cfru.ca **
and The Ontarian at UofG, I don't know their website.

http://www.magic106.com

...then the local Rogers...

mmm...

There's always ECHO... http://www.echoweekly.com

I'm off to work now, but I'll send out the release later on :)



On 1/16/07, Paul Nijjar <pnijjar at sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 15 Jan 2007, Lenna Titizian wrote:
>
> > However, if you did put together a press release and sent it along to
> me, I
> > wouldn't mind sending it out to those contacts in a mass e-mail...I
> think it
> > would just seem less spammy being sent out that way.  I could BCC you
> in.
> > Among those contacts, then, I can almost guarantee that it would
> propagate
> > across a huge network of Guelphites...
>
>         That would be so awesome.
>
>         I'm lousy at writing press releases. However, I modified the one
> we used for the Waterloo meeting. (Note to Derek: I put slightly different
> words in your mouth this time.)
>
>         We can also come up with a more friendly message if this press
> release seems to contrived. (You can write a little blurb yourself if you
> want.)
>
>         Do you know what local media outlets serve Guelph? It would be
> good to get in touch with newspapers, TV stations and so on.
>
> - Paul
>
> ===
>
> For Immediate Release
> JANUARY 16 2007
>
> KITCHENER - All residents of the Guelph-Wellington region are
> encouraged to show their support for positive electoral change by
> attending the public consultation on electoral reform on Saturday,
> January 20. This is the Guelph stop of the Ontario Citizens' Assembly
> on Electoral Reform's three-month "consultation phase".  The opinions
> expressed at this meeting will be taken into consideration when the
> Assembly makes its recommendations on voting reform to the Ontario
> government in May.
>
> The consultation will be held at the Ministry of Agriculture Building
> at 1 Stone Road in Guelph, from 1:00-4:00pm. During the consultation
> members of the Citizens' Assembly will listen to oral presentations,
> then hold a general discussion.
>
> "Good voting systems are fundamental to good democracy," said Derek
> Kraan, co-chair of the Waterloo Region Chapter of Fair Vote Canada.
> "By attending this consultation and submitting written comments, the
> residents of Guelph can participate in this historic process and
> ensure that the Citizens' Assembly recommends a fair voting system
> that benefits all Ontarians."
>
> "It's wonderful that the Citizens' Assembly decided to hold a public
> consultation in Guelph," added Fair Vote Canada member Paul Nijjar.
> "The consultation in Waterloo turned out to be a great opportunity for
> ordinary people to learn about electoral reform. I hope that the
> residents of Guelph seize this opportunity to attend this meeting and
> show the Citizens' Assembly that we care about electoral reform."
>
> The Ontario Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform is a committee of
> 104 randomly-selected citizens. Its mandate is to investigate and
> choose the best voting system for Ontario. If the Assembly recommends
> changes to Ontario's voting system then a provincial referendum will
> be held on October 4 2007 asking voters to approve the changes.
>
> Fair Vote Canada is a multi-partisan citizens' group working towards
> the adoption of fair voting systems across the country.
>
> - 30 -
> For more information Contact:
> Derek Kraan, co-chair
> Fair Vote Canada - Waterloo Region
> derek.kraan at fairvote.ca
> (519) 342-5345
>
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