The Waterloo Region Greens attended the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival again this year, and a good time was had by all!
YouTube: Glorious Greens 2019
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Elmira Maple Syrup Festival
Four Events: @WR_Greens Nominations, @GuelphGreens Nomination, Elmira Syrup Festival Info Booth, and Pancake Flipping Contest
This is a busy week for Green Party people in Waterloo Region!
Waterloo Region Green Party of Canada Nominations
Thursday, 4 April 2019 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Kitchener — Conestoga, Kitchener South — Hespeler, and Cambridge are holding a joint nomination meeting!
Feel the energy being created by the passionate and dedicated people in your community. Connect with others and learn how the Green Party plans to bring together and boost our economy, community & environment.
Open to everyone and anyone.
In addition to the chance to meet and hear from your candidate nominees, you will also get to listen to some amazing local musicians. Derek Hines and Jason White will be jazzing up the night with their incredible talents and will likely be bringing a few friends along. We may even have a couple of surprise performers join them throughout the night.
Vote in your Green Party candidates for the 2019 Federal Election! Or simply come to learn more about the Green Wave growing in Waterloo Region and across Canada.
Cambridge Nominee
- Michele Braniff
Kitchener — Conestoga Nominee
- Stephanie Goertz
Kitchener South — Hespeler Nominees
- David Weber
- Ian Graham
- Archie Henderson
There will still be a contest for districts with only one nominee; the ballot also has a choice for “None Of The Above”.
In order to vote for a candidate your membership must have been activated by 6 March 2019, or if you have an expired membership you can renew it before or at the event.
Doors open at 6:30pm with some opening music. The official business gets underway at 7:15pm. We’ll have musical performances scattered throughout the night and we’ll end with an opportunity to socialize while listening to some great tunes. we’ll have some light refreshments available and Edelweiss will be providing additional food and beverage service throughout the night. They are open all day so you can even come early and get some dinner before the event.
What: Joint Nomination Contest for Cambridge, Kitchener-Conestoga, Kitchener South–Hespeler
When: Thursday, 4 April 2019 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Where: Edelweiss Tavern
Location: 600 Doon Village Road, Kitchener, Ontario Map 1
Guelph Greens Nomination Meeting
Friday, 5 April 2019 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm
On April 5th, the Guelph Greens will come together to select their candidate for the 2019 federal election. This year we have a Canada-wide record five nominees vying for the role of candidate!
You will have one final chance to hear from all five candidates before voting. We will also welcome a special guest from The Green Party of Canada, and Leader of the Green Party of Ontario, Mike Schreiner.
Get to know the nominees!
In the past two months Guelph Greens membership has doubled (!!)
Thank you for your patience while we arranged for the needed larger venue! See you at the Holiday Inn!
Please register for free tickets!
What: Guelph Greens Nomination Meeting 2019
When: Friday, 5 April 2019 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Where: Holiday Inn Guelph Hotel & Conference Centre
Location: 601 Scottsdale Drive, Guelph, Ontario Map 2
Elmira Maple Syrup Festival – Button Making and Info Table
Saturday 6 April 2019 from 7:00am to 4:00pm
What: Elmira Maple Syrup Festival – Button Making and Info Table
When: Saturday 6 April 2019 from 7:00am to 4:00pm
Where: Woolwich Memorial Arena, across from the pool
Location: 4 Snyder Avenue South, Elmira, Ontario Map 3
Pancake Flipping Contest
Saturday 6 April 2019 from 10:00am to 12:00n
Raise a flipper in support of your favourite Green Team — We’ll need as many cheerleaders in the stands, and coaches, trainers, kinesiologists, and physiotherapists may be required, too!
What: Pancake Flipping Contest
When: Saturday 6 April 2019 from 10:00am to 12:00n
Where: Woolwich Memorial Arena
Location: 4 Snyder Avenue South, Elmira, Ontario Map 4
A Sweet Saturday!
[reprinted from KitConGreens: KitConGreens: A Good Time Was Had By All with more/different photos]
The Glorious Greens team of candidates was the very first WRGreens entry in the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival‘s Pancake Flipping Contest!
Since our Cambridge candidate Michele Braniff was unable to attend, Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner pitched in. (Just one of the many things that makes him a great leader!)
After watching the other teams compete on the obstacle course, Mike scientifically determined which team member should play which position.
But things didn’t actually work out as planned.
The Glorious Greens made it through two rounds before being disqualified; not bad for our first time out (and valuable experience for next time!)
In between times we got to meet interesting people.
#Wloo candidate Zdravko Gunjevic ran into his MP, the Hon. Bardish Chagger.
The Glorious Greens team got to pose with FlapJack, the festival mascot
#KitCon Greens’ Bob Jonkman introduced Mike to the Hon. Bardish Chagger.
The current Kitchener—Conestoga Green candidate (Bob Jonkman) and the previous Kitchener—Conestoga Green Candidate (David Weber) introduced Mike to the Kitchener—Conestoga Conservative MP, Harold Albrecht.
We had an information booth set up inside the Woolwich Memorial Centre.
Alongside our button making event…
…where kids of all ages…
…could make their own button…
while being serenaded with live music!
Our first outing at the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival was a great success.
Life is Sweet at the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival… what a glorious day! We hope to see you there next year!
You’ll find more photos in the WRGreens Flickr Album, the KitConGreens Flickr Album and Laurel Russwurm’s EMSF Flickr Album]
