WRGreens 2018 Campaign Office: OPEN HOUSE #ONpoli

Hi Green supporters,

Please come out and join us this Sunday evening, 7pm at our new office!

We’ll have pizza & snacks available, and you can meet with fellow supporters as well as our 5 candidates in Waterloo Region.

Location: 6 Duke St E, Kitchener Map

We’re also looking for a few items to help furnish the space. If you have anything you might be able to contribute, here is our ongoing list of needs:

The campaign is officially underway and there has been a flurry of activity already! Green signs are popping up all over the city, we’ve knocked on hundreds of doors, and a visit from our provincial leader, Mike Schreiner, helped kick off our campaign this past wednesday.

View the video with Mike Schreiner from the launch event on Facebook.

See you soon!

Stacey Danckert for Kitchener Centre

The Writ is Drawn and the Election is on…

10 May 201810 May 2018 Laurel L. Russwurm Election 2018, event Kitchener, Ontario Election, Writ

Don’t have time for more than a few photos from our awesome Election Launch yesterday!

Catch the video at CTV Kitchener

Green Party of Ontario Candidates: **Stacey Danckert** (Kitchener Centre), **Michele Braniff** (Cambridge), **Mike Schreiner** (Guelph), **Bob Jonkman** (Kitchener-Conestoga), **Zdravko Gunjevic** (Waterloo) and **David Weber** (Kitchener South-Hespeler)

Kitchener Centre Candidate Stacey Danckert

Campaign Launch: Waterloo Region

4 May 2018 Bob Jonkman Cambridge, Election 2018, event, Green Party of Ontario, Kitchener Centre, Kitchener South-Hespeler, Kitchener-Conestoga, Mike Schreiner, Waterloo, Waterloo Region Fresh Ground Cafe

On Wednesday, May 9th, Mike Schreiner, Leader of the Green Party of Ontario, will be launching our official campaign for the 2018 provincial election.

Come celebrate with us as we kick off the biggest campaign we’ve ever run in Green Party history! We’ll have lots of excitement as the writs are drawn up and the election is officially underway. Make sure to wear Green so we can show Ontario that the Green Wave is here.

The event is free, but spots are limited so RSVP today. https://gpo.ca/event/campaign-launch-kitchener/

When: May 9, 2018 3:30 pm
Where: Fresh Ground (at The Working Centre), 256 King St E, Kitchener

Earth Day was a Blast!

25 April 201825 April 2018 Laurel L. Russwurm Elizabeth May, event, Green Party of Ontario, Mike Schreiner, Waterloo Region Alysha Brilla, David Suzuki, Earth Day, Joni NehRita, Kevin Sutton, Sarah Harmer

[republished from the KitCon blog]

David Weber (Kitchener South—Hespeler), Stacey Danckert (Kitchener-Centre) and Bob Jonkman (Kitchener—Conestoga)

This year three of our WRGreens Candidates joined GPO leader Mike Schreiner in Guelph for a spectacular Earth Day Celebration.

Joni NehRita performed on acoustic guitar

Joni NehRita opened the Earth Day Event with some of her sustainable music.

2018 Juno Award Nominated singer/songwriter Alysha Brilla

Kevin Sutton’s spoken word performance.

Mike Schreiner

David Suzuki

Listening to David Suzuki

Elizabeth May

Bob Jonkman, David Weber and Mike Schreiner

As the event drew to a close we had more music, this time from singer-songwriters Sara Harmer

…culminating in a good old fashioned sing-along.

[More photographs available on Flickr]

Developmental Services Sector: Election 2018 Panel Discussion

25 April 201825 April 2018 Laurel L. Russwurm accessibility, Election 2018, event, Kitchener-Conestoga, Waterloo Region Aldaview Services, Amy Fee, Bob Jonkman, Bridges to Belonging, Catherine Fife, Christian Horizons, Community Living Cambridge, Daiene Vernile, Elmira District Community Living, Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region, Green Party, Kathryn McGarry, KW Habilitation, Liberal, NDP, Parents for Community Living, Progressive Conservative Party, Sunbeam Centre, Tri-County Mennonite Homes, Waterloo Region Family Network

This discussion is centred around the issues facing people with developmental disabilities and their families in Waterloo Region. It will provide an opportunity for members and organizations involved in the developmental services sector to hear learn about the policies offered by local politicians and their parties over the next four years.

Care has been taken to ensure this is not a debate. The panel of participants represent the four major parties in the 5 Waterloo Region constituencies with no candidate running against each other in the upcoming election.

CATHERINE FIFE, MPP Candidate
Ontario New Democratic Party ~ Waterloo
KATHRYN MCGARRY, MPP Candidate
Ontario Liberal Party ~ Cambridge
DAIENE VERNILE, MPP Candidate
Ontario Liberal Party ~ Kitchener Centre
BOB JONKMAN, Candidate
Green Party of Ontario ~ Kitchener—Conestoga
AMY FEE, Candidate
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario ~ Kitchener South—Hespeler

The audience will be individuals with an interest in the Developmental Sector, primarily family, self-advocates and persons supported by the Sector and people volunteering or working in the Sector or related Sectors. The purpose of the evening is for candidates to outline their Parties Platform related to the Developmental Sector and to speak to the issues related to the Sector.

This event is being jointly hosted by:

If possible, the organizers would appreciate an RSVP indicating the number of people who will attend:
by email info@wrfn.info, or
by phone 519-886-9150;ext=1

Thu, 26 April 2018, 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Holiday Inn Kitchener Waterloo
30 Fairway Rd S, Kitchener
ON N2A 2N2, Canada (map)

Come out to support Bob Jonkman, Kitchener–Conestoga’s 2018 GPO candidate in this pre-election Panel Discussion.

A Sweet Saturday!

11 April 2018 Laurel L. Russwurm Election 2018, event, Festival, Green Party of Ontario, Kitchener Centre, Kitchener South-Hespeler, Kitchener-Conestoga, Mike Schreiner, Waterloo, Waterloo Region 2018, Button Making, Elmira Maple Syrup Festival, Pancake Flipping Contest

[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!

Candice Lepage and the Glorious Greens Team: Mike Schreiner (GPO Leader), Bob Jonkman (Kitchener-Conestoga GPO Candidate), Stacey Danckert (Kitchener Centre GPO Candidate), David Weber (Kitchener South Hespeler GPO Candidate) and Zdravko Gunjevic (Waterloo Candidate)

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]

Meet Mike at the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival #WRAwesome

5 April 2018 Laurel L. Russwurm event, Festival, Green Party of Ontario, Kitchener Centre, Kitchener South-Hespeler, Kitchener-Conestoga, Mike Schreiner, Waterloo, Waterloo Region

On Saturday April 7th, the Waterloo Region Greens will be hosting our first info booth at the 2018 Elmira Maple Syrup Festival!

We’ll be able to provide information about the Green Party for the approaching election, but we will also be hosting a (free) button making event where kids of all ages will be able to create their own button, like we did at Open Streets Waterloo last year.

Our booth will be located inside the Woolwich Memorial Centre. You’ll find us in the main concourse, outside the swimming pool area, across from the washrooms.

But if that isn’t enough, there’s more!

You’ll get to meet the newly chosen Kitchener-Conestoga GPO Candidate for the upcoming 2018 Ontario Election.

And he’ll be joined by 3 of the other WRGreens Candidates *and* Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner to participate in the Pancake Flipping Contest between 10:am – Noon in the arena. And this isn’t just an ordinary Pancake Flipping Contest!

You’ll find more information on the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival on their website: www.elmiramaplesyrup.com/

Here are my Open Street Map maps to help you find your way!

Guelph Holiday Fundraiser Today! 14 December 2018 at 7pm

14 December 201714 December 2017 Bob Jonkman event Elizabeth May, fundraiser, Guelph, holiday, Mike Schreiner

Got some Time this Thursday, 14 December 2017? Meet Elizabeth May at the Guelph Campaign Office!

When

December 14th, 2017 7:00 PM through 9:00 PM

Location

Guelph Greens | Mike Schreiner office Map
163 Suffolk St W
Guelph, ON N1H2J7
Canada

Map

Contact

Phone: +1-519–265–6453
Email: sandrawalsh@gpo.ca

RSVP