tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24349669340593649902011-07-07T23:05:16.574-04:00Local information and opinions regarding the AIDS Committee of Guelph and the transit system. National and International environmental issues.Profilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06052520874956482592noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434966934059364990.post-46830530505034282332008-07-09T21:11:00.005-04:002010-11-29T11:48:54.732-05:00

As the AIDS Committee of Guelph looked back on it's 20 years of service to Guelph and Wellington County at the annual barbeque, I am reminded of the lack of education and knowledge many young (and old) people have about AIDS in Canada.Growing up, I never knew very much about AIDS. I knew that it was widespread throughout Africa, but I never seemed to hear anything about Canada and other developed

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The ACG summer 2008 newsletter is now available. It features information on the membership campaign, the redesigned membership form, the new (and disappointing) anit-drug policy in Canada and more.The newsletter also has information about Insite, based in Vancouver, which is a supervised injection site. Throughout the years it has been running, it has proven to reduce the spread of HIV and

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As most people know, Canada and many other developed countries have failed miserably at following the Kyoto Protocol and other environmental plans to cut down carbon emissions. With the chance of using more renewable resources for energy and new technology that helps limit our carbon footprint, you would think that Canada, would have already adopted a strong environmental plan.I continue reading

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On July 6th, 2008, Guelph Transit will switch over to the much anticipated 20 minute bus schedule. After almost a year of a slow, inconvenient and frustrating 40 minute schedule, Guelph will be making many transit users smile - until they find out about the increase in property taxes and signigicant fare hikes.On Tuesday, June 17th, the Guelph Tribune published an article about the new 20 minute

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The AIDS Committee of Guelph has released a preview of the "20 years gone by" video they plan to share at the Annual General Meeting held on September 24th, 2008. The video recaps the past 20 years at the ACG, including interviews with current and past employees.Check it out!

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A non-profit organization I volunteer with, the AIDS Committee of Guelph (ACG,) is having a summer barbeque, "20 Years Gone By." The location is not confirmed as of yet, but it will be on Thursday, July 10th, at 12pm and is open to everyone.As a Public Relations student, I most recently developed a membership campaign for the the ACG. They are hoping to increase membership among clients,

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Recently I read in a local newspaper about a website that allows you to calculate how many "earths" and global hectares we would need if everyone lived like you (called a footprint.) I did the quiz, realizing ahead of time that life in North America uses a lot more resources than life in underdeveloped / poor countries.After answering the more detailed questions to get a more accurate result of

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Here's a story written about the transit situation. In general, the public's reaction to the schedule change has not been positive, as noted in this article and many others when searched for online.http://insideguelph.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/guelph-transit-takes-a-step-backward/

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For years, the Guelph Transit system was on a thirty minute schedule, meeting downtown at quarter after and quarter to each hour. The thirty minute service allowed you to basically get from one end of Guelph to the other in less than an hour.Last September, due to a few of the longer routes causing buses to run late during peak times (in the morning when kids are going to school, and at the end

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