earthPoems
Celebration of LifeArchive for Cool City Surrey
‘Gray Days’ a poem by Fauzia Rafique
Each gray
day
reveals strong
bright shades of green
to occupy the fore
front of my vision.
Standing tall
hanging low
trailing
below.
Winter after
winter
the undying green
keeps shinning
sprouting
from the seeds
thrown by the
coast
salish people
tending
the love
of this land.
Surrey BC, 2010
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Cool Cities Campaign: Surrey BC
We will share information as to why this campaign is crucial to solve global warming AND what will be some of the benefits to the Citizens of Surrey, and us as individuals.
First Meeting of the Volunteer Team
Wednesday October 22
6:30 to 8:00PM
Library, Green Timbers Elementary
(88/144)
We will begin to develop an Action Plan to achieve Cool Cities Milestones as projected by the Sierra Club Cool Cities team at:
coolcities.ca/milestones
To view the current state of Milestones for Surrey, go to Surrey City Profile:
coolcities.ca/cityProfiles
Refreshments: Tea, water, juice, cookies
Any feedback is welcome.
Contact:
Fauzia Rafiq at uddari@live.ca
Trailing Rose Bush: Surrey Summer 2008
Trailing rose bush-1
Photo by Saloo Durrani
Surrey, Summer 2008
Surrey to Become the Coolest City in Canada
Spectacular Surrey.
Photo from www.tourismsurrey.com
Volunteers are needed to help make Surrey the ‘Coolest’ city in Canada by asking the Mayor and other city officials to commit to climate protection policies and agreements.
The transition from being the ‘City of Parks’ to the ‘The Cool City of Parks’ will bring many gains for Surrey residents and businesses.
- Residents, employees and visitors breathe better in Surrey with clean energy solutions in City offices, private businesses and homes
- Residents, Businesses and City pay less for amenities and services with solar and wind energy solutions
- City becomes financially sound using more affordable, self-reliant and reliable energy systems
- The ‘Green’ status will bring more resources to Surrey through tourism and federal/provincial support
- The ‘Green’ policies will help create/increase long term investment opportunities and jobs in certain sectors
- Surrey Residents and Officials combat Global Warming by becoming the Coolest City in Canada
- Surrey Residents and City save more of our natural resources for a richer and brighter future
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