1. Queen’s Park with Cows A Short Story with Bovines and Braggadoccio

2. For 3 long years we waited …

3. hoping Glen Murray would come.

4. We wanted him to see our beautiful Dairy Capital, Oxford County

5. We invited him, repeatedly.

6. But he didn’t. Linda McQuaig came, and swore a blue streak. Roberta Cory came and built dragons. Graham Flint came and inspired us to battle on.

7. Just an email May 1st 7:00 pm :“Trashed” by Jeremy Irons, a film screening May 2nd 8:00 am Doors open, onsite registration and displays 9:00 am Opening Remarks by Mayor Ted Comiskey of Ingersoll 9:30 am Plenary: Garbage to Gold with Tom Chervinsky of Canadians for Clean Prosperity 10:00 am: A call to action 10:15 Break and displays 10:30 Session One Choices Steve McSwiggan, Oxford People against the Landfill, on where we are in the process Temara Brown, CRAND, on how to lead a small community fight against big odds Roberta Cory, London Council of Canadians, on arts and activism 11:25: Lunch 12:30: Session Two Choices Suzanne Crellin, Transition to Less Waste, on research, community engagement and fighting to protect air, soil and water Graham Flint, Gravel Watch Ontario, on how to work inside and out of officialdom to win fights for community groups Ian McLaurin, Ontario Soil Regulation Task Force, on fighting landfill by uniting groups, working with bureaucrats and the media 1:25: Break 1:30: Endnote Speaker: Linda McQuaig, author of the “Billionaire’s Ball” and multiple other books on sustaining yourself and your community effort 2:30 Announcements and closing of the conference (Glen Murray?) at 5:12, the Friday of the May conference opening, saying “Sorry, the Minister is not available”. Yet, look who came!

8. So we decided to go see him.

9. With cows …

10. which we loaded in a van, and put a laughing pair of leaders at the wheel. Do you know how to drive this thing? Of course not, Ted.

11. Later, in Toronto, they gawked! At our limo, and our friendly cows.

12. MPP’s came out to see. Mais, comment ils ont fait pour amener des vaches ici? Je vais me faire prendre en photo avec!

13. Our local MPP spoke.

14. but not Glen Murray.

15. So, still we wait. Is he coming today? He said he couldn’t come. Glen? Who?

16. For an appearanceAnd a decision, please.

17. Support Oxford County Write a letter asking Mr. Murray to say “No”. Send an email to minister.moe@ontario.caminister.moe@ontario.ca Call his office to talk to him Ask to have the ARA revised to protect us Sign some letters Sign a petition Show solidarity.Thanks for all that.