SGC Admin: From our inbox to you: Look what we received in our inbox recently… :) This handsome Fella is more then an actor, he is a kind humanitarian who through his insight is creating a better life for many…while helping our precious environment stay healthy for all living beings… http://omtimes.com/
“Dukale’s Dream is a truly inspiring documentary that uses an everyday product to really send a message…” Eli Ralston, Reel Deal
Hugh Jackman is an Academy Award® nominated, Golden Globe and Tony Award winning actor. From his turn on Broadway as the 1970’s singer/songwriter Peter Allen, to his metal claw-wielding Wolverine in the X-MEN franchise, Hugh Jackman has proven to be one of the most versatile actors of our time. In addition to his acting work, Hugh Jackman serves as an ambassador for World Vision Australia. In 1999, he traveled to Ethiopia to visit a community development Project and met a young coffee farmer named Dukale, working to lift his family out of poverty. Inspired by Dukale’s story, Hugh Jackman launched Laughing Man Coffee in 2011 to provide a marketplace for farmers in developing countries to sell their goods to consumers in the U.S.
As part of his ongoing commitment, Hugh Jackman contributes 100% of his profits to the Laughing Man Foundation, which he created to support educational programs, community development and social entrepreneurs around the world.
DUKALE’S DREAM a feature length documentary by Josh Rothstein about Hugh Jackman’s unlikely friendship with an Ethiopian coffee farmer named Dukale, who had grown up in poverty and was deprived of an education.
After working on Dukale’s farm, Hugh Jackman realized that something as simple as a cup of coffee could have a profound impact on global poverty. Hugh Jackman was so inspired by what he learned from Dukale that he made a promise to him and his family, sending him on a life-changing journey.
During an interview with Anderson Cooper, Hugh Jackman spoke about his experience in Ethiopia and how it was an all-around awakening experience. Hugh Jackman, an actor most famously known as Wolverine in the X-Men saga, during a trip to Ethiopia as an ambassador for World Vision Australia, along with his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, discover the personal trials of a small community of Coffee growers in the Yirgacheffe region.
In the same interview, Hugh Jackman mentions the Paul Newman entrepreneurial Model, which is a new wave of Humanitarian entrepreneurship, and a different way to bring help and to develop poor communities around the world through a more transparent, conscious and sustainable way; under the banner of Fair Trade exchange and transactions.
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SGC Admin: Hi Folks, we wanted to share the following email we just received in our inbox regarding the leashing and tethering of pets in Oshawa.
Hello,
This is a notification from the City of Oshawa providing you with an update on the City’s review of amending the Responsible Pet Owner’s By-law 14-2010 to address leashing and tethering and other animal care standards.
Staff prepared a report entitled “Proposed Research and Public Consultation Framework: Responsible Pet Owner By-law 14-2010 and Animal Care Standards” for the Corporate Services Committee’s consideration at its May 4, 2015 meeting. The report provided the following information:
· the scope of the animal care issues being studied;
· the existing federal, provincial and municipal standards related to animal care; and
· a proposed research and consultation framework detailing the City’s plan to address the issue.
As part of the proposed research and consultation framework, staff were preparing an interim/update report presenting the City’s initial findings and potential policy options for Committee’s consideration in the second quarter (April to June) of 2015. Notwithstanding this, staff determined that it would be more beneficial to conduct public consultation prior to presenting potential policy options for Committee’s consideration; therefore, a report on the issue will be prepared following the public consultation meeting.
Another notification will sent to you once a date has been established for the public consultation meeting.
Municipal Law Enforcement and Licensing Services | City of Oshawa
905-436-3311 ext. 2814 | 1-800-667-4292 | TTY 905-436-5627
kman@oshawa.ca | www.oshawa.ca
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May 4 2015 update:
Good afternoon,
This is a notification from the City of Oshawa to advise you that the City has prepared an information report on amending the City’s Responsible Pet Owner’s By-law 14-2010 to address leashing and tethering and other animal care standards. The purpose of this report is to provide background information to City Council in addition to detailing a proposed research and public consultation framework to further study the issue. Given that the intent of the report is to provide information only, no recommendations are being made at this time.
The information report will be considered by the Corporate Services Committee at its 9:30 AM meeting on Monday, May 4, 2015.
The agenda and report will be available online this Friday on the Corporate Services Committee Agenda Webpage. If you would like to review the report after Friday:
(a) click the link for the May 4, 2015 Agenda to open the Agenda; and
(b) click the link for Staff Report CORP-15-50 “Proposed Research and Public Consultation Framework: Responsible Pet Owner By-law 14-2010 and Animal Care Standards”
If you would like to submit correspondence for the Corporate Services Committee’s consideration or would like to speak at the meeting, I would encourage you to contact Mary Medeiros, Manager, Support Services, at 905-436-3311 ext. 2239, or by email tommedeiros@oshawa.ca.
Municipal Law Enforcement and Licensing Services | City of Oshawa
905-436-3311 ext. 2814 | 1-800-667-4292 | TTY 905-436-5627
kman@oshawa.ca | www.oshawa.ca
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March 23 2015 Update:
Good afternoon,
This is a notification from the City of Oshawa providing an update on the issue of amending the City’s Responsible Pet Owners By-law to address leashing and tethering.
The Corporate Services Committee (“Committee”) will be considering the correspondence received from the public at its meeting on Monday, March 23, 2015 at 9:30 A.M. and will provide staff with direction and timing on the issue. In other words, the Committee will tell staff how they would like staff to address the issue and attach a “deadline” if necessary.
The agenda for the Committee meeting will be posted online tomorrow and can be accessed on the Corporate Services Committee Agendas and Minutes webpage.
Municipal Law Enforcement and Licensing Services | City of Oshawa
905-436-3311 ext. 2814 | 1-800-667-4292 | TTY 905-436-5627
Email: kman@oshawa.ca
Visit: www.oshawa.ca
source: whitby this week may 12 edition Kristen’s Kritters dcalis@durhamregion.com 905-215-0427
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