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Ontario
Environmental
Resource Book 2000/2001
(see also the new Online
Directory and Ecoportal Canada)
*** 2000/2001 Edition now available – over 700 groups ***
A comprehensive directory of over 700 non-profit environmental & conservation groups in Ontario. Complete, up-to-date contact information (address, phone, fax, e-mail, web, contact person), plus a description of each group's activities & areas of interest. Indexed by region & town. Also includes government listings, conservation authorities, stewardship councils & more.
Order Form
At time of writing, this valuable publication is only $10 (individual or non-profit); $20 (gov't/institution); $25 (business) ... plus $2.50 shipping. Be sure to see their order form or contact them directly for the current price & availability: www.oen.ca/public.html
Ontario Environment Network
Box 1412, Station Main,
North Bay, ON
P1B 8K6
Phone: 705-840-2888
Fax: 705-840-5862
Web: www.oen.ca
E-mail: oen@oen.ca
Join the OEN - and get one copy for free
One FREE copy will be automatically mailed to all paid OEN member groups. If you are a paid member group, only submit an order for any additional copies you require. Annual membership is only $40 - please see below for details.
Get listed!
Missed the deadline? If you are a non-profit, non-governmental organization working in Ontario on environmental issues, send your info now to get listed in the next revision! (1) Organization; (2) Contact Name(s) & Position; (3) Mailing Address; (4) Phone; (5) Fax; (6) E-mail; (7) Web site; (8) Brief Descrip. of your org. & its activities (max 100 words); (9) Primary Issues of interest. Ontario Environment Network oen@oen.ca www.oen.ca 705-840-2888 Fax: 705-840-5862
About the Ontario Environment Network
The Ontario Environment Network is a non-profit, non-governmental network serving Ontario's environmental non-profit, non-governmental community. Ontario has over 700 environmental groups that range from national to neighbourhood-based and focus on a wide range of issues. The OEN seeks to increase awareness of these organizations, and to facilitate communication & cooperation among them. It is a non-advocacy network and does not take positions on issues.
Programs & Services
Reference & Referral Services -
directing inquiries to appropriate groups & individuals
Publications - Environmental Resource
Book (directory of over 700 environmental groups in Ontario);
Newsletter; Public Consultation, A Citizen's Handbook; Mailing
Labels of environmental groups; Breathable Air in Your Community;
Forests and People.
Conferences - workshops &
twice-yearly conferences (fall 2000 in Sault Sainte Marie,
October 13-15)
Caucuses - including Sustainable
Transport, Land Use, Forests, Water, Air Quality, Labour, Youth,
Waste, Energy
Delegate Selection - suggests
delegates for public- & private-sector consultations &
advisory committees
Database of Ontario Environmental Groups
(with the ability to produce custom reports, lists, labels &
exports)
Membership
OEN Membership is open to non-profit, non-governmental organizations. Annual membership ($40) includes a copy of the Environmental Resource Book, a year's subscription to Network News (and other mailings), reduced rates on conferences, voting rights, membership in the Canadian Environmental Network and more. Businesses, professional associations, political parties and individuals are not eligible for full membership, but as associate members ($15) they can receive all mailings.
Membership Benefits
(1) Reference & Referral Services
Each year the OEN fields hundreds of environmentally- related inquiries and re-directs these information requests to environmental groups. Putting people in touch with environmental groups raises the profile of organizations and encourages active support through donations of time and money. Linking concerned individuals to active organizations also increases understanding of environmental problems & solutions.
The OEN also receives valuable information from its members, such as newsletters and reports, to distribute and make available to other environmental groups and the public.
(2) Delegate Selection
The OEN is called upon by both the private and public sectors to identify delegates representing the environmental non-profit sector to participate in consultations or on advisory committees. Members of paid OEN member groups are eligible to be included in the OEN's Delegate Selection Bank (a computerized database). A Delegate Selection Committee reviews each consultation request and selects from this pool of candidates. (Be sure to get a Delegate Selection Form from the OEN office so that you can be included in this process!)
(3) Action Alerts & Mailing Inserts
Action Alerts are one or two page summaries of "hot" environmental issues. Action Alerts typically provide background information on a topic, an update of where the issue currently stands, suggestions for actions, and contacts for more information. Action Alerts from member groups are included in OEN mailings and distributed through the network on a periodic basis. (See also "homepage", below).
Mailing inserts can be used to promote events and campaigns, advertise available resource materials, or to circulate briefings and petitions. Mailing inserts are sent through periodic OEN mailings or included with Network News mailings three times a year.
(4) Mailing Lists & Labels
Mailing lists and labels can be tailored to send information to environmental groups that are active in specific issues (eg. land use, forestry, health, biotechnology) or active in a specific geographic area. Lists and labels can be used to promote events or resources. A full set of labels (~ 700 groups) and tailored labels/lists are available to OEN members at a reduced cost. At least seven days notice is required for generating lists or labels.
(5) Electronic Promotion
The WEB is an electronic communications network which reaches the broader social activist community (eg. environment, labour, social justice). The OEN will upload your Action Alert, event notice or any other announcement on an electronic conference called web.announcements.
(6) Web Site
You can access the OEN web site at the following address: http://www.web.net/oen OEN has the names of all its member groups listed on the site. Be sure to contact the office if you would like your member group's site to be hot-linked to ours! We also upload Action Alerts and briefings on our homepage.
(7) More: * a listing in and a complimentary copy of the Environmental Resource Book, our directory of Ontario environmental groups * a subscription to our tri-annual newsletter, Network News * our regular mailings, and reduced rates on other publications and services * voting privileges at our Annual General Meeting and the right to run for election for our Steering Committee * participation in our Caucuses who network on specific issues such as air, energy, forest, land use, labour, waste and youth. (Caucuses offer forums where groups can share strategies, information and promote working together) * membership in the Canadian Environmental Network
Spring & Fall Gatherings
The OEN hosts two gatherings/conferences each year, at various locations around Ontario. These gatherings are highly affordable (also, transportation subsidies & carpooling can often be arranged). They are a great way to learn about the environmental movement in Ontario, and to learn about possible volunteer or paid opportunities. Here are a few recent examples from our archives. Don't miss the next one!
Ontario Environment Network Fall Conference & AGM, Fri-Sun Oct 13-15, 2000, Sault Ste. Marie. A unique opportunity to network with representatives from environmental groups across the province. Theme: the record of the environmental movement during the Harris years, including a look back at key campaigns such as Lands for Life and the spring bear hunt... and what our experiences in these campaigns mean for the future. Discussion on the governing style of the Tories & what this means for the environmental movement. Workshops, speakers, display tables, social networking, etc. Carpooling & some travel subsidies will be available. Details to follow, see: oen@oen.ca www.oen.ca 705-840-2888 fax 705-840-5862
Ontario Environment Network Fall Conference & AGM, Fri-Sun Nov 9-11, 2001, Toronto. Network with groups & activists from around Ontario. This conference will explore municipal services and opportunities for action by citizen organizations. FRIDAY: 6-7:15pm: registration. 7:15: welcome. 7:30-9:30: "What is Appropriately Local?" A Public Conversation about how the labour, environmental and anti-globalization movements can discover common themes, overcome obstacles to cooperation & support each other's efforts, with Paul Muldoon (Canadian Environmental Law Association); Jim Mahon (CAW Local 1520 Environment Committee); and [TBA] (Toronto Mobilization for Global Justice). With special guests the Toronto Radical Cheerleaders. 9:30: social time. SATURDAY: 8:30 - 9:30am: registration. 9:30-9:45: introduction (with Phillip Penna, OEN Office Coordinator). The State of Municipal Utility Services in Ontario: energy, water, waste, transportation. 9:45-10:30: Panel 1 with Bruno Silano (President CUPE Local 1); Dwayne Nashkawa (Inter-Governmental Affairs Director, Union of Ontario Indians); 10:45-11:45 Panel 2 with Debbe Crandall (Director, STORM Coalition); John Jackson (Citizens' Network on Waste Management); (third presenter TBA). Noon-1pm: lunch. 1-3:30pm: concurrent workshops: (1) Life After Hudson: The Supreme Court Ruling, Municipalities & You; (2) Municipal Pedal Transport: Making it Happen; (3) Wastes as Products: The Sludge Debate; (4) First Nations Issues Caucus Inaugural Meeting; (5) Youth and Green Citizenship: Building Volunteerism & Action in the Environmental Community. 3:30-5:30: Taddle Creek Tour with Eduard Sousa. 4-5:30pm: OEN Annual General Meeting. SATURDAY EVENING: 20th Anniversary Celebration. 6pm: supper. 6:45: Dinner Speaker: Liz Armstrong, StopCancer Ontario [ http://www.stopcancer.org ]. 7:15pm: Anniversary Celebration, hosted by Irene Kock, Nuclear Campaign-Sierra Club of Canada. 8pm: Dance, featuring Repeat Offender (cash bar). SUNDAY: 9:30 -11:30am: Strengthening the Links: OEN Caucus Meetings (Forest, Waste, Labour, Food Issues, Energy, Water). 11:30-noon: final plenary. Noon-1pm: lunch. 1-1:30pm: clean-up. 1:30-4pm: Forest Caucus Workshop. Location: United Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. $5-$75 incl. meals, snacks. Deadline for billet & childcare requests: Oct 26. Info/register: www.oen.ca 705-840-2888 oen@oen.ca
OEN 20th Anniversary Celebration, Sat Nov 10, 2001, 6pm, Toronto. Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Ontario Environment Network. Liz Armstrong, well-known and respected health & environment researcher & activist [see www.stopcancer.org ], will share with us her reflections on the past twenty years' work and the challenges & opportunities ahead. Followed by a formal program & dance to celebrate the successes of the past twenty years! 6pm: supper. 6:45: Liz Armstrong. 7:15pm: Anniversary Celebration, hosted by Irene Kock, Nuclear Campaign-Sierra Club of Canada. 8pm: Dance, featuring Repeat Offender (cash bar). $10-$25 or included in conference fee. Location: United Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. Info/register: www.oen.ca 705-840-2888 oen@web.ca
Ontario Eco-Gathering, Fri-Sat Apr 5-6, 2002, near Sarnia. The Ontario Environment Network's spring gathering. Local/regional issues panel; presentations from reps of local First Nation communities; OEN caucus meetings; regional networking sessions; workshops. Stewardship Economics with Dr. Peter Brown, author of "The Commonwealth of Life". Workshops: Youth Volunteerism & Popular Education (Kim Fry); Great Lakes Action Agenda (Jen Nalbone, Jim Mahon & Great Lakes United); Indigenous Peoples & Food Sources. Network with folks from environmental groups across Ontario. The OEN serves Ontario's environmental non-profit community of over 500 groups. Begins Friday, 6pm. All welcome. $5-$25. Travel subsidies; billeting; child care. At the Aamjiwnaang (formerly Sarnia) First Nation. Info: Janet McNeill janet@oen.ca 905-985-1121 Phillip Penna oen@oen.ca 705-840-2888 www.oen.ca
Becoming A Green Citizen: Building A Better World Locally & Globally, Thurs May 9, 2002,Cornwall. A conference for youth in Eastern Ontario who want to change the world, and get involved in their own communities. Facilitated by Kim Fry, Youth Eco-Volunteer Coordinator for the Ontario Environment Network (OEN). Info: www.oen.ca/events.html Kim Fry 1-877-276-1888 kim@oen.ca
Ontario Environment Network - Fall Conference & AGM, Fri-Sun Oct 4-6, 2002, Eastern Ontario. Fall conference of the Ontario Environment Network for all interested individuals and environmental groups. A unique opportunity to network with activists & representatives from environmental groups across the province. Workshops, speakers, display tables, social networking, etc. Carpooling & some travel subsidies will be available. At a location in Eastern Ontario (to be announced). All welcome. Info: Ontario Environment Network 705-840-2888 oen@oen.ca www.oen.ca
The Ontario Environment Network
P.O.Box 1412, Station Main
North Bay, ON P1B 8K6
Tel: 705-840-2888 Fax: 705-840-5862
www.oen.ca oen@oen.ca
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