March reminders

• March 19 11:30, Strathcona Place Seniors Centre (10831 University Ave) by Linda Duncan Protect OAS: Old Age Security you've earned

· March 19, 6:30 - 8:30, Groundwater: Unlocking the Secrets to Alberta's Most Important Resource Global Cafe in Jasper Place High School by Jon Fennell. RSVP glenn@saskriverkeeper.ca

• March 20, noon: "Medical Science in the Courtroom: Lessons from the Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology"; University of Alberta Law Centre, (Room 237) [Remember Dr. Charles Smith? JW]
• March 21, 7:00 – 9:00 pm: Fracking and Its Impact on Groundwater; Prof. Karlis Muehlenbachs; Telus Building (U of A), Room 134

· March 22, 11 am at City Hall, Welcome Home Up and Running, about Edmonton's 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness. More info: sjustice@caedm.ca or pat@integraevents.ca

• March 22, 7:00 – 9:00 pm: Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Fight for Right to Water; Maude Barlow; Myer Horowitz Theater (SUB, U of A); tickets $5.00 from Infolink booths in CAB, SUB, HUB or ETLC [or in cans of alphabet soup? JW], or online at Tix on the Square.
• March 28, 10:00 – 3:30: Westend Seniors symposium on Health Services in Alberta. Tickets $10, includes lunch, The HealthCare Movie & refreshments. [location not given on flier, check with Noel]
• April 19 – 21: PIA Advocacy conference “Make Shift Happen”, Chateau Louis Conference Centre, Kingway; SALT registrants $175

· April 30 – May 18: ELLA Spring Session, U of A Faculty of Extension; for details, visit website or call 780-492-5055

Responsibilities:

· (John) Clarify SALT’s room rental agreement with SAGE [done]

· (John) See if SAGE would like a co-sponsor for an election forum [done: please participate, but co- sponsors not needed]

Information item:

· Don Iveson’s office has confirmed he will be at our next meeting. I have suggested the following topics:

o Intergovernmental relations and offloading responsibilities

o Urban renewal (but not the arena)

o Protecting agricultural land in N-E Edmonton.