Green Party of Nova Scotia

Provincial Executive Meeting (monthly)
2023-03-09 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | Online, Zoom
Please contact provincial dot administrator at greenpartyns.ca to access the meeting and provided with the zoom link

February Provincial Executive Meeting
2023-02-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Online, Zoom

January 2023 Provincial Executive Meeting
2023-01-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Online, Zoom
Attendees are our elected leaders and members of the provincial executive. All Green Party of Nova Scotia members are welcome to observe if you indicate your interest in advance. Please contact gpns@greenpartyns.ca

Provincial Executive Meeting
2022-12-14 18:30 - 19:30
Please contact provincial.admin@greenpartyns.ca if you are a current up to date member and would like to observe

September Executive Meeting
2020-09-13 15:30 - 17:00
This is the regular monthly meeting of the Executive for September 2020. Meetings of the Executive are open to all Members of the Party to observe if they wish. This meeting will be held in person, in the Eastern Shore riding. If you are interested in joining us to observe, please contact the GPNS via gpns@greenpartyns.ca for location details.

August Executive Meeting
2020-08-12 17:30 - 20:30 | Videoconference
This is the regular monthly meeting of the Executive for August 2020. Meetings of the Executive are open to all Members of the Party to observe if they wish. If you are interested in observing the meeting, please contact the GPNS via gpns@greenpartyns.ca – you will receive a link to the videoconference.

July Executive Meeting
2020-07-05 14:00 - 17:00 | Videoconference
This is the regular monthly meeting of the Executive for July 2020. Meetings of the Executive are open to all Members of the Party to observe if they wish. If you are interested in observing the meeting, please contact the Provincial Organizer, Bill Matheson via organizer@greenpartyns.ca – he will forward you a link to the videoconference.

Invitation to an online workshop with Thomas Teuwen this Sunday
2020-06-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Videoconference
Dear GPNS members and supporters,
I would like to extend to all members and supporters the invitation to the workshop by Thomas Teuwen below. Thomas has been very influential in my Green thinking, and I hope you come and join us for this special treat.
Regards, Thomas Trappenberg
Leader, Green Party of Nova Scotia

On behalf of the following EDAs (Cumberland-Colchester, South-Shore-St. Margarets Bay, and Truro-Bible Hill Millbrook-Salmon River), I would like to invite you to attend a workshop – For a New Tomorrow. This workshop is being held through Zoom on June 14th, 2020 from 1 pm to 3 pm AST.
In this workshop, we will explore the experiences of campaigns across the country and the strategies promoted by some of the most popular change leaders of our time.You will be offered an array of tools and insights that Thomas Teuwen has synergized during his five years of full-time engagement in the GPC. These ideals will help you build and be part of a local team, dedicated to renewing the way we do politics, so together we can change the world.The workshop will have three components:

A comrehensive presentation by Thomas Teuwen;
A Q&A moderated by Lia Renaud; and
A discussion with an open speaker list to explore and expand the ideas presented.

RSVP to Lia Renaud @ lia.renaud@greenparty.ca with the following information:
Name (first, last):
Location:
Email Address:
We are looking forward to your participation in the program. Important Notes:

Only the person who registered for the workshop will be able to access the workshop – Names not on the registration list will not be admitted to the meeting.
We would appreciate it if you could let us know as soon as possible if you no longer can attend to allow someone else to register.

Zoom Information
Will be provided June 12th to those registered via email

LMS:
To prepare for this workshop here is some homework:
Please watch:
https://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement
Reflect on who helped this cub:
https://www.facebook.com/sarah.albo/videos/10163591296040437/
Bonus points listen to:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/undertheinfluence/how-flowers-were-a-secret-language-in-the-victorian-era-1.5569421
Learn more about Thomas Teuwen:
www.tmt.ca

TIMES:
1 pm to 3 pm AST
As this 2-hour course follows a tight schedule that we cannot delay, we ask that you please join the course via Zoom 5-minutes prior to the start time. You will be placed in a virtual waiting room until the course begins and this will allow the Instructor to begin on time.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
You are required to have a working webcam, microphone, and speakers or headphones in order to participate in this course.

MISCONDUCT:
If a participant is disruptive, disrespectful, rude, and otherwise negatively contributes to the unfolding of the workshop (i.e. inappropriate language) in any way, the moderator has the right to remove the participant from the course.

Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions or require any additional information.
We look forward to seeing you at the upcoming training session.
Sincerely,
Lia RENAUD, MBA (she, her, hers)

GPNS Executive Meeting: Sunday, June 7, 3-5 PM
2020-06-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Videoconference
The Executive of the Green Party of Nova Scotia will meet via Zoom videoconference on Sunday, June 7, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Executive meetings are open for any GPNS member to attend and observe. If you wish to observe, please send an email to organizer@greenpartyns.ca and a Zoom invitation will be sent to you.

Halifax Needham EDA Meeting
2020-06-05 10:15 - 10:30 | Videoconference
This meeting will be very brief – 15 minutes or less. The entire purpose is to approve the minutes of our Founding Meeting, and to schedule our next meeting. All Halifax Needham members are welcome – email halifax.needham@greenpartyns.ca if you would like the videoconference link.

The 2020 GPNS AGM will now be held online!
2020-04-19
The GPNS Executive has decided that the 2020 Annual Convention and AGM will be held as an online, remote-attendance event.
This measure is intended to safeguard the health and safety of our membership, as well as to provide certainty by avoiding later cancellation or rescheduling.
The GPNS Executive acknowledges that this violates some of the notice requirements of our Constitution & By-Laws, but we believe that this is justified in light of the ongoing restrictions of activities caused by the COVID-19 situation.
Specific technical details, including a condensed agenda, are being worked out and will be communicated soon.
We are asking for patience and understanding in these exceptional circumstances.

GPNS South Shore Region Meeting
2020-03-15 13:00 - 16:00 | Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre, 135 North Park Street, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, B4V 9B3, Canada
All GPNS members in our South Shore Region are invited to a meeting on Sunday, March 15, 1-4 PM, at the Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre in Bridgewater. All GPNS members in the electoral districts of Chester-St. Margaret’s, Lunenburg, Lunenburg West, Queens, Shelburne, Argyle, and Yarmouth are encouraged to attend.
We will be meeting together with the Green Party of Canada association for the federal riding of South Shore-St. Margaret’s. 2019 federal candidate and leader of the GPNS Thomas Trappenberg will be with us, and he will be reporting on the recent election, as well as provincial issues and opportunities.
We will have a number of important items on the agenda. We will elect people to a number of roles:

Convenor who chairs meetings of the Regional Division
Regional Representative to be a voting member of the Executive of the GPNS
Policy Networker to be a member of the Policy Committee (2 positions)
Constituency Representatives (one from each of the electoral districts listed above)

We will also talk about the upcoming changes in our electoral boundaries for the next provincial election, candidate search for GPNS candidates on the South Shore, and our upcoming GPNS Convention and Annual General Meeting.
The Convention and AGM will be held on April 18 & 19 at the Mahone Bay Centre. There is no charge to attend, all members are welcome, and it will be an exciting weekend. We are hoping that members and supporters on the South Shore will be interested in helping to make this a great success. There will be lots of volunteer opportunities and we hope that we may be able to billet members from other parts of the province with kind local people.
If you have any questions, please reply to me at organizer@greenpartyns.ca or 902-476-0682. I’m the current Convenor for the South Shore, but I won’t be continuing in that role. I’m also an Organizer (the only one at this time) for the GPNS, so contact me with any questions about membership or any other issue.
Thanks,
Bill Matheson

GPNS Halifax Region meeting
2020-03-09 19:00 - 21:00 | 1938 Connaught Avenue, 1938 Connaught Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4E1, Canada
The Halifax Region of the GPNS will meet on Monday, March 9th, at 7:00 PM at 1938 Connaught Ave. Please contact Keith Towse at keith.towse@greenpartyns.ca for more information.
The Halifax Region includes the electoral districts of Fairview-Clayton Park, Halifax Armdale, Halifax Atlantic, Halifax Chebucto, Halifax Citadel-Sable Island, Halifax Needham, and Timberlea-Prospect,

Tips from a Winning Campaign: Jenica Atwin's Campaign Managers
2020-03-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Videoconference
Join the GPNS Fundy Shore Region for an online presentation by the co-Campaign Managers of Jenica Atwin’s winning federal Campaign in Fredericton. Shannon Carmont and Rob Sheidow will be sharing their best tips & tricks as well as looking at what they would do differently.
The webinar will be held on Tuesday, March 3, at 7:00 PM. Information on how to join the event is pasted below.
We are all excited that Jenica has joined Elizabeth May and Paul Manly in Ottawa. The GPC’s three member caucus is working diligently. Let’s learn what worked so that we can send some Green MLAs to Province House here in Nova Scotia, too.
Winning Campaigns come from federal and provincial electoral districts. Canada is very diverse, and having a selection of strategies to choose from in your unique region is very important.
The GPNS Fundy Shore hopes that this will become a series of webinars for sharing winning strategies and tips with and for Greens across Canada.
How to join in:
GPNS Executive Committee is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting
Topic: Tips from a Winning Campaign – Jenica Atwin’s Campaign Mgrs
Time: Mar 3, 2020 07:00 PM Atlantic Time (Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/424508409
Meeting ID: 424 508 409
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Special General Meeting on by-laws this Sunday
2020-02-16 14:00 - 16:45 | Helen Creighton Room, Alderney Gate Library, 60 Alderney Dr, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2Y 4P8, Canada
There will be a Special General Meeting of the GPNS this Sunday afternoon, Feb. 16, from 2 to 4:45, in the Helen Creighton Room at the Alderney Gate Public Library.
The purpose of this members’ meeting is to amend our by-laws. A link to the agenda for the meeting is below along with links to a document containing the proposed amendments to a number of by-laws and a document with an effectively new by-law on the selection of candidates for the upcoming general election.
https://gallery.mailchimp.com/9db7cbc2b106ded44128a1be9/files/9de712a4-ea38-45c1-bee8-b8735e04536f/Agenda_for_Special_General_Meeting_Feb_16_2020.02.docx
https://gallery.mailchimp.com/9db7cbc2b106ded44128a1be9/files/5f1da0c7-4727-4c88-bde2-8c93e561184b/Winter_2020_SGM_Proposed_Amendments.01.docx
https://gallery.mailchimp.com/9db7cbc2b106ded44128a1be9/files/e72cc3a4-fb17-4cab-9f2f-8bf448211e16/T_Selection_of_Candidates_for_Members_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_draft.docx
Need-to-Knows – Come Prepared!
Mugs – all hot beverage enthusiasts are encouraged to bring travel mugs. We will have coffee, tea, and reusable mugs at the meeting.
Scent-Free Environment – Please be courteous to those with sensitivities and avoid wearing scented products.
We look forward to seeing you on February 16.

Date Change: February Meeting of Dartmouth Greens
2020-02-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Parkland at the Lakes (82 Baker), 82 Baker Dr, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2W 0C8, Canada
Hello Dartmouth Green Party members and near members:
The upcoming meeting of the Dartmouth Greens has been delayed one week until Wednesday, Feb.12.
PARKLAND AT THE LAKES
82 BAKER DRIVE
HARRIS HALL IN THE PORTLAND ROOM.
6:30 to 8:30 PM
When you come in the main entrance, at #82, you’ll find the Reception Desk on your RIGHT, proceed to the long hall and turn LEFT. Portland Room is the second entrance on your LEFT.
Looking forward to seeing you there a week from Wednesday.
The following meetings for the Dartmouth Region of GPNS have been arranged by Arnie Brown for the following dates:
Mar 4 (storm date Mar 11)
Apr 7

The Future Is Green: Panel & Town Hall Forum in Truro
2020-02-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Forrester Hall, NSCC Truro, 36 Arthur St, Truro, Nova Scotia, B2N 1X5, Canada

Dartmouth Region GPNS Meeting
2020-01-08 18:30 - 20:30 | Parkland at the Lakes (82 Baker), 82 Baker Dr, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2W 0C8, Canada
As a member of the Dartmouth Region of the GPNS, please keep Wednesday, January 8th @ 6:30 PM open for the next Dartmouth Regional meeting to be held at
PARKLAND AT THE LAKES
82 BAKER DRIVE
HARRIS HALL IN THE PORTLAND ROOM

When you come in the main entrance, at #82, you’ll find the Reception Desk on your RIGHT, proceed to the long hall and turn LEFT. Portland Room is the second entrance on your LEFT.

Looking forward to see you there.
F or information about the meeting venue, please call Arnie Brown at (902) 406-6019.

Let’s Get Organized! - GPNS Fundy Shore
2020-01-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Evangeline Club, 130 Commercial St, Berwick, Nova Scotia, B0P 1E0, Canada
Green Party of Nova Scotia (Fundy Shore region)
Join us as we get organized in advance of the upcoming Provincial Election.
Join local members, interested folks, supporters, as well as previous candidates (Fed/Prov), Leaders & Executive of the Green Party of Nova Scotia
We will be gathering at the Evangeline Club in Berwick, 130 Commercial Street at 7:00 pm on Tues 7 Jan 2019

Dartmouth Regional Meeting of the GPNS on Dec. 4
2019-12-04 18:30 - 20:30 | 7 Mountain Ash Court, 7 Mountain Ash Court, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2Y 4N3, Canada
All members of the Green Party of Nova Scotia who live in the Dartmouth Region are invited to the upcoming regional meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 6:30 PM. The Dartmouth Region includes the following electoral districts:

Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage

Cole Harbour-Portland Valley

Dartmouth East

Dartmouth North

Dartmouth South

Eastern Shore

Preston-Dartmouth

If you are interested in attending or would like more information, please call 902-461-8290.

Nomination Meeting - Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River EDA
2019-11-24 13:30 - 14:30 | Colchester-East Hants Public Library, 754 Prince Street, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Get ready for the upcoming by-election!
The candidate nomination meeting for Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River will be held on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 1:30 PM in the Read Room of the Colchester-East Hants Public Library, 754 Prince Street, Truro.
New members are welcome. To vote you must be registered as a member of the Green Party of Nova Scotia 14 days before the meeting. For further information, contact: truro.bhmsr@greenpartyns.ca

GPNS Halifax Regional Meeting
2019-11-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Dalhousie University – Marion McCain Building – Room 2017, 6135 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4P9, Canada
The agenda will be available soon. Please check back here for updates.

GPNS Policy Discovery Meeting
2019-11-17 10:00 - 17:00 | Middle Stewiacke Recreation Centre, 2395 NS-289, Middle Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, B0N 1C0
Hello fellow Greens and supporters,
You are invited to attend the Green Party of Nova Scotia policy discovery meeting on November 17!
The meeting will include information on how Green policy is written and what sets it apart from other political policy. We will discuss the principles upon which Green policy is based, how to submit policy, and the steps that get policy ideas to membership votes and ratification.
We will also debrief from the Federal election and learn what the lessons and challenges faced the candidates and their teams. This will help prepare us for the upcoming provincial election.
Attendees will have the opportunity to meet party leader Thomas Trappenberg and other party members from around the province.
It will be an enjoyable and educational day and we look forward to your participation in building on the strengths of our ethical, inclusive policy development.
Click here to RSVP now.
Need-to-Knows – Come Prepared!
Mugs – all hot beverage enthusiasts are encouraged to bring travel mugs.
Appetite – We will provide refreshments of tea, coffee, water and light snacks, as well as a pizza lunch from a local business. There will be gluten free and vegetarian options. Please RSVP with dietary requirements by following this link. Feel free to bring a bagged lunch should we not be able to meet your dietary needs.
Scent-Free Environment – Please be courteous to those with sensitivities and avoid wearing scented products.
Bring Friends – We are also extending this invitation to Green Party of Canada members, as well as supporters who are not yet members of the GPNS.

GPNS Bedford Basin Regional Meeting
2019-11-13 19:00 - 21:00 | 47 Yerevan Drive, Lower Sackville, 47 Yerevan Drive, Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, B4C 4A8, Canada
Open Invitation to a Meeting of the Bedford Basin Region of the Green Party
of Nova Scotia (GPNS)
Are you are interested in hearing about, or contributing to, the Green Party’s plans and aspirations for the Bedford Basin Region of Nova Scotia? We are holding a regional meeting this Wednesday evening and we would like you to attend.
Building on the momentum and visibility gained by the Greens in the Federal Election, the Green Party of Nova Scotia is now focusing it’s energies on
becoming a viable and impactful political party in time for the next Nova Scotia Provincial election. As part of this process, GPNS is ramping up to be visibly present and engaged in every region and electoral district in the province.
The goal of the Nov 13th regional meeting is to determine policy or platform priorities for these electoral districts and grow the existing base of supporters. We are also looking for individuals willing to volunteer as constituency representatives for each riding which include:
ED-04 Bedford
ED-09 Clayton Park West
ED-29 Hammonds-Plains-Lucasville
ED-43 Sackville – Beaver Bank
ED-44 Sackville – Cobequid
ED-50 Waverly – Fall River – Beaverbank
(see : https://enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca/edinfo2012/ to determine your ED)
Snacks and beverages will be provided. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to the Bedford Basin Region convener, Stephanie Edmonds at s.edmondsknoll@gmail.com.
If you need a ride, please let Stephanie know.
Thanks, and we hope to see you Wednesday evening, Nov 13th!
Ron G. Parker, GPNS Bedford Basin Regional Executive Representative

GPNS Provincial Executive Monthly Meeting
2019-11-10 16:00 - 18:00 | Videoconference
The GPNS Executive will meet via videoconference this month. All members of the Executive are encouraged to attend. Please submit agenda suggestions via Slack or email.
Executive meetings are open for observation by members. If you wish to observe, please send an email to organizer@greenpartyns.ca – the Provincial Organizer will send you the link for the videoconference once one is prepared.
Note: Originally, this meeting was scheduled for 5pm-7pm, but it has been moved an hour earlier to 4pm-6pm.

Committee Meeting - Colchester North Electoral District Association
2019-10-27 14:00 - 15:00 | Colchester-East Hants Public Library, 754 Prince Street, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
This is the regular every-two-months meeting of the Colchester North EDA. New members are welcome, as there is lots of work to do, and new people are always welcome.
(Note: As this is newly-posted, the location is not set yet, because it has not been selected. This event will be updated with a specific location once it is determined. If for some reason, no specific location has been posted, and it’s less than a week before the event, please contact gpns@greenpartyns.ca)

Committee Meeting - Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River Electoral District Association
2019-10-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Colchester-East Hants Public Library, 754 Prince Street, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
This is the regular every-two-months meeting of the Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River EDA. New members are welcome, as there is lots of work to do, and new people are always welcome.
(Note: As this is newly-posted, the location is not set yet, because it has not been selected. This event will be updated with a specific location once it is determined. If for some reason, no specific location has been posted, and it’s less than a week before the event, please contact gpns@greenpartyns.ca)

General Meeting - Halifax Region
2019-10-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Dalhousie University – Marion McCain Building – Room 2017, 6135 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4P9, Canada
Agenda
* We will hear from Kai Trappenberg representing Dalhousie Greens.
* Election of a new Regional Representative to the Executive Committee.
* Changes to the provincial riding boundaries.
* Identify at least one issue to the Halifax region, which we will forward to the policy committee.
* Electoral District Associations (EDA) – do we want to set up an EDA in one (or more?) of our districts? If we did, then we could fundraise in the name of that EDA, and actually have a bank account, etc.
* Discuss possible candidates for the various ridings.

Executive Meeting - October (Provincial Executive)
2019-10-06 | Videoconference
This is the regular monthly meeting of the Provincial Executive.
The meeting will be held online using videochat software.
Members are welcome to observe, and may be granted speaking privileges at the discretion of the Executive. If you are a current member of the GPNS, please email gpns@greenpartyns.ca for the URL to join the meeting.
(Note: As this is newly-posted, the time is not set yet, because it has not been selected. This event will be updated with the time and a specific location once it is determined. If for some reason, no specific time and location have been posted, and it’s less than a week before the event, please contact gpns@greenpartyns.ca)

Truro-area Meet 'n' Greet
2019-09-21 17:00 - 19:00 | Nook and Cranny, 627 Prince Street, Truro, Nova Scotia, B2N 1G5, Canada
PLEASE JOIN US AND HELP MAKE NOVA SCOTIA A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK FOR OURSELVES AND OUR CHILDREN
