<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Vanessa Long &#187; Aurora</title>
	<atom:link href="http://vanessalong.ca/tag/aurora/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://vanessalong.ca</link>
	<description>Your Future Green MP in Newmarket-Aurora</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:34:30 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Press Release: Campaign After-Party</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/04/28/press-release-campaign-after-party/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/04/28/press-release-campaign-after-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[35053]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aurora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elxn41]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newmarket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newmarketaurora]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=536</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Media Release For Immediate Release April 28, 2011 smart economy – strong communities – true democracy. NEWMARKET – The Green Party in Newmarket-Aurora is pleased to announce that our election night party will be at local restaurant, Tom &#38; Jerry&#8217;s (Yonge and Millard), starting at 8 p.m. Local Candidate Vanessa Long said, &#8220;We are looking [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/04/28/press-release-campaign-after-party/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Newmarket-Aurora Green Party Press Release &#8211; Platform Unveiled</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/04/10/newmarket-aurora-green-party-press-release-platform-unveiled/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/04/10/newmarket-aurora-green-party-press-release-platform-unveiled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aurora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elxn41]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newmarket]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=458</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Media Release For Immediate Release April 7, 2011 smart economy – strong communities – true democracy NEWMARKET – The Green Party released its platform at a press conference in Toronto on Thursday, April 7, 2011. Vanessa Long, candidate for Newmarket-Aurora, joined Green Party candidates and Canadians across the country as Elizabeth May unveiled the platform [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/04/10/newmarket-aurora-green-party-press-release-platform-unveiled/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Green Policy on Families</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/04/10/green-policy-on-families/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/04/10/green-policy-on-families/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aurora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elxn41]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Era-Banner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latchford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newmarket]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=456</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Teresa Latchford at the Era-Banner for her article on how local political candidates would help families in Newmarket-Aurora. Here&#8217;s what I said: Thank you for asking me to comment on how the Green Party would help Ontario families. As the Social Services Critic for the Green Party, this issue is of particular importance [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/04/10/green-policy-on-families/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Join Us For Coffee Saturday Morning</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/03/30/join-us-for-coffee-saturday-morning/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/03/30/join-us-for-coffee-saturday-morning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 02:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Event]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aurora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coffee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newmarket-aurora]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=392</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ll be at the Second Cup on Bayview in Aurora just north of Wellington (it&#8217;s near the theatre) between 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Afterwards we&#8217;ll be heading out to pound in signs and do some door canvassing. Please plan to be there if you have already volunteered. If you would like to know more about [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/03/30/join-us-for-coffee-saturday-morning/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Green Party Campaign Launch</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/03/26/green-party-campaign-launch/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/03/26/green-party-campaign-launch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aurora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newmarket]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=349</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Join us at the Crow&#8217;s Nest in Newmarket Sunday night at 8:30 for our Campaign Kick-off. A brief moment to enjoy the calm before 5 weeks of election craziness. Crow&#8217;s Nest is at 115 Prospect Street. Can hardly wait to see you there!]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/03/26/green-party-campaign-launch/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Transition More Urgent than Ever</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/03/07/transition-more-urgent-than-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/03/07/transition-more-urgent-than-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Newmarket-Aurora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aurora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newmarket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peak oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transition Town]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[York Region]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=339</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you have community gardens and orchards? Are you allowed to have small livestock within your Town boundaries? Is there adequate local food/energy/water production? Are there solid community networks to ensure that the most vulnerable don't fall through the cracks?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://vanessalong.ca/2011/03/07/transition-more-urgent-than-ever/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Importance of Building Local Capacity</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/11/10/the-importance-of-building-local-capacity/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/11/10/the-importance-of-building-local-capacity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Justice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aurora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newmarket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transition Town]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[York Region Food Network]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=299</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Through my involvement with Greens and Transition Towns I&#8217;ve learned a lot about the importance of building local resiliency and local capacity. Capacity, to me, is the ability of our community to meet local needs. Do we have enough food, power generation, waste handling, water, services, etc. to take care of our citizens? Resiliency is [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/11/10/the-importance-of-building-local-capacity/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Happy World Water Day &#8211; Water Bottle-Free!</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/22/happy-world-water-day-water-bottle-free/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/22/happy-world-water-day-water-bottle-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aurora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newmarket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil and gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peak oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=196</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[March 22nd is World Water Day and it seems like an excellent time to muse over the current state of our water resources. Canada is so truly blessed with abundant fresh water and some of the healthiest tap water in the world and perhaps that is why we have been able to keep our per [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/22/happy-world-water-day-water-bottle-free/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Clean, Green Energy &#8211; want a share?</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/16/clean-green-energy-want-a-share/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/16/clean-green-energy-want-a-share/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newmarket-Aurora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ontario]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aurora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feed-in tariff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newmarket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewables]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UU]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=185</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Carter for sharing this link with me. Tyler Hamilton at CleanBreak.ca discusses a couple of solar co-ops that are popping up around southern Ontario. One is Countryside, partnering with ARISE Technologies to start photovoltaic (PV) projects on commercial/industrial rooftops. People who are interested in participating in PV but do not have adequate sites [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/16/clean-green-energy-want-a-share/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>If democracy doesn&#8217;t function, it isn&#8217;t the fault of politicians</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/02/14/if-democracy-doesnt-function-it-isnt-the-fault-of-politicians/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/02/14/if-democracy-doesnt-function-it-isnt-the-fault-of-politicians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Civil Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newmarket-Aurora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#cedna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accountability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aurora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citizens Engaging Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Era-Banner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newmarket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prorogue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rally]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rothwell]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/2010/02/14/if-democracy-doesnt-function-it-isnt-the-fault-of-politicians/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[[Letter number 2 in what will most likely be a series of Letters to the Editor of the Era-Banner that I am not allowed to send because I am a declared candidate for an election that will happen sometime in the future. I wish I had realized that when I declared for the Green Party [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/02/14/if-democracy-doesnt-function-it-isnt-the-fault-of-politicians/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

