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The “Winter Gathering” is a special event of ECHO’s permanent exhibit, “INDIGENOUS EXPRESSIONS: Native Peoples of the Lake Champlain,” and is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education through the support of U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy; with additional support from the ECHO Annual Fund, KeyBank, the Vermont Arts Council, and from a 2009 Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership Grant from the Lake Champlain Basin Program. This video was produced by James Gero.

On March 2, Burlington voters will decide whether the city should continue using Instant Runoff Voting to elect the mayor. To help you get a handle on what's at stake, Channel 17/Town Meeting TV and Seven Days are teaming up to host a public debate on IRV. Representatives from the groups One Person One Vote and 50% Matters will take questions from a media panel that includes WCAX reporter Bianca Slota, John Briggs of the Burlington Free Press and Shay Totten of Seven Days. Channel 17's Jess Wilson will moderate. 
The debate is sponsored by Leunig's Bistro.

Join us for this free, public debate at Burlington City Hall's Contois Auditorium or Live on Burlington Telecom and Comcast Channel 17 -- Thursday, February 18, at 7 p.m.

On March 2, 2010 Burlington voters will consider a $21,500,000 revenue bond to expand parking at the Burlington International Airport.  The proposed expansion will be paid for by revenues from the parking garage.  This video provides information from airport officials about the proposal. 

Richard Kemp and Karen Windgate profile the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf.  They speak with staff members Rachel Moss and Rob Meehan.  Part of the Common Good Vermont profiles of nonprofits.