<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Dave Sills <<a href="mailto:dsills@sympatico.ca">dsills@sympatico.ca</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">September 22, 2009 8:47:57 AM GMT-04:00</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">undisclosed-recipients:;</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>CoC-Guelph [ACTION]: TONIGHT! - Come out to Laird Road to help the amphibians cross the road safely</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><div>Hello everyone,<br><br>Norah was out at Laird Road last night where the road cuts through the wetland, and the carnage was very significant - over 200 amphibians were killed as they tried to cross from one side of the wetland to the other across Laird Road (see attached photo). Mild, humid nights this time of year encourage this amphibian movement. And the next couple of nights will be the same.<br><br>The city was asked in Sept 2008 to put a simple road block up at each end of the road for a temporary closure on nights such as last night. There has been no action, and we continue to lose wetland amphibians. The removal of Laird road and the integration of the wetland system was once a key part of the Hanlon Creek Business Park plan. It is now watered down somewhat with a partial closure planned, and even then that would not occur until years from now.<br><br>We are planning to meet at Laird Road (between the Hanlon and Downey Road) tonight - 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm - to try to save as many of the amphibians as possible. All are welcome, but make sure to wear reflective clothing, and bring a flashlight, bucket and gloves.<br><br>Hope to see you there!<br><br>Dave<br>CoC-Guelph.ca<br><br><img height="360" width="484" src="cid:9AABBD09-F2F2-4822-A946-A199B66EA6B0@lan"></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>