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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Joy Finney
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<b>Subject:</b> FW: GRCA News: GRCA to mark 75th anniversary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Cameron Linwood
[mailto:clinwood@grandriver.ca] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 30, 2009 15:54<br>
<b>Subject:</b> GRCA News: GRCA to mark 75th anniversary</span><span
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text-indent:0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Grand River Conservation
Authority</span></i></b><b><u><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<h1>GRCA to mark 75th anniversary<br>
with head office open house on Oct. 3<o:p></o:p></h1>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:0in'>The GRCA is marking its 75th
anniversary year with a public open house at its head office in Cambridge on
Saturday Oct. 3.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:0in'>The open house will run from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. at 400 Clyde Road, Cambridge.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:0in'>Visitors will be able to learn about
the activities and programs of the GRCA as well as several community
organizations that work with the GRCA.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:0in'>A highlight of the day will be a
presentation by photographers from the Waterloo Region Record who will show
highlights from their project “A Year on The Grand.” Mat McCarthy and David
Bebee have been photographing the river throughout the year and will show their
work and discuss the project during a presentation at 1:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:0in'>Among the activities that will take
place throughout the open house are:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Tours
of the flood control room and the Shade’s Mills Dam<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Nature
programs, tours and animal shows<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Tours
& displays by the Ancient Mariners Canoe Club<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Fly-fishing
and stewardship displays by the Waterloo Stewardship Network<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Wetland
displays by Ducks Unlimited<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Rural
Water Quality Program displays and activities<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Groundwater
Festival displays and activities for children<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Green
Roof presentation by Nedlaw Living Roofs<o:p></o:p></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:0in'>The open house will be followed by
the presentation of the 2009 Watershed Awards to individuals and organizations
that have undertaken work to improve the Grand River watershed.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>-30-<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:0in'><b>Further information</b>: Dave
Schultz, GRCA Manager of Communications<br>
<b>Phone</b>: (519) 621-2763, Ext. 2273; <b>Cell</b>: (519) 658-3896<br>
<b>E-mail</b>: <a href="mailto:dschultz@grandriver.ca">dschultz@grandriver.ca</a><b>
Website</b>: <a href="http://www.grandriver.ca">www.grandriver.ca</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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