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<DIV>This was just sent to me from the City of Waterloo. The MNR and GRCA are going to monitor the amphibians crossing along Wideman Road. Check it out. Very good stuff. I'm sending my thanks to the city for their response.</DIV>
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<DIV>Louisette<BR><BR>--- On <B>Tue, 10/6/09, Tim Anderson <I><Tim.Anderson@waterloo.ca></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Tim Anderson <Tim.Anderson@waterloo.ca><BR>Subject: FW: Dead Salamanders off Wideman Road<BR>To: "Louisette Lanteigne" <butterflybluelu@rogers.com><BR>Cc: "COUNCIL" <COUNCIL@waterloo.ca>, "dschultz@grandriver.ca" <dschultz@grandriver.ca>, "Karen Moyer" <Karen.Moyer@waterloo.ca><BR>Received: Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 4:51 PM<BR><BR>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Hello Ms Lanteigne,</SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I am responding to your email on behalf of the City of Waterloo. </SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">First we would like to thank-you for bringing this information to our attention. The amphibian migration unfortunately was not isolated to Wideman Road as it occurr<SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">s</SPAN> on various roads across the Region and throughout the Province as you have noted. </SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Prompted by your inquiry we have been in consultation with the MNR and GRCA on this matter. It is understood that the weather patterns this year played a role in the timing of the movement. Most of August there was very little precipitation then starting on Sunday September 20 it started to really warm up then September 21-22st it was humid and warm, excellent conditions for amphibians to move. In the fall, amphibians are generally moving to overwintering sites, and spring is when they move to breeding locations. <SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"> </SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Specifically as it relates to Wideman Road the City of Waterloo is going to continue to work with the GRCA and MNR to investigate migration zones along this road section. Further research will indicate what steps should be taken to mitigate this occurance in future. </SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #002060; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Thanks</SPAN></B></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #002060; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Tim Anderson, P.Eng.</SPAN></B></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">: Louisette Lanteigne <butterflybluelu@rogers.com> <BR><B>To</B>: dschultz@grandriver.ca <dschultz@grandriver.ca>; Jan dAilly; Diane Freeman; Brenda Halloran; Ian McLean; Karen Scian; Angela Vieth; Mark Whaley; Scott Witmer <BR><B>Sent</B>: Wed Sep 23 16:52:48 2009<BR><B>Subject</B>: Dead Salamanders off Wideman Road </SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>A large number of amphibians including frogs, salamanders, newts and turtles have been killed off Wideman Road in the last few days. I personally delivered a total of 13 dead salamanders taken from Wideman Road to Dr. Jim Bogart at the University of Guelph for positive identification.</DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>To view the range of species currently crossing the roadway please visit the following web link. It shows the photos I took last night around midnight.</DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><A href="http://www.waterloomoraineact.com/widemanroad" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.waterloomoraineact.com/widemanroad</A></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>CKCO release a report of how the City of Guelph closed Laird's road for amphibians and I highly recommend we shut down Wideman Road in the evenings until the migratory period has passed. To view the story regarding the issues of amphibian crossings in Guelph visit here:</DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><A href="http://www.southwesternontario.ctv.ca/news.php?id=5785&PHPSESSID=2c1ebbbb927fb6f11834e342545c76a3" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.southwesternontario.ctv.ca/news.php?id=5785&PHPSESSID=2c1ebbbb927fb6f11834e342545c76a3</A></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I have identified road kill hot spots. The PDF file attached shows the line of where all the dead salamanders were picked up and the circled area represents the location where 70% of them were found. </DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>If you would like more information, I have video, photos and Dr. Bogart will provide me with the results of the identification in the near future. At this point I can confirm the presence of redbacks and Red Spotted Newts based on the roadkill. I'll be sure to update you further as information comes in. </DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>If you can foward this information to relevant city and regional staff officials I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!</DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Louisette Lanteigne</DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Waterloo Ontario</DIV></DIV>
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