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<DIV>Even though RBC is the main finance company of the Alberta Tar Sands, it's good to see efforts made to help water at this end of the world.</DIV>
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<DIV>Lulu :0)</DIV>
<DIV><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 11/2/09, Dave Schultz <I><dschultz@grandriver.ca></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt"><FONT size=5><I><B>Grand River Conservation Authority<BR></B></I><U><B>News Release</B></U></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3><B>Monday, Nov. 2, 2009</B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><B>Release ON RECEIPT</B></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt"><FONT size=5><B>Grant from RBC will help rural property owners protect water quality</B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-INDENT: 14pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt">The Grand River Conservation Authority is expanding its programs for rural property owners, thanks to a $100,000 grant from the RBC Blue Water Project to the Grand River Conservation Foundation. </DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-INDENT: 14pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt">The RBC Leadership Grant will help the GRCA provide advice to rural landowners – both farm and non-farm – on how to protect water quality on their land. </DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-INDENT: 14pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt">“When it comes to rural water quality, one of our biggest challenges is meeting public demand,” said Tracey Ryan, GRCA’s Supervisor of Extension Services. “People want to protect their waterways – it’s simply a matter of having the resources to do so.”</DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-INDENT: 14pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt">“With two-year support from the RBC Blue Water Fund, the GRCA will now be able to reach all rural landowners with advice and provide financial support for them to protect their part of the Grand River watershed,” said Ryan.</DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-INDENT: 14pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt">The money will be used to increase capacity in the GRCA’s Rural Water Quality and rural non-farm programs. It will be used to broaden outreach activities such as landowner contact and a series of five workshops for rural non-farm residents. It will allow the GRCA to extend the reach of its existing Rural Water Quality Program to parts of the watershed where it’s not currently in place, such as Dufferin and Haldimand counties. Farmers will be able to apply for grants to implement projects to protect water quality.</DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-INDENT: 14pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt">Rural non-farm participants will be introduced to the Rural Landowner Stewardship Guide which will help them evaluate the effect their property and actions have on the environment. They’ll receive advice on the value of upgrading wells, improving septic systems and planting trees for windbreaks. Some landowners may be eligible to apply for grants to undertake these projects. </DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-INDENT: 14pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt">RBC has committed $50 million to its Blue Water Project to provide grants over 10 years to support initiatives that foster a culture of water stewardship. The program is designed to make measurable, meaningful differences to communities and the environment.</DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-INDENT: 14pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt">“RBC is proud to support watershed management, conservation and water treatment through our Blue Water program,” said Jane Black, RBC Regional Vice President, Greater Waterloo. “We want to make sure the Grand River watershed continues to provide ecosystem services, such as drinking water supply, a critical habitat for plants and animals and an area of natural beauty for many years to come.” </DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt"><B>About RBC</B></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt">RBC believes in building prosperity by contributing to the communities in which we live and work. We are now one of Canada’s largest corporate donors, and we support a broad range of community initiatives, through donations, sponsorships and employee volunteer activities. In 2008<B>,</B> RBC contributed more than $99 million to community causes worldwide. As a founding member of Imagine Canada, RBC is committed to donating at least one per cent of our average annual net income before taxes. For more information, please visit <FONT color=#0000ff><U><A href="http://www.rbc.com/donations/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.rbc.com/donations/</A></U></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt"><U><B>Further information:</B></U></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt">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="http://ca.mc883.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=dschultz@grandriver.ca" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:dschultz@grandriver.ca">dschultz@grandriver.ca</A> <B>Website</B>: <A href="http://www.grandriver.ca/" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff><U>www.grandriver.ca</U></FONT></A></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt">Greg Skinner, RBC, Manager of Communications<BR><B>Phone</B>: <FONT size=2 face="Arial, sans-serif">(416) 974-5904: </FONT><B>E-mail</B>: <A href="http://ca.mc883.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=greg.skinner@rbc.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:greg.skinner@rbc.com"><FONT color=#0000ff><U>greg.skinner@rbc.com</U></FONT></A><BR></DIV>
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