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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>13/01/2010<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Attention:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ms. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Barbara Steiner</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Senior Environmental Planner<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>City of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kitchener</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear Ms. Steiner,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>I have seen the Notice of the Public Information Meeting
scheduled for January 20<sup>th</sup>, 2010. I believe that you were made
aware when I attended a meeting with Mr. Sleeth in your presence that I
belonged to a winter monitoring team for the American Bald Eagles that may be
found in the Region and in other parts of the <st1:place w:st="on">Grand River</st1:place>
watershed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The MNR has continually updated the mapping for this
species. You are advised that for the past 3 years, there has been a considerable
more presence of this species between the 401 and the Mannheim Weir at <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hidden</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Valley</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>I encourage you to contact Mr. Art Timmerman of the
Guelph MNR office to see the revised maps. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>My own observations during the monitoring of birds in
general during the Kitchener Christmas Bird Counts in this area, that there is
no tolerance of human activity within 800 metres. This becomes very
significant to the proposal for new trails and a footbridge in the very area
where this species has been recorded.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>I look forward to a response from you. Well in advance
of that public meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Respectfully submitted,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Neil E. Taylor<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>C.c. Other interested parties.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'>“If I keep a
green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come." - Chinese Proverb<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'>"You must have the
bird in your heart before you can find it in the bush" - John
Burroughs (1908) essay: Art of Seeing Things<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'><a
href="mailto:neiletaylor@sympatico.ca"><font color="#003300"><span
style='color:#003300'>neiletaylor@sympatico.ca</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://www.sentex.net/~tntcomm/kwfn/index.html"><font color="#003300"><span
style='color:#003300'>http://www.sentex.net/~tntcomm/kwfn/index.html</span></font></a>
---KWFN Web Page<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'>Neil E. Taylor<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u1:Street u2:st="on"><u1:address u2:st="on"><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><b><font size=2 color="#003300"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;
font-weight:bold'>1016 Wilson Ave.</span></font></b></st1:address></st1:Street></u1:address></u1:Street><b><font
size=2 color="#003300"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:
bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:City u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'>Kitchener</span></font></b></st1:City><b><font
size=2 color="#003300"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:
bold'></u1:City> <u1:State u2:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">ON</u1:State></st1:State></span></font></b></st1:place></u1:place><b><font
size=2 color="#003300"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:
bold'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'>N2C 1J2<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'>Tel. 519-893-6469<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'>Summer Address: <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u1:Street u2:st="on"><u1:address u2:st="on"><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><b><font size=2 color="#003300"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;
font-weight:bold'>1031 Hewitt St</span></font></b></st1:address></st1:Street></u1:address></u1:Street><b><font
size=2 color="#003300"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:
bold'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b><font
size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#003300;font-weight:bold'>Gull</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font
size=2 color="#003300"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:
bold'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Lake</st1:PlaceType></span></font></b></st1:place><b><font
size=2 color="#003300"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:
bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:City u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'>Gravenhurst</span></font></b></st1:City><b><font
size=2 color="#003300"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:
bold'></u1:City> <u1:State u2:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">ON</u1:State></st1:State></span></font></b></st1:place></u1:place><b><font
size=2 color="#003300"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:
bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'>Tel. (705) 687-1234<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'>"In the end, we
conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand and we will
understand only what we are taught." -- Baba Dioum<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'>“I have a room
all to myself; it is Nature. It is a place beyond the jurisdiction of
human government.” - (Author unknown)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'>“Adopt the pace
of nature: her secret is patience.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003300" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:bold'>“The richness I
achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration.” - Claude Monet</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color="#003300"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003300;font-weight:
bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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