<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><br><br>--- On <b>Mon, 7/25/11, waterforum <i><waterforum@grandriver.ca></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: waterforum <waterforum@grandriver.ca><br>Subject: You are invited to the 11th Annual Grand River Watershed Water Forum<br>To: "butterflybluelu@rogers.com" <butterflybluelu@rogers.com><br>Date: Monday, July 25, 2011, 12:58 PM<br><br><div id="yiv671283787">

 
 

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<p class="yiv671283787MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;"><span lang="EN-US"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.grandriver.ca/waterforum"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:windowtext;"><img border="0" width="471" height="101" id="yiv671283787Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:1.383030811@web88304.mail.re4.yahoo.com" alt="Description: Email-Banner"></span></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;"></span></b></p> 
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<p class="yiv671283787MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;"><a rel="nofollow" name="_GoBack"></a><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;">You are invited to the 11<sup>th</sup> Annual Grand River Watershed Water Forum</span></b></p> 
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<p class="yiv671283787MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;">A Sustainable Watershed: Can We Get There From Here?</span></b></p> 
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<p class="yiv671283787MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Communities in the
 Grand River watershed talk about “sustainability” as a necessity for growth and future development.  But are we up to the challenge? Is a sustainable watershed a realistic goal?</span></p> 
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<p class="yiv671283787MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Join us
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;">on
<u>Friday, Sept. 16, 2011</u> at the GRCA headquarters, 400 Clyde Rd. in
 Cambridge as we explore this question and others at the Grand River Watershed Water Forum.</span></p> 
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<p class="yiv671283787MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Experts in the field of sustainability and watershed management will include:</span></p> 
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<p class="yiv671283787MsoListParagraph" style=""><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;font-style:normal;"><span style="">·<span style="font:7.0pt;">        
</span></span></span></em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Peter Victor, professor of Environmental Studies at
 York 
University and author of <em><span style="">Managing Without Growth: Slower by Design, Not Disaster</span></em></span></p> 
<p class="yiv671283787MsoListParagraph" style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font:7.0pt;">        
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Monique Dubé, Canadian Research Chair, Aquatic Ecosystem Health Diagnosis,
 University of 
Saskatchewan</span></p> 
<p class="yiv671283787MsoListParagraph" style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font:7.0pt;">        
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Gord Miller, Environmental Commissioner of
 Ontario<i></i></span></p> 
<p class="yiv671283787MsoListParagraph" style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font:7.0pt;">        
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Thomas Schmidt, Commissioner of Transportation and Environmental Services,
 Regional Municipality of
 Waterloo<i></i></span></p> 
<p class="yiv671283787MsoListParagraph" style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font:7.0pt;">        
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Lorrie Minshall, Director of the
 Grand River Water Management Plan<i></i></span></p> 
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<p class="yiv671283787MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;">More information on the Water Forum including a full program, on-line registration form and speaker bios can be found on our website:
</span><span lang="EN-US"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.grandriver.ca/waterforum"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">http://www.grandriver.ca/waterforum</span></b></a></span><span class="yiv671283787MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;">
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<p class="yiv671283787MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Interested in showcasing your business as an exhibitor? Contact:
</span><span lang="EN-US"><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:clinwood@grandriver.ca" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=clinwood@grandriver.ca"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Cam Linwood</span></b></a></span><span class="yiv671283787MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;">
</span></span><span class="yiv671283787MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;">at
</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:clinwood@grandriver.ca" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=clinwood@grandriver.ca"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">clinwood@grandriver.ca</span></a></span><span class="yiv671283787MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;">.</span></span></p> 
<p class="yiv671283787MsoNormal"><span class="yiv671283787MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;">  </span></span></p> 
<p class="yiv671283787MsoNormal"><span class="yiv671283787MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;">Hope to see you in September!</span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;"></span></b></p> 
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