<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Hi folks</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><b>Keystone Pipeline Vote today:</b></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; ">The Keystone pipeline is going to be voted on today in the US Senate. No word yet what the vote is but we'll find out later today.</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><b>Highland Quarry update: </b></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:
12pt; ">The good students of Conestoga helped to craft a new short documentary about the proposed Highland quarry in Melancthon. They did a super job. It's online here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2AgBbUPpJIk#!</div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><b>Climate Change Adaption in Ontario:</b></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Back in January, Environmental Canada released <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; ">Ontario’s first Climate change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan – 2011-2014. To view visit here: </span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,
Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><a href="http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/resources/STDPROD_081665.html">http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/resources/STDPROD_081665.html</a><br></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><b>Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller comments on Climate Change Adaption in Ontario:</b></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Yesterday, March 7th, Gord Miller reviewed the plan and said it was good but there were still things to work upon. I watched his live interview upon the release of the report that provides analysis on the Environment Canada recommendations and here are some of the highlights: </div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div
style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; ">Basically the Environmental report by Enviro. Canada is good. But we need the public in the discussion to get implimentation happening.</span><br></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; ">The government should talk straight with the Ontario public so we can properly address the issues. </span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; ">New risks in Ontario due to climate change: Lyme disease, higher temps, need to upgrade building code to address risks.</span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; ">Invasive species to expect: Kudzu vine coming north. It kills trees, displaces natural plants, affects powerlines etc.</span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; ">Areas like Kitchener Waterloo are going to see drought periods.<br></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;
"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; ">Places to Grow must consider building design, energy efficiency, sprawl, extream weather events.<br></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; ">We need to sit down with the revenue we have and make sure we don't build things that get washed out, wiped out or damaged.<br></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; ">Water use, how we handle grey water,
road construction all issues we must address. Insulation standards, hurricane clips.<br></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; ">Building codes need to adapt. Tornados: we're pretty close. It's climate change. It's Different! We're going to see more. Unpredictable<br></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; ">We've built our society based on expected trends in weather. We need to adapt. The economy must adjust. Building code must too.</span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;
"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; ">We built our society on a climate we no longer have. Electrical systems, water systems, farming etc. It's got to adapt.<br></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; ">Our culture will change. We define ourselves by hockey but outdoor rinks may not happen.<br></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; ">Big and Scary Mountain Pine Beetle is moving
east destroying forests. Jack pine at risk. Huge losses for forestry sectors. <br></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; ">Changes in biodiversity of animals. Certain species of flying squirrels now interbreeding. Oppossums are in Ontario now. Animals are changing.<br></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; ">Tornado season likely to expand due to climate change<br></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);
font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; "><br></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; ">Mr. Miller's recommendations are noted in his new report, Ready for Change? An assessment of Ontario's climate change adaption strategy which can be viewed online here: </span><a href="http://www.eco.on.ca/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; ">http://www.eco.on.ca/</a><br></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div
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