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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">Dear Grenickers,
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<div>This new report has some good information on invasive species in Ontario. </div>
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<div>- Greg<br>
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<div id="divRpF627966" style="direction: ltr; "><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Chris Gosselin [CGosselin@regionofwaterloo.ca]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 04, 2012 12:26 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Alge Merry; Allison Featherstone; Andrew Dean; Charles Priddle; Claudette Millar; David Marks; Gregory C. Michalenko; Jared Ehgoetz; John Jackson; Laura Ehnes; Lauren Cymbaly; Patrick Duxbury; Ron Donaldson; Ted Creese; Wayne Caston; Younus Muhammad<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Albert Hovingh; Tim Van Hinte<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Ontario Invasive Species Strategic Plan<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Here is some long-awaited summer reading from the Provincial government.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Manager of Environmental Planning,</span></p>
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</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Subject:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Ontario Releases Plan to Combat Invasive Species</span></p>
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<h1><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><a href="http://news.ontario.ca/mnr/en/2012/07/ontario-releases-plan-to-combat-invasive-species.html?utm_source=ondemand&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=p" target="_blank"><span style="color:#462616">Ontario
Releases Plan to Combat Invasive Species</span></a></span></h1>
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<p><span style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#6A6A6A">July 3, 2012</span></p>
<h2 style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black">McGuinty Government Protecting Ontario's Economy and Environment</span></h2>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Ontario has developed a plan to combat invasive species in order to protect the province's environment and its economy.
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">The <a href="http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume/groups/lr/@mnr/@biodiversity/documents/document/stdprod_097634.pdf" target="_blank">
Ontario Invasive Species Strategic Plan</a> outlines Ontario's approach to the prevention, early detection, and rapid response to new invasive species and the effective management of existing invasive species like round goby, zebra mussels and the emerald ash
borer. Several ministries will work together under the plan to ensure threats to the province's biodiversity and its economy are dealt with as effectively as possible.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">The government has also committed to renew its partnership with the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters to promote greater public awareness of invasive species through education and
outreach — a major goal in the plan. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Protecting Ontario against invasive species is part of the McGuinty government's plan to ensure a healthy environment and a strong economy. A strong economy protects the services that mean
most to Ontario families — health care and education.</span></p>
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<h3><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#462616">QUOTES
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">"Ontario's rich biodiversity supports multiple industries like tourism, forestry and recreational and commercial fishing. Invasive species are a real threat to Ontario's economic and ecological
well-being. This plan paves the way for important partners like the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters and the Invasive Species Centre to fight this threat together."</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> – Michael Gravelle<br>
Minister of Natural Resources</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">"We have been fortunate to partner with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources for 20 years, successfully engaging millions of Ontarians annually in invasive species awareness and prevention.
We look forward to building on the momentum we have gained through this partnership as we continue the delivery of Ontario's Invading Species Awareness Program into the future."</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> – Angelo Lombardo<br>
Executive Director, Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">"The plan serves as an excellent framework for all of us in the invasive species network to focus on priorities and work collaboratively in response to the serious ecological and socio-economic
threats that invasive species represent. The Invasive Species Centre is eager to work with the Ontario government and our broad network of partners and stakeholders to deliver on key priorities."</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> – Robert Lambe<br>
Executive Director, Invasive Species Centre </span></p>
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<h3><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#462616">QUICK FACTS
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Invasive species are species that come from other countries or regions and threaten the environment, economy or society by disrupting local ecosystems. They are
the second greatest threat to Ontario's biodiversity after habitat loss. </span>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.invadingspecies.com/Invaders.cfm?A=Page&PID=1" target="_blank">Zebra mussels</a> cost the province between $75 and $91 million per year due
to economic losses in recreational and commercial fishing and boating, damages to infrastructure, and other complications resulting from the associated algae growth.
</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Since 2010, enforcement officers have seized almost 39,000 lbs. of
<a href="http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume/groups/lr/@mnr/@biodiversity/documents/document/stdprod_088924.pdf" target="_blank">
Asian carp</a> that were destined for Ontario markets.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.invadingspecies.com/Invaders.cfm?A=Page&PID=38" target="_blank">Garlic mustard
</a>was brought over from Europe as an edible herb. It has spread throughout southern Ontario and out-competes native wildflowers such as the trillium, the provincial flower.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.invadingspecies.com/Invaders.cfm?A=Page&PID=8" target="_blank">Round gobies</a>, a fish species, are aggressive feeders and steal eggs from
nesting smallmouth bass.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">The
<a href="http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/Forests/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_166994.html" target="_blank">
emerald ash borer</a> is a highly invasive insect that has killed millions of ash trees in southern Ontario. It poses a major economic and environmental threat to urban and forested areas.
</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">When combined with sun exposure, the sap from the
<a href="http://www.web2.mnr.gov.on.ca/mnr/Biodiversity/Invasive_Species/Giant_Hogweed_Fact_Sheet.pdf" target="_blank">
giant hogweed</a> can cause skin to burn and inflame. In some cases, affected areas can remain sensitive to UV light years after exposure.</span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Read the
<a href="http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume/groups/lr/@mnr/@biodiversity/documents/document/stdprod_097634.pdf" target="_blank">
Ontario Invasive Species Strategic Plan</a> (PDF, 3 MB). </span></li></ul>
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<h3><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#462616">CONTACTS</span></h3>
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Minister’s Office<br>
416-314-2198</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Media calls only: Media Desk<br>
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416-314-2106</span></li></ul>
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