<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; "><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><div dir="ltr"> </div> <br><div id="yiv1877432631"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; "><div><span>Hi folks</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>I got a great response from the Ontario Agricultural minister as seen in the attachments. </span>The letter of response contains the contact info for folks involved with both the national water strategy as well as national food strategy. Handy info to have if folks want to give comment on the need to protect water and farmlands from gravel pits. </div><div><br></div><div><span>To view
the presentation I submitted visit here: </span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.slideshare.net/Waterloomoriane/ara-submission-lanteigne-aggregate-risks-gdp-impacts">http://www.slideshare.net/Waterloomoriane/ara-submission-lanteigne-aggregate-risks-gdp-impacts</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Lulu </div><div><br></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, times, serif; "> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times, serif; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> ----- Forwarded Message -----<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)" <minister.omafra@ontario.ca><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> butterflybluelu@rogers.com <br><b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cc:</span></b> Minister (MAH) <minister.mah@ontario.ca>; MIN Feedback (MNR) <minister.mnr@ontario.ca> <br> <b><span
style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, July 25, 2012 4:43:56 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> RE: Correspondence from The Honourable Ted McMeekin, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs<br> </font> </div> <br><div id="yiv1877432631">
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