<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> ----- Forwarded Message -----<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Louisette Lanteigne <butterflybluelu@rogers.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Brenda Halloran <Brenda.Halloran@waterloo.ca>; "Mark.Whaley@waterloo.ca" <Mark.Whaley@waterloo.ca>; "scott.witmer@waterloo.ca" <scott.witmer@waterloo.ca>; "melissa.durrell@waterloo.ca" <melissa.durrell@waterloo.ca>; "angela.vieth@waterloo.ca" <angela.vieth@waterloo.ca>; Karen Scian <Karen.Scian@waterloo.ca>; "jeff.henry@waterloo.ca"
<jeff.henry@waterloo.ca>; "diane.freeman@waterloo.ca" <diane.freeman@waterloo.ca> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, November 5, 2012 2:12:10 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Please support Ban on Snapping Turtle Hunts<br> </font> </div> <br><div id="yiv816327121"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(100, 100, 100); font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><b>Dear Gren Members</b></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;color:rgb(100, 100,
100);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;" class="yui_3_7_2_18_1352142192207_64"><b><br></b></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;color:rgb(100, 100, 100);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;" class="yui_3_7_2_18_1352142192207_64"><b>Please send this form letter to your city council to help pass a resolution to help stop Snapping Turtle hunts.</b></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;color:rgb(100, 100, 100);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;" class="yui_3_7_2_18_1352142192207_64"><b><br></b></div><div
style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;color:rgb(100, 100, 100);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;" class="yui_3_7_2_18_1352142192207_64"><b>Louisette Lanteigne</b></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;color:rgb(100, 100, 100);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;" class="yui_3_7_2_18_1352142192207_64"><b>______________________________________________________</b></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;color:rgb(100, 100, 100);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;"
class="yui_3_7_2_18_1352142192207_64"><b><br></b></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;color:rgb(100, 100, 100);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;" class="yui_3_7_2_18_1352142192207_64"><b><br></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(100, 100, 100); font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Dear Councillors</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(100, 100, 100); font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(100, 100, 100); font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">The Friends of Ontario Snapping Turtle petition (FROST) with 11,000 signatures was presented to the Ontario Legislation on Feb.12 2012 asking the OMNR to ban the hunting of the snapping turtle, a species at risk in Ontario.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(100, 100, 100); font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">The Ministry responded that a mandatory reporting of hunted snapping turtles will be put in place.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px;
padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(100, 100, 100); font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">The snapping turtle is a listed species at risk with a turtle recovery team appointed that recommend the removal of the snapping turtle from the hunting regulations.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(100, 100, 100); font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario also supports the removal of the snapping turtle from the hunted species list.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(100, 100, 100); font-size: 12px;
line-height: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Please read the attached for the report about the snapping turtle's struggle to survive.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(100, 100, 100); font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Essex County Council has passed a resolution to support the ban of the hunting of snapping turtles in Ontario.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(100, 100, 100); font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">On June 4, 2012 the Township of Georgian Bay passed a resolution to support the ban on the hunting of this
species at risk.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(100, 100, 100); font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Please add this municipality to the growing support list to ban the hunting of the snapping turtle in Ontario and pass a resolution at your next council meeting with copies to the OMNR as per the following </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(100, 100, 100); font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Here is the passed resolution passed by Georgian Bay Township: </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px;
padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(100, 100, 100); font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(100, 100, 100); font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><b>Resolution of Support:</b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(100, 100, 100); font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">WHEREAS the Council of the Township of Georgian Bay understands that Snapping Turtles are under increasing pressure due to habitat loss, habitat degradation, road construction, illegal harvesting and
collection;</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(100, 100, 100); font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">AND THAT the Council of the Township of Georgian Bay formally request that the Ministry of Natural Resources place a ban on Snapping Turtle hunting and harvesting, and immediately remove the Snapping Turtle from the permitted "Hunted Games" list.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(100, 100, 100); font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">AND FINALLY THAT this resolution be forwarded to all communities of interest with a request that they consider the same.</div><div
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