<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span><font face="Calibri"><span style="line-height: 31px; font-size: 18px;">Hi folks. Got this message from Sue Barry <scstubley@yahoo.ca> . They need help to save a wetland complex in Cambridge. </span></font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span><font face="Calibri"><span>Lulu </span></font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 27px; line-height:
31px;">_________________________________________________________</span></font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: center; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 31px; font-size: 20pt;"><font face="Calibri"><br></font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: center; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 31px; font-size: 20pt;"><font face="Calibri">SAY <u>NO</u> TO CITY OF CAMBRIDGE PLANS TO DISCHARGE SUBDIVISION STORMWATER INTO BARRIE'S LAKE WETLANDS</font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="line-height:
21px; font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">The City of Cambridge has asked the public to send comments on their 255 acre Cambridge West Subdivision plans. The City plans to discharge Stormwater from the proposed Cambridge West Subdivision into Barrie's Lake Wetlands on Roseville Road in North Dumfries. </font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 21px; font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">Barrie's Lake Environmentally Sensitive Policy Area 57 is:</font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New
Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">Provincially Significant Wetlands</font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">in an Environmentally Sensitive Landscape</font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New
Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">a vital habitat for fish, wildlife and migratory birds</font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">ecologically sensitive and unable to survive this abuse</font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><font face="Calibri"> </font></span></div><div
class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">The turtle population is already at risk. Hundreds of turtles have been killed crossing Roseville Road to lay their eggs. The City has plans for Collector Roads to re-align Blenheim and Roseville Roads between the wetlands in the path of wildlife. Collector Roads may be connected with roundabouts.</font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:
14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 8pt;"></span></font></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">70% of Ontario's wetlands have already been destroyed or degraded. In parts of southwestern Ontario, over 90% of the original wetlands are gone. These are among the highest recorded losses of wetlands anywhere on Earth.</font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica,
sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 7pt;"><font face="Calibri"> </font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">Stormwater from heavily populated areas such as subdivisions has been shown to contain harmful substances such as sediment, heavy metals, household cleaning agents, commercial soaps, solvents and paint residues. </font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"></span></font></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica,
sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">According to the Ministry of Natural Resources "The capacity of wetlands to neutralize harmful substances is limited; too much runoff can degrade or destroy the wetlands <u>killing fish and wildlife</u>."</font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><font face="Calibri"> </font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">One Region of Waterloo Councillor has said "there's no way to see if groundwater protection efforts required in developments actually work. Nobody goes back to
check."</font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><font face="Calibri"></font><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri"> </font></span><br clear="all"></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Please email the City of Cambridge and <u>Say No to Stormwater Discharge into Barrie's Lake.</u></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri"> </font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNormal"
style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The public can address comments to the following to become part of the public record</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">.</span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:SouwandA@cambridge.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:SouwandA@cambridge.ca" style="color: rgb(40, 98, 197); outline: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; font-size:
14pt;">SouwandA@cambridge.ca</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> and </span><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:dcurrie@mhbcplan.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:dcurrie@mhbcplan.com" style="color: rgb(40, 98, 197); outline: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; font-size: 14pt;">dcurrie@mhbcplan.com</span></a><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></font></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">519-740-4650 ext
4601 519-576 -3650</font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri"> </font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">This plan was only made public on June 18th, 2013. The City of Cambridge wants your comments now.</font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;
margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">Planners are going to finalize the preferred options in July.</font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 7pt;"><font face="Calibri"> </font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">Only public comments can save the wetlands and wildlife. <u>Please</u> send your comments today.</font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 7pt;"><font
face="Calibri"> </font></span></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">For more information see the Cambridge West website:</span><span style="font-size: 8pt;"></span></font></div><div class="yiv4298331109ecxyiv45279282ecxyiv1903692181ecxMsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cambridge.ca/planning_services/planning_operations/cambridge_west_master_environmental_servicing_plan_mesp" style="color: rgb(40, 98, 197); outline: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: windowtext; font-size: 10pt;">http://www.cambridge.ca/planning_services/planning_operations/cambridge_west_master_environmental_servicing_plan_mesp</span></a></div><div
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