<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_12228">Here is the map on video of the confirmed Jefferson finds from 2011 and I understand there were further follow up studies since that time as well. </font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_12236"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmbnIjebXMM" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8671">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmbnIjebXMM</a><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_12235">Area residents who live in the area state not all surface water features were reasonably represented in the mapping. Here is that video. </font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_12234"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y658WxC_1eU" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8606">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y658WxC_1eU</a><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: medium;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_12357">Note: At the time of this particular video, the only reference I had on the permit approval for taking salamanders was based on the issues revolving around the Hanlon Park project in Guelph. They stumbled across that find accidentally during the construction phase and work was delayed until a permit could be secured. </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: medium;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_12450">Since that time I have spoken with senior planners from the MNR policy department in Peterborough. I even spoke with signing officers. They went into great detail to inform me on the policy, what the process for approvals is like, the projected time frame for approvals, who signs off etc. Now I know how the law was designed to work. We spoke at length because policy folks rarely get public feedback regarding the effectiveness of policy implementation so I told them of the snags I ran into during OMB processes etc. </span><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_12233"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_12071">I took this video in Regional Council on October 4th 2011 where staff stated they don't need a kill permit for this project. I shared this with certain legal experts and the advice given to council would have represented a clear violation of law. I reported this to enforcement agencies, ministers etc. </span><a shape="rect" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdRuYRIQdJk" target="_blank" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434577878937_27461" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdRuYRIQdJk</a><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_12232">Now look at the revised wetland features in THIS map shown on Marcy 4, 2014 and note how the area the lady was pointing now has wetland features indicated on the mapping. </font><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_12230" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIYPQpqAeAo" style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_12724">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIYPQpqAeAo </a> City staff now freely admit this will have adverse impacts. They have to admit that. It's the simple truth. </font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_12905">I have submitted all the EA data, watershed studies etc. beyond the scope of simply this road extension project that confirms the presence of the following Endangered/Threatened species in this zone.</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_13023">Jefferson Salamanders (Endangered)</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_13131">Barn Swallows (Threatened)</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_13026" class="">Butternut Trees (E</font><span style="font-size: medium;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_16231">ndangered) </span><span style="font-size: medium;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_16232"> These are VERY close to the existing projected roadway. </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_13129">Chimney Swift (Threatened)</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_13158">Bobolink (Threatened)</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_19303">Five Lined skinks (</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_13152">Milk Snake (Special Concern)</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_13075">Snapping Turtle (Special Concern)</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_13187">Night Hawk (Special Concern)</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_13189">Bald Eagle (Special Concern)</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_13264">Canada Warbler (Special Concern)</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_13104">Least Bittern (Threatened)</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_13103">Patch Bumble Bee (Endangered) </font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_13132">Northern Myotis aka Long Eared Bat (endangered) </font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: medium;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_39295">In the area we also have Wavy-rayed Lampmussel</span><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: medium;">There are others. </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><font size="3" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_19234" style="">Natural Heritage Study August 2005 South Kitchener Transportation Corridor Study. Lots of these species are mentioned in that particular report. Unfortunately they stated they didn't find Jeffersons but we proved later that the testing methods being used were highly flawed and killing specimens. </font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><font size="3" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_39282" style=""><a href="https://ca-mg6.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.partner=rogers-acs&.rand=0jg2hl3ev6i2m#mail" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_39146" class="" style="">https://ca-mg6.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.partner=rogers-acs&.rand=0jg2hl3ev6i2m#mail</a></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_39858">When they did do the studies correctly they found 171 in 2007. In 2008 they found 195. In fact from 2004 to 2008, the Jefferson population went from 0 to 506. </font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><font size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr" class="" style=""><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_40088">Due to climate change it is vitally important to protect northern populations within Canada since our habitat areas are the ones where they will most likely be able to survive, if we protect it and allow for expansion spaces. </font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: medium;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_39969">The statement that it was the largest population found came directly from a KW Record article. It was included in the information I provided to the MOE to facilitate the Part II order request. I can dig that up for you later if you like but I have to pack and head to </span><span style="font-size: medium;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_40141">Ottawa.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font size="3">Have a good one! </font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: medium;">Louisette Lanteigne</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: medium;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_40138">700 Star Flower Ave.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: medium;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_40137">Waterloo ON</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_40136">N2V 2L2</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_12881"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8419" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><br> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8423"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8422"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8421"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8420"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8424"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Gregory C. Michalenko <gcmichalenko@uwaterloo.ca><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Louisette Lanteigne <butterflybluelu@rogers.com>; "GREN >" <all@gren.ca> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:53 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> RE: [All] Treaty Rights & Rights of Biodiversity<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8425"><br><div id="yiv8068079888"><style type="text/css"></style><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8427">
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_8429">You should be more careful in checking your facts. A major error is saying that the Hidden Valley road will go "directly over the top where they [Jefferson Salamanders] have been confirmed in the forest". This is not so at all. A thorough study was
made of herptiles and Jefferson salamanders were found. This triggered additional studies, critical Jefferson habitat delineation was done, and a new road route was proposed outside of it. I had a chance to go through it when it came to EEAC. I've also
talked to the specialist who discovered the Jeffersons, and heard a presentation from the MNR person in charge of the file. The revised road trajectory stays well away from the area now officially designated as Jefferson habitat. </div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434576520343_12143">I think you may also be wrong that Hidden Valley has the largest distribution of Jeffersons in Canada. Could you let me know the evidence you have for that?</div>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> Prime Minister/Premier Ministre <pm@pm.gc.ca>; Justin Trudeau <justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca>; Tom Mulcair <thomas.mulcair@parl.gc.ca>; Elizabeth May <elizabeth.may@parl.gc.ca>; "leona.aglukkaq@parl.gc.ca" <leona.aglukkaq@parl.gc.ca>;
DionStéphane [NCR] <stephane.dion@parl.gc.ca>; Francis Scarpaleggia <francis.scarpaleggia@parl.gc.ca>; "premier@ontario.ca" <premier@ontario.ca>; Minister (MAH) <minister.mah@ontario.ca>; Min XNCR <min@dfo-mpo.gc.ca>; "minister.moe@ontario.ca" <minister.moe@ontario.ca>;
MIN Feedback (MNR) <minister.mnr@ontario.ca>; AINC-INAC Ministre-Minister <minister@aadnc-aandc.gc.ca>; MP Peter Braid (Kitchener-Waterloo) <peter.braid@parl.gc.ca>; MPP Catherine Fife (Kitchener-Waterloo) <catherinefife@on.ndp.ca>; Andrea Horwath <ahorwath-qp@ndp.on.ca>;
Info <info@gg.ca>; "gail.jackson@ontario.ca" <gail.jackson@ontario.ca>; Gail Mainster <gmainster@davidsuzuki.org>; CELA Articling Student 1 <articling.cela@lao.on.ca>; Anastasia Lintner <alintner@ecojustice.ca>; Wildlife Ontario/Faune <wildlife.ontario@ec.gc.ca>;
"wildlife.enforcement@ec.gc.ca" <wildlife.enforcement@ec.gc.ca>; "anna@wildlandsleague.org" <anna@wildlandsleague.org>; Carolinian Canada Coalition <wildlife@carolinian.org>; Tim ( MAH) Ryall <tim.ryall@ontario.ca>; David Donnelly <david@donnellylaw.ca>; "environment@afn.ca"
<environment@afn.ca>; Environment Canada Inquiry Centre <enviroinfo@ec.gc.ca>; RAVEN (Respecting Aboriginal Values & Env. Needs) <susan@raventrust.com>; Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable <petitions@oag-bvg.gc.ca>; Myeengun Henry <mhenry@conestogac.on.ca>
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I wen to Toronto and witnessed the court process of Chippeway of the Thames (COTT) taking on Enbridge, the NEB and the Crown on regarding the lack of crown consultation regarding Line 9. Three judges were there grilling all the lawyers on the many issues.
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act as the crown seeing that they were an "agent" of the crown. The solicitor for COTT stated that the NEB has the obligation to abide by charter and treaty rights under the constitution as proven by Rio Tinto, Haida Treaty etc. They do have power to ask for
a crown consultation process but they cannot replace one using the NEB hearing. In the case of Line 9 it never took place and that was confirmed by the NEB's solicitor that they "did not execute section 58".</span></font></div>
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<span class="yiv8068079888" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_2916" style="color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;line-height:21.466667175293px;">The Crown did not participate in the NEB approval process. Enbridge said they would
be unfairly treated if the decision gets cancelled because it's not their fault crown consultation did or did not take place. They believe the decision should stand. The solicitor for the Crown argued that there is no specific time protocol for when to apply
Crown consultation. He argued it is unreasonable for First Nations consultation to take place until AFTER the NEB makes their decision because if the verdict is no there is no logical reason to require consultation in his view. At that point the audience along
with me quietly groaned, mumbled etc. Not a popular idea to put it mildly. (This is racist in my view to give everyone else a voice to shape the approval while negating First Nation's concerns. How can we make informed decision if folks don't have a say equally
at the same time?)</span></font></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_2835"><font id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_7166" size="2"><br clear="none" class="yiv8068079888" style="color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;line-height:21.466667175293px;">
<span class="yiv8068079888" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_2927" style="color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;line-height:21.466667175293px;">The COTT solicitor spoke in response and stated if the public process negates crown
consultation until after approval it puts a huge financial burden on First Nation's communities wanting to reverse or amend an existing approval. It forces them to seek out a court process to contest or amend or cancel whatever decision was made. It's not
fair. He also reminded the judges that the law protects against adverse impacts to First Nations. That the term "Adverse" is not limited to a leak in the pipe but to the long term adverse impacts on First Nations as a totality. </span></font></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_2835"><font id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_6781" size="2"><br clear="none" class="yiv8068079888" style="color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;line-height:21.466667175293px;">
<span class="yiv8068079888" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_2928" style="color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;line-height:21.466667175293px;">The end remarks were well received with subtle but happy murmurs of yes and yeps,
tiny quite little claps and leg tapping in support. The room was bubbling with hope.</span><br clear="none" class="yiv8068079888" style="color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;line-height:21.466667175293px;">
<span class="yiv8068079888" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_2929" style="color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;line-height:21.466667175293px;">Outside protesters gathered in solidarity with banners, drums and chants demanding
compliance to Treaty Rights making all the loud wonderful noise we could not show in the court room. They yelled clapped and drummed for us all. </span></font></div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_2835"><span class="yiv8068079888" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_15109" style="color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:21.466667175293px;">During
an earlier break in the hearing, I got up and offered hand made felt pins I made in support of the Two Row wampum and Chippewas of the Thames. I made 47 of them and offered it to every single person in the audience at that hearing. 33 were given out, two
folks asked for an extra one, and only 6 people declined to receive them and they were all dressed in suits and formal attire giving me the impression they were working at the time although I cannot personally confirm if that was indeed the case or not. All
I know is that of the majority of people in the audience came to support Chippeways of the Thames as I had. </span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_2835"><span id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_15347" style="color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;line-height:21.466667175293px;font-size:small;">Now we await the decision.
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_2835"><span class="yiv8068079888" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_2959" style="color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;line-height:21.466667175293px;"><font id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_15013" size="2">In
the back of my mind I'm thinking they are treating us just like endangered species in Canada. Just like the animals that are supposed to be federally protected but are not. </font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_2835"><span class="yiv8068079888" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_3286" style="color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;line-height:21.466667175293px;"><font id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_6782" size="2">Locally
the Region of Waterloo and other areas have a history of not implementing critical habitat delineation for endangered species until after approvals are given. For those who want to champion their cause to protect them and their habitats it discriminates against
us. There is no reasonable data established that we can use since they have not completed testing, nor is there reasonably informed decisions prior to consent that gives everyone a clear view on what needs to be protected and how much area is left to work
with. This forces concerned citizens, Aboriginal folks and advocates to have to seek judicial processes out side of the normal planning phase and puts the burden on concerned citizens to prove animals are there while experiencing duress and costs of an adversarial
OMB system. So many parallels exist between these two case of how First Nations people and endangered animals are being treated it makes me wonder if they aren't trying to kill us both off. <span id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_3338" style="line-height:21.466667175293px;"><br clear="none">
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_2835"><font id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_6783" size="2"><span class="yiv8068079888" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_3348" style="color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;line-height:21.466667175293px;"><span id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_3347" style="line-height:21.466667175293px;">It
is illogical and unreasonable to defer these matters until after the approval stage is complete. These animals protect the last remaining grassland meadow habitats in the Grand River Watershed where only 1% of those areas remain.These animals also protects
primary recharge areas away from well heads because there are no laws that exist to reasonably protect that. It protects valuable medicines of First Nations including plants like Ohio Spiderwort who's roots are used as a poultice to fight cancer and it protects
biodiversity and our water supply and pollinators. One cannot harm these last remaining sacred lands without causing harm to endangered species. It is common sense. The only habitats we have now are the last remaining of their kind. </span></span><span id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_6404">According
to the Ministry of Natural Resources, up to 90% of Southwestern Ontario's natural wetlands have already been destroyed by development. </span></font></div>
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<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv8068079888" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434118202280_26456" target="_blank" href="http://www.npca.ca/wp-content/uploads/LyonsCreekEast/Wetland-Restoration-final_26Feb07b.pdf" style="color:rgb(25,106,212);"><font id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_6863" size="2">http://www.npca.ca/wp-content/uploads/LyonsCreekEast/Wetland-Restoration-final_26Feb07b.pdf</font></a></div>
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<font id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_6808" size="2"><span class="yiv8068079888" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_6421">Modern humans evolved approximately 3.5 million years ago but turtles go back for 215 million years ago and were around
during the age of dinosaurs. They are </span><span class="yiv8068079888" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_6422">dependent on temperature which is a feature retained from ancient times, before sex chromosomes and heritable sex traits evolved. Unfortunately,
with rising temperatures associated with climate change, this same trait is what makes turtles highly vulnerable to extinction. Source; </span><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv8068079888" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434118202280_19732" target="_blank" href="http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/snappers.htm" style="color:rgb(25,106,212);font-family:'Times New Roman';background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/snappers.htm</a><br clear="none">
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<font id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_6809" size="2">Waterloo Region is known to be one of the highest mortality areas for turtles in Canada due habitat destruction and the placement of roads and development beside known habitats. This was noted
in a report by the David Suzuki Foundation called the Road to Extinction.</font></div>
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<font id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_6810" size="2">Source: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv8068079888" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434118202280_19413" target="_blank" href="http://www.davidsuzuki.org/publications/reports/2012/the-road-to-extinction-a-call-to-end-the-snapping-turtle-hunt/" style="color:rgb(25,106,212);">http://www.davidsuzuki.org/publications/reports/2012/the-road-to-extinction-a-call-to-end-the-snapping-turtle-hunt/</a><br clear="none" class="yiv8068079888" style="">
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<font id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_6797" size="2">The policy failures are self evident in the data noted above. When projects encroach upon the wetlands such as Hidden Valley in Kitchener and Barrie's Lake in Cambridge, it is self evident the
system is not working. Both these projects have been approved at the municipal level in spite of the previous EA studies citing a multitude of endangered species in both these areas. I found all my information about them in reports that are already in the
possession at the Region. There is no plausible deniability regarding this data. The fact approvals were given for these species without critical habitat delineation in place first shows the laws as they are being applied now are not working to protect what
it was intended to protect. There is no precautionary approach being used. This is clearly a pre-development bias. There are many species being left out of the planning process but previous EA data notes all of them. </font></div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_2835"><span class="yiv8068079888" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_6344" style="color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;line-height:21.466667175293px;"><span id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_6343" style="line-height:21.466667175293px;"><font id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_6804" size="2">The
need is there to strictly mandate that these laws be used prior to approval, not after and in the case of Hidden Valley and Barrie's Lake, we need a solid no from the Province. There is no other reasonable response to be made. Hidden Valley is home to the
largest distribution of Jefferson Salamanders in Canada. A roadway extension is proposed to go directly over top where they have been confirmed in the forest. Barrie's Lake is in the natural corridor between RARE charitable research reserve and the Grand
River. Habitat for a huge diversity of species including rare snakes, turtles, badgers, bobolink, Least Bitterns and Jefferson Salamanders to name but a few. It is within the reasonable habitat range for the last remaining cougars in Ontario. This species
has already been declared extinct. Here are some quick examples of media reports regarding various area sightings for these species in this zone. </font></span></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_2835"><span class="yiv8068079888" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_11487"><font id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_11486" size="2"><font class="yiv8068079888" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_11485" color="#141823" face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""><span class="yiv8068079888" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_11484" style="line-height:21.466667175293px;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_11481" target="_blank" href="http://metronews.ca/news/kitchener/1055001/experts-hiking-cambridges-rare-reserve-can-cut-the-mustard/">http://metronews.ca/news/kitchener/1055001/experts-hiking-cambridges-rare-reserve-can-cut-the-mustard/</a></span></font><br clear="none">
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_2835"><span class="yiv8068079888" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_11565"><font id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_11564" size="2"><font class="yiv8068079888" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_11563" color="#141823" face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style=""><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_11562" target="_blank" href="http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5023320-another-cougar-sighting-reported-near-cambridge/">http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5023320-another-cougar-sighting-reported-near-cambridge/</a></font></font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_2835"><font id="yiv8068079888yui_3_16_0_1_1434545387873_11698" size="2">The habitat is reasonable to protect from an economic standpoint too. Waterloo Region is the second largest food belt in Ontario.
These lands are best kept as recharge to provide water for generations to come to provide both food and water security as well as a sustainable steady revenue for the water it provides for citizens, industries and agriculture. We have to value natural commodities
like natural recharge zones as a pillar of our economy and value animals as the protectors of the resource to protect treaty rights, federal laws and our long term environmental and economic systems. </font></div>
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have a duty to comply to International law to protect both Aboriginal Rights and Biodiversity. Federal law and treaty rights exist to protect both but they will not work unless we stop systematically allowing exemptions that allow for the pollution and destruction
of the land. That approach is currently killing both people and animals. It is the same mindset killing us all. </span></font></div>
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way we are living today it makes me wonder if my grand children will ever have the blessing to see a snapping turtle in the wild. In the age of climate change and with our current destructive planning processes we cannot delay taking action on these issues
today if we are to protect both the children and the turtles. </span></font></div>
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