<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3568"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3602">Hi folks</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3568"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3568" dir="ltr"><font size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3769" face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3644">Phragmites australis is the invasive plant taking over wetlands in Waterloo Region and other areas in Ontario right now. It is currently being sold in stores as an ornamental plant but I'm calling for a provincial ban. The MOE has responded below and confirmed the fact that it is the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry taking the lead on this particular issue so if we want to support new legislation to ban sales, that is the ministry we should appeal to.</span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3568" dir="ltr"><font size="3" face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class=""><br></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3568" dir="ltr"><font face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" size="3" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_5389">I'd like GREN to create a letter asking the Region of Waterloo to pass a motion to send a letter to the MNRF calling for a ban on the sale of this plant to protect our area wetlands and to show public support for the concept. </font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3568" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3568" dir="ltr"><font face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3568" dir="ltr"><font face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">Lulu :0)</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3568" dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;" class=""><br></span></div><br> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3571"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3570"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3569"> ----- Forwarded Message -----<br> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3647"> <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3646"><span style="font-weight:bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3645">From:</span></b> "Kolitsopoulos, Helen (MOECC)" <Helen.Kolitsopoulos@ontario.ca><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> "butterflybluelu@rogers.com" <butterflybluelu@rogers.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> "O'Brien, Stevie (MNRF)" <Stevie.OBrien@ontario.ca>; "Mauro, Bill (MNRF)" <Bill.Mauro@ontario.ca>; "cfife-co@ndp.on.ca" <cfife-co@ndp.on.ca> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, June 25, 2015 4:21 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> ministers letter ENV1283MC-2015-1401<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3648"><br><div id="yiv3579083538">
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<div class="yiv3579083538MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3672"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Dear Ms. Lanteigne:</span></div>
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<div class="yiv3579083538MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3674"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435677367665_3772">Thank you for your email of May 22, 2015 regarding the sale of Phragmites australis in retail stores here in Ontario.
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<div class="yiv3579083538MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> Honorable Bill Mauro, Minister, MNRF</span></div>
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