<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_1437533808408_32428">Here's some good news. We need to stand behind Bill 37.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32428"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32428">Lulu :0) </div><br> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32431"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32430"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32429"> ----- Forwarded Message -----<br> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32432"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> MIN Feedback (MNRF) <minister.mnrf@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> "Minister, MOECC (MOECC)" <Minister.MOECC@ontario.ca> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, July 21, 2015 4:02 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Message from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32433"><br><div id="yiv3545837933">
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<div class="yiv3545837933MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32434"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;">MNR5805MC-2015-1373</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"></span></div>
<div class="yiv3545837933MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32483"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32512">July 21, 2015</span></div>
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<div class="yiv3545837933MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32485"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32511"><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32510"><span style="color:blue;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32509">butterflybluelu@rogers.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"></span></div>
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<div class="yiv3545837933MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32487"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></div>
<div class="yiv3545837933MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32489"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32488">Your email of May 22, 2015 to the Honourable Glen Murray, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, regarding European Common Reed
<i>Phragmites australis subsp. australis</i> was forwarded to me for response. Thank you for sharing your concerns.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv3545837933MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32492"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32491">Ontario is taking strong action to address the threat that invasive species pose to our environment, economy and society. To combat this serious
problem, our government introduced Bill 37, the proposed Invasive Species Act, in November 2014. If passed, it will enable Ontario to list and regulate invasive species, such as prohibitions on sale.
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<div class="yiv3545837933MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32496"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32495">Our government has taken additional steps to address invasive species with the
<i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32494">Ontario’s Invasive Species Strategic Plan</i>. Specifically, my ministry has developed provincial best management practices for
<i>Phragmites</i> to ensure consistent and effective control of this invasive plant across Ontario. We have also worked with the Ontario Invasive Plant Council (OIPC) on the development of the
<i>Grow Me Instead Guide</i>. The guide encourages gardeners to plant native and non-invasive alternatives to invasive plants. This guide can be found at the OIPC’s website at
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ontarioinvasiveplants.ca/"><span style="color:blue;">www.ontarioinvasiveplants.ca</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv3545837933MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32527"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32526">Again, thank you for writing.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv3545837933MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32529"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Sincerely,
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<div class="yiv3545837933MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Bill Mauro</span></div>
<div class="yiv3545837933MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32532"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32531">Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry</span></div>
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<div class="yiv3545837933MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32534"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437533808408_32533">c: The Honourable Glen Murray</span><span style=""></span></div>
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