<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Deadline Dec 7th </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Cultural protection needs to include waterways, </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">green corridors and historical landscapes as</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">biodiversity supports and rejuvenation sites for </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">all species. They need to hear about headwater</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">protection and wetland preservation.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Norah</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> "Salter, Eva (MCIIT)" <<a href="mailto:Eva.Salter@ontario.ca">Eva.Salter@ontario.ca</a>><br><b>Date:</b> December 2, 2015 at 12:50:22 PM EST<br><b>To:</b> "Salter, Eva (MCIIT)" <<a href="mailto:Eva.Salter@ontario.ca">Eva.Salter@ontario.ca</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>RE: WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU - Province Undertakes First-Ever Strategy on Arts and Culture in Ontario</b><br><br></div></blockquote><div><span></span></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hello All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">This is just a reminder that the closing date for input to the Ministry’s Discussion Paper toward
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">developing the first
<b>Culture Strategy for Ontario </b>is <b>December 7. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">This is a great opportunity to let your voice be heard.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">The link to provide online input is
<a href="https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontarios-culture-strategy">https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontarios-culture-strategy</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Rage Italic";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Eva S. Salter</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Regional Advisor</span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade</span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport</span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><ns0:address><ns0:street><span style="color:navy">301 St.Paul St.</span></ns0:street><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></ns0:address></span><ns0:city><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"></span></ns0:city><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">St.Catharines
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><ns0:state><span style="color:navy">ON</span></ns0:state><span style="color:navy">
</span><ns0:postalcode><span style="color:navy">L2R 7R4</span></ns0:postalcode></span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Tel: 1 800 263 2441 ext. 3 or 905 704 3953</span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Fax: 905 704 3955</span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
<a href="blocked::mailto:eva.salter@ontario.ca" title="mailto:eva.salter@ontario.ca"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">eva.salter@ontario.ca</span></a></span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"> </span><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"> Salter,
Eva (MCIIT) <br>
<b>Sent:</b> November 19, 2015 5:33 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Salter, Eva (MCIIT)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU - Province Undertakes First-Ever Strategy on Arts and Culture in Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Here is a great opportunity to participate in a Culture Strategy Town Hall meeting. A webcast has now been scheduled for the Kingston Culture Strategy Town Hall
on Wednesday, November 25<sup>th</sup>, 7-9:30PM. Here is the link for the webcast:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www1.webcastcanada.ca/events/registration/mtcs1115.php">http://www1.webcastcanada.ca/events/registration/mtcs1115.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">This webcast will be in English only with English closed captioning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The<span style="color:#1F497D"> webcast will be online, so participants will need access to a computer with internet. People who register for the webcast will be able to send
in written comments/ask questions via the webcast, during the town hall. A staff person will be monitoring all the comments/questions as they come in and will be able to raise a select few during the TH. While there won’t be time to answer all the questions,
the Ministry will receive an archive of all the comments/questions for review after the event. FYI all questions/comments will be linked to whatever name/e-mail with which the person registered for the webcast. In addition to taking questions or comments
from people on line, the staff monitoring the webcast will attempt to facilitate a moderated chat with online users by replicating the exercises as best as possible. If someone is unable to attend the session either in person or by webcast, the webcast will
be accessible to the public for one year from that date, through the same webcast link. All they’d have to do would be to register in order to access it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Rage Italic";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Eva S. Salter</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Regional Advisor</span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade</span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport</span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><ns0:address><ns0:street><span style="color:navy">301 St.Paul St.</span></ns0:street><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></ns0:address></span><ns0:city><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"></span></ns0:city><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">St.Catharines
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><ns0:state><span style="color:navy">ON</span></ns0:state><span style="color:navy">
</span><ns0:postalcode><span style="color:navy">L2R 7R4</span></ns0:postalcode></span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Tel: 1 800 263 2441 ext. 3 or 905 704 3953</span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Fax: 905 704 3955</span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
<a href="blocked::mailto:eva.salter@ontario.ca" title="mailto:eva.salter@ontario.ca"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">eva.salter@ontario.ca</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"> Salter,
Eva (MCIIT) <br>
<b>Sent:</b> November 16, 2015 11:55 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Salter, Eva (MCIIT)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU - Province Undertakes First-Ever Strategy on Arts and Culture in Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Good Afternoon:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">If you wish to provide input to Ontario’s first strategy on arts and culture, as outlined below, there are several ways to do so
including a <b>Town Hall </b>meeting on </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Thursday,
<b>November 19, 2015</b> from <b>7:00 PM – 9:30 PM</b> at </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.museumlondon.ca/"><span style="color:#8138B3;background:#EDEDED">Museum London, Lorraine Ivey Shuttleworth Community
Gallery</span></a> in </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">London</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Museum London is located at
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">421 Ridout Street North, London, Ontario N6A 5H4. Here is the Mapquest link
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<p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We look forward to seeing you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Rage Italic";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Eva S. Salter</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Regional Advisor</span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade</span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport</span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><ns0:address><ns0:street><span style="color:navy">301 St.Paul St.</span></ns0:street><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></ns0:address></span><ns0:city><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"></span></ns0:city><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">St.Catharines
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Tel: 1 800 263 2441 ext. 3 or 905 704 3953</span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Fax: 905 704 3955</span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
<a href="blocked::mailto:eva.salter@ontario.ca" title="mailto:eva.salter@ontario.ca"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">eva.salter@ontario.ca</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"> Salter,
Eva (MCIIT) <br>
<b>Sent:</b> October 2, 2015 10:51 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Eva Salter-home (<a href="mailto:evasybill@gmail.com">evasybill@gmail.com</a>)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU - Province Undertakes First-Ever Strategy on Arts and Culture in Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#EE3124;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Province Undertakes First-Ever Strategy on<br>
Arts and Culture in Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Toronto, October 1, 2015
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<b>Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport</b></a> has launched a province-wide consultation to develop the first
<b>Culture Strategy for Ontario</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">From October through December, people in Ontario can participate in the consultation in various ways:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">At town hall sessions in 11 communities (listed below) from
<b>October 13 to December 3, 2015</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">By sharing ideas via the
<u><a href="http://ofsys.com/T/OFC4/L2S/1029/B2721030/qJPo/734960/26425994/Yv7L0a/1/1978501/9SZrs4Uz/I/747799/Oow1ht.html">Culture Talks website</a></u> or on Twitter using #ONCulture. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
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discussion paper</a></b> by <b>December 7, 2015</b> (further details on how to submit comments on the discussion paper are posted on the government’s online
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Environmental Registry</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Consultations, which will include conversations with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities, will run until December 7, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#EE3124;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Cultural Strategy Town Hall Schedule – Venues and Times TBC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><a href="http://ofsys.com/T/OFC4/L2S/1029/B2721030/qJPo/734960/26425997/kfS8jf/1/1978501/9SZrs4Uz/I/747799/Oow1ht.html">Cultural Strategy Town Hall Schedule
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Thursday, October 15, 2015 – Hamilton <br>
Thursday, October 22, 2015 – Thunder Bay<br>
Thursday, October 29, 2015 – Sudbury<br>
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 – Ottawa <br>
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 – Markham<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Thursday, November 19, 2015 – London<br>
Wednesday, November 25, 2015 – Kingston<br>
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 – Mississauga<br>
Thursday, December 3, 2015 – Windsor<br>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">The culture strategy developed through this process will set the government’s priorities and provide the plan to support the culture sector over the next
five years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Culture Strategy Advisory Group</a> will provide expertise and diverse perspectives on the role of culture in Ontario and the development of the culture strategy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#EE3124;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Background<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Ontario currently supports four culture sectors:
<b>arts, cultural industries, cultural heritage</b> (including community museums, heritage buildings, cultural heritage landscapes and archaeology) and
<b>public libraries</b>. Over the years, demographic and technological changes have had a profound impact on the culture sector.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Supporting arts and culture in the province is part of the government's economic plan for Ontario.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Kirsten Gunter<br>
Director of Communications<br>
Ontario Arts Council<br>
416-969-7403 or 1-800-387-0058 ext. 7403 | <u><a href="mailto:kgunter@arts.on.ca">kgunter@arts.on.ca</a></u> |
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www.arts.on.ca</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">For more information:
<a href="mailto:culturetalks@ontario.ca">culturetalks@ontario.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade</span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport</span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Tel: 1 800 263 2441 ext. 3 or 905 704 3953</span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Fax: 905 704 3955</span><span style="color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
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