<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13363">The City of Kitchener seeking EBR permit to disturb/destroy habitat and/or specimens of Blanding’s Turtle, Little Brown Myotis (Brown bat) and Northern Myotis (Long eared bat) for the purpose of constructing an extension of Strasburg Road from Templewood Drive to north of Stauffer Drive, in the City of Kitchener</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13363"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13234" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 14px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13486"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13485">If folks want to give comment visit the URL below.</font></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13234" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13234" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 14px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13480"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13479">Lulu :0) </font></span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13239" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13238"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13237"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13236"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13350"> <br>----- Forwarded Message -----<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Environmental Registry Alerts <registryalerts@eco.on.ca><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Louisette Lanteigne <water.lulu@yahoo.ca> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, November 8, 2016 12:00 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> "kitchener" in New Information Notice: Title: City of Kitchener, Permit for activities with conditions to achieve overall benefit to the species - ESA clause 17(2)<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13482"><br><div id="yiv3432755490"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13582"> <table style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;width:100%;background-color:#f6f6f6;margin:0;padding:0;" bgcolor="#f6f6f6" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13581"><tbody id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13580"><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13596"><td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:0;" valign="top"></td> <td width="600" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;display:block;max-width:600px !important;clear:both;width:100% !important;margin:0 auto;padding:0;" valign="top" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13595"> <div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;max-width:600px;display:block;margin:0 auto;padding:10px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13594"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;border-radius:3px;background-color:#fff;margin:0;padding:0;border:1px solid #e9e9e9;" bgcolor="#fff" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13605"><tbody id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13604"><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13653"><td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;vertical-align:top;color:#fff;font-weight:500;text-align:center;border-radius:3px 3px 0 0;background-color:#348eda;margin:0;padding:20px;" align="center" bgcolor="#348eda" valign="top" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13652">“kitchener” in New Information Notice:
Title:
City of Kitchener, Permit for activities with conditions to achieve overall benefit to the species - ESA clause 17(2)</td></tr><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13603"><td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:10px;" valign="top" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13602"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13601"><tbody id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13600"><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13645"><td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:5px;" valign="top"><strong>Title: </strong></td>
<td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:5px;" valign="top" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13644">City of <span style="background-color:yellow;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13851">Kitchener</span>, Permit for activities with conditions to achieve overall benefit to the species - ESA clause 17(2)(c)</td></tr><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13642"><td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:5px;" valign="top"><strong>Ministry: </strong></td>
<td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:5px;" valign="top" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13641">Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry</td></tr><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13639"><td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:5px;" valign="top"><strong>Notice Date: </strong></td>
<td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:5px;" valign="top" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13638">2016-11-08</td></tr><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13696"><td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:5px;" valign="top"><strong>URL: </strong></td>
<td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:5px;" valign="top" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13695"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTMwODg2&statusId=MTk4MzE0&language=en" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13694">http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/...</a></td></tr><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13599"><td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:5px;" valign="top" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13598"><strong id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13607">Registry #: </strong></td>
<td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:5px;" valign="top" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13609">012-8980</td></tr><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13689"><td colspan="2" style="font-size:14px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;margin:0;padding:20px 0px;" valign="top" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13688"><div style="text-align:center;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13692"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13691">2 Excerpts Mention “kitchener”:</b></div></td></tr><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13615"><td colspan="2" style="font-size:14px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;margin:0;padding:20px 0px;" valign="top" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13614">“...nt <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13613">This proposal is exempted by Ontario Regulation 681/94 under the Environmental Bill of Rights as a classified proposal for an instrument, because the species for which the permit is sought is an animal.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13617">The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) is voluntarily posting this notice to advise the public of the proposal and to invite the public to submit written comments on this proposal to the contact person identified in this notice.</div> Description <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13620">The City of <span style="background-color:yellow;">Kitchener</span> has submitted a proposal in relation to an overall benefit permit under clause 17(2)(c) of the Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA) to adversely affect Blanding’s Turtle, Little Brown Myotis, and Northern Myotis for the purpose of constructing an extension of Strasburg Road from Templewood Drive to north of Stauffer Drive, in the City of <span style="background-color:yellow;">Kitchener</span>.</div> Purpose of the Notice <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13622">The purpose of this notice is to ensure that the public is made aware of, and given an opportunity to comment on, the overall benefit permit proposal. The proposed permit would be issued under clause 17(2)(c) of the ESA.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13682">Decision </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13684">This notice will be updated when more information is available.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13655">Other Information </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13686">The proposed works has the potential to adversely affect Blanding’s Turtle, Little Brown Myotis, and Northern Myotis ...”</div></td></tr><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13660"><td colspan="2" style="font-size:14px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;margin:0;padding:20px 0px;" valign="top" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13659">“...• Adjusting timelines to avoid species specific sensitivities (e.g., active periods for the species);<div>• Limiting vegetation removal by clearly marking boundaries;</div><div>• Rehabilitating impacted vegetation as soon as possible following construction;</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478637672310_13658">• Undertaking species at risk awareness training for employees.</div><div>Potential approaches to achieve an overall benefit for the species, may include:</div><div>Blanding’s Turtle</div><div>• Blanding’s Turtle <span style="background-color:yellow;">Kitchener</span> population viability, habitat needs, and threats assessment study); and</div><div>• Installing three wildlife passages including guide walls and fencing to encourage use of passages and restrict road access.</div><div>Bats</div><div>• Constructing and installing artificial bat roosting structures prior to the commencement of roosting (April 15th); and</div><div>• Enhancing bat foraging habitat through soil enhancements activities along with seeding and planting, commencing in 2017.</div><...”</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;width:100%;clear:both;color:#999;margin:0;padding:20px;"> <table width="550" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;"><tbody><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;"><td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;vertical-align:top;text-align:center;margin:0;padding:0 0 20px;" align="center" valign="top">
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