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align=left><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">Have a lovely holiday, everyone.
Thanks to all who trekked to Elmira to party and brought such good eats. Minutes
are here and attached. There’s a nice mohair scarf, mostly green, that someone
left in my front hall. Let me know if it’s yours. I’ll guard it for you and
bring it to our next meeting. </SPAN></P>
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align=left><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">Susan B. </SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">GREN Minutes – Dec. 8,
2016</SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">Christmas Party and Discussion of
Hidden Valley</SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">At 5 Park West in Elmira</SPAN></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">We had a short meeting before the party to discuss
Gord Nicholls’ proposal for the Expansion of the Hidden Valley Protected Area.
This document was sent out to GREN before the meeting. </SPAN></P>
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</FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">Various
options for protecting the area were brought forward—land trust, making a
business case, a whole-neighbourhood plan, etc. </SPAN></P>
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</FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">Noted that
the City of Kitchener has struck a committee to discuss the matter</SPAN></P>
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</FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">Noted that
the Region has asked its road engineer to see how the LRT could fit in the
area</SPAN></P>
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</FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">Proposed that
GREN invite someone from the Region to discuss Hidden Valley with us</SPAN></P>
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</FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">Noted that
GREN needs to decide what kind of management we would like and plan a strategy
to achieve it</SPAN></P>
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</FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">Yvonne agreed
to be the point person at the City for an informal steering committee, and John
J, Deb S, Kevin T, Deaun M, Bob B, Gord N and Sandra L. volunteered for the GREN
committee. </SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">John will organize a meeting
of this group early in the new year. </SPAN></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">Then a good time, with good food, was had by all.
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