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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor="#F7F7F7" lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#F7F7F7;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 7.5pt 0cm 7.5pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:450.0pt;background:#F7F7F7;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=601 style='width:451.0pt;background:#F7F7F7;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="99%" style='width:99.78%;padding:22.5pt 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>In case you were interested, I went to this event to hear Dianne Saxe last Wed. and a link to her presentation on climate change and cap and trade is included. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sustainable Waterloo Region does great workshops that I’d highly recommend. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Susan K <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="0%" style='width:.22%;padding:9.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-radius: 8px'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:450.0pt;background:white;border-collapse:collapse;max-width: 600px'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:450.0pt;background:#F7F7F7;border-collapse:collapse;border-radius: 8px'><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:24.0pt 30.0pt 24.0pt 30.0pt;border-radius:6px 6px 0 0'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666'>Dianne Saxe, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, made it quite clear that there is no simple band-aid solution to addressing climate change at the provincial level. However, Ontario has done a lot to address its impacts on the environment through coal power plant closures, the implementation of a cap and trade system, the Climate Change Action Plan, and much more. <br><br>We hope that yesterday’s presentation inspired you to apply these learnings to both your own life and to your organization, while providing a better understanding of the work Ontario has put towards both mitigating and adapting to the impacts of climate change. <br><br><b>Resources</b></span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666'><a href="http://www.sustainablewaterlooregion.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/SWR-Dianne-Saxe-Presentation-Slides.pdf"><span style='color:#1155CC'>Dianne Saxe’s Presentation Slides</span></a></span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><u><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1155CC'><a href="https://eco.on.ca/reports/2016-facing-climate-change/?utm_source=Sustainable+Waterloo+Region&utm_campaign=b754cb5063-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fbb42958c4-b754cb5063-"><span style='text-decoration:none'>2016 Annual GHG Progress Report - Facing Climate Change<br><br></span></a></span></u><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666'>Upcoming Events</span></b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666'>Webinar: Facing Climate Change </span></i><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666'>The webinar will be a great way to learn about the ECO’s work, and will serve as an excellent recap for all of you. Please consider sharing this webinar with colleagues you feel would benefit from this learning opportunity. To register, click <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/webinar-facing-climate-change-tickets-32469001658"><span style='color:#1155CC'>here</span></a>.<br><br><em><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>8th Annual Evening of Recognition</span></em></span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666'>Come celebrate with us at the 8th Annual Evening of Recognition as we release our 2016 Year End Report, share local organizations’ sustainability stories, and present this year’s awards. To register, click <a href="http://www.sustainablewaterlooregion.ca/events/"><span style='color:#1155CC'>here</span></a>.<br><br><b>Regional Sustainability Initiative </b></span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666'>For more information regarding the Regional Sustainability Initiative, please contact <a href="mailto:samantha.tavenor@sustainablewaterlooregion.ca"><span style='color:#1155CC'>Samantha Tavenor</span></a>.<br><br>We look forward to seeing you at another event soon!<br><br>- SWR Events Team</span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#666666'> </span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 30.0pt 0cm 30.0pt;min-width: 100%'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:450.0pt;border-collapse:collapse;max-width: 600px'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-width: 100%'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:450.0pt;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:18.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr style='height:.75pt'><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#DEDEDE;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:18.0pt 0cm 18.0pt 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#666666'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>