<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><font face="Verdana" class="">The provincial government is proposing changes to the growth plan to remove the prohibition on aggregate extraction in the habitat of threatened and endangered species in the regional Natural Heritage System of the Greater Golden Horseshoe area. </font><div class=""><font face="Verdana" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Verdana" class="">I encourage you to have your group sign on to the attached letter and/or to send in your own letter on the matter.</font></div><div class=""><font face="Verdana" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Verdana" class="">John</font></div><div class=""><font face="Verdana" class=""><br class=""></font><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Kelsey Scarfone <<a href="mailto:kscarfone@environmentaldefence.ca" class="">kscarfone@environmentaldefence.ca</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Sign on opportunity: Growth Plan Letter to Minister Clark</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">July 13, 2020 at 3:57:55 PM EDT<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Please find attached a sign on letter to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark regarding changes to the Growth Plan. This letter will also be sent to Minister Yurek (MECP), Minister Yakabuski (MNRF), the Commissioner of the Environment, leaders of other political parties as well as to the federal environment minister, Minister Wilkinson. <br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Please note that CELA is drafting an ERO response on the Growth Plan which will also be circulated for endorsement. <br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">This letter specifically focuses on the removal of the prohibition on aggregate extraction in the habitat of threatened and endangered species in the regional Natural Heritage System of the GGH. <br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">If you'd like to sign on, please send <b class="">your name, title, organization and logo to me and Anne Bell, </b><a href="mailto:anneb@ontarionature.org" class="">anneb@ontarionature.org</a>, by the end of the day <b class="">July 24th. <br class=""></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b class=""><br class=""></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Kind regards,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Kelsey <br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br clear="all" class=""></div><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt" class=""><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Kelsey Scarfone</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Water Program Manager</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Verdana; background-color: transparent; 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