<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Greetings GREN Folks,</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""> </b></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">I’m reaching out on behalf of the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance (OGA) since GREN is a member, to invite you to the upcoming OGA meeting on Tuesday, September 29th at 7 pm. The meeting is for OGA members and other groups who might be interested in joining the OGA (<a href="https://greenbeltalliance.ca/members" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">https://greenbeltalliance.ca/members</a>).<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">The focus of the meeting will be a presentation and discussion of the draft strategic plan that will guide OGA activities in the upcoming months. The goal of the plan is to create public support to stop sprawl and grow the Greenbelt, and to encourage the Government of Ontario to adopt these objectives as part of its COVID recovery plans.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">We would welcome your participation at the meeting and feedback on the plan<b class=""> </b>before we finalize it. The timing couldn't be better. More people than ever appreciate natural spaces and farmland, like the Greenbelt, because of the pandemic. And governments are now discussing economic recovery plans. We think the OGA is perfectly positioned to help build and demonstrate strong public interest in stopping sprawl and growing the Greenbelt as part of a green and just recovery.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in;" class=""><br class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="4" class="">The two hour member meeting will take place by Zoom to make it easier and safer for you to participate. </font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="4" class="">To learn more about the agenda and to attend, </font><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" class=""><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7rOHt1DyLODG7zqP6B6G15VHg8iauX5fGYoh4u7OfYFYcIw/viewform?usp=sf_link" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">register here</a> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0in;" class=""><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="4" class=""><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7rOHt1DyLODG7zqP6B6G15VHg8iauX5fGYoh4u7OfYFYcIw/viewform" class="">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7rOHt1DyLODG7zqP6B6G15VHg8iauX5fGYoh4u7OfYFYcIw/viewform</a></font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="4" class="">This meeting is open to anyone who cares about Ontario's Greenbelt, protecting the natural spaces and farmland in and around the Greenbelt, expanding the Greenbelt and smart and sustainable urban growth. Please feel free to forward it to anyone you know who shares these values.<o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Sincerely,</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Kevin.</div><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div><br class="">-------------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">Kevin Thomason<br class=""><br class="">1115 Cedar Grove Road<br class="">Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2J 3Z4<br class=""><br class="">Phone: (519) 888-0519<br class="">Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648<br class="">Twitter: @kthomason<br class=""><a href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com" class="">E-mail: kevinthomason@mac.com</a><br class=""><br class="">-----------------------------------------</div></div></div></body></html>