<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><div></div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">------------------------------</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font size="4" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">F) Speak Up and Ensure Your Voice is Heard:</font></b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Premier Doug Ford - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:doug.fordco@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">doug.fordco@pc.ola.org</a> or 416-325-1941</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Steve Clark - Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:steve.clark@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">steve.clark@pc.ola.org</a> or 416-585-7214</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">David Piccini - Minster of Environment, Conservation and Parks - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:david.paccini@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">david.piccini@pc.ola.org</a> or 905-372-4000</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Todd Smith - Minister of Energy - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:todd.smith@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">todd.smith@pc.ola.org</a> or 613-962-1144</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Michael Parsa - Associate Minister of Housing - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:michael.parsaco@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">michael.parsaco@pc.ola.org</a></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Local Conservative MPPs:</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Mike Harris Jr - MPP Kitchener-Conestoga - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:mike.harris@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mike.harris@pc.ola.org</a> or 519-669-2090</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Brian Riddell - MPP Cambridge - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:brian.riddell@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">brian.riddell@pc.ola.org</a> or 519-650-2770</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Jess Dixon - MPP Kitchener South - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:jess.dixon@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jess.dixon@pc.ola.org</a> or 519-650-9413</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Local NDP MPPs:</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Catherine Fife - MPP Waterloo - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:cfife-qp@ndp.on.ca" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cfife-qp@ndp.on.ca</a> or 519-725-3477</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Laura Mae Lindo - MPP Kitchener Centre - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:llindo-qp@ndp.on.ca" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">llindo-qp@ndp.on.ca</a> or 519-579-5460</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Or use the Hold The Line Waterloo Region engagement engine to automatically address and send an e-mail you help to draft: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.holdthelinewr.org/" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.holdthelinewr.org</a></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none" class=""></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">-----------------------------------</div></div></div></div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font size="4" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">G) Other Upcoming Events That May Be Of Interest:</font></b></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font size="4" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br class=""></font></b></div><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><font size="4" class=""><b class="">i) Move Your Money March:</b></font></div><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><font size="4" class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></font></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><span class="yiv1566092807gmail-im"><b class="">Spotlighting the Role of the Big 5 Banks in Canada in financing Fossil Fuel Infrastructure</b><br class=""></span><div class=""><ul class=""><li class="">The Waterloo Region Climate Initiatives, Fridays for Future KW, and Fossil Free UW, are planning a "Move Your Money March" on Saturday, March 25th at 11 am at Waterloo Town Square. All of the Big 5 Banks have increased fossil fuel loans in 2022 compared to 2021. This is not congruent with a transition off of fossil fuels. The Royal Bank of Canada is the fifth largest investor in fossil fuel infrastructure in the world. <font size="4" class=""><div class=""></div></font></li></ul></div></div></div><div class=""><div class="yiv1566092807gmail_quote"><span class="yiv1566092807gmail-im"><div dir="ltr" class="yiv1566092807gmail_attr"></div></span></div></div></div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><font size="4" class=""><b class="">ii) Municipal Action Plan for Aggregate Standards:</b></font></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">The Reform Gravel Mining Coalition is pleased to invite you to the launch of our bold new Municipal Action Plan to create a just standard for aggregate policy in Ontario.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Calibri, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-align: center;" class=""><font size="3" class=""><strong class=""><a href="https://www.reformgravelmining.ca/map_launch?e=0de73b7c874b1e35d9ba22e57716d16f&utm_source=reformgravelmining&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=map_launch_rsvp&n=2" style="color: rgb(0, 158, 70);" class="">Join us ONLINE</a> Monday April 3 at 7PM<br class=""></strong><strong class="">for the launch of the </strong><strong class=""><em class="">The High Road</em></strong></font></h3><p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 1em; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class=""><br class="">“The High Road” is a practical handbook that lays out a plan for working with municipalities from the bottom up to <strong class="">push pause</strong> on new aggregate applications, <strong class="">review and improve</strong> existing aggregate policy in line with best practices, <strong class="">defend municipal participation</strong> in the face of disturbing policies that favor profit over people; and embolden the municipal movement to <strong class="">win a moratorium</strong> on gravel mining in the province.<br class=""><br class=""></p><h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-align: center;" class=""><strong class="">The High Road: A Municipal Action Plan to Win a <br class=""></strong><strong class="">New Standard for Gravel Mining in Ontario<br class=""><br class=""></strong><img src="https://assets.nationbuilder.com/reformgravelmining/mailings/140/attachments/original/RGMC_Municipal_Action_Plan_-_March_2023.png?1679425191" alt="" width="211" height="273" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" class=""></h3><p style="font-weight: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Calibri, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">We’ll spend the evening reviewing key sections of the handbook, hearing from contributors and communities that are implementing this new municipal strategy, and answering questions from communities who are looking to engage with their local Councils. </p><p style="font-weight: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Calibri, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class=""><em class="">The handbook will be made available prior to the meeting.</em></p><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></font></div><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><b class="">iii) Other Recent Media:</b></font></div><div style="font-weight: normal;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-weight: normal; 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