<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Hello Everyone,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">It has been a busy week with the Pre-Budget Legislative Hearings taking place in Cambridge and the Regional Reform Hearings in Kitchener along with alarming Bill 23 announcements of support from numerous local municipalities.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">1) 2024 Pre-Budget Consultation Hearings - </b>A great big thanks to everyone who participated from this area at the 2024 Provincial Budget Consultations lead by the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs! </div><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Folks who belong to our network were overwhelmingly selected to speak at the Cambridge Hearing that took place earlier on Thursday. Kudos to <b style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Barbara Schumacher</b><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"> (with 50x30WR), our very own </span><b style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Kevin Thomason</b><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"> (with Grand River Environmental Network), </span><b style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Susan Lloyd Swail</b><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"> (with the Reform Gravel Mining Campaign), </span><b style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Lindsay Dajka </b><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">(with the Nith Valley Ecoboosters Youth Council, </span><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"> </span><b style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Dorothy Wilson</b><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"> (with the Nith Valley Ecoboosters) and </span><b style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Kae Elgie </b><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">(with the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario). <b>Mike Marcolongo</b> (with the Greenbelt Promise) was able to delegate to the Chatham Standing Committee Hearing this past Tuesday as well. </span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Thank you to everyone who stepped up! This is one of the only ways to ensure this provincial government is hearing our concerns and it was great to see so many MPPs hearing our issues and asking questions to all the delegators. You can still send written submissions to the Standing Committee on priorities for the provincial budget at:</span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Send written submissions:</span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><a href="https://www.ola.org/en/get-involved/participate-committees">https://www.ola.org/en/get-involved/participate-committees</a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><b>2) Calls To Action for 2024 Provincial Budget - </b></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><b>Greenbelt Promise and Land Trusts: </b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><b>a) Greenbelt Promise -</b></span>The Keep the Greenbelt Promise Campaign is asking everyone to take action to ensure that the Green Infrastructure and the Greenbelt are considered a priority in the 2024 Ontario Budget:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://win.newmode.net/keepthegreenbeltpromise/protectthegreenbeltontarios2024budget" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://win.newmode.net/keepthegreenbeltpromise/protectthegreenbeltontarios2024budget</a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><b>b) Protected Lands - </b></span>The Ontario Land Trust Alliance, The rare Charitable Research Reserve, Ontario Nature, and others are asking the province to support land trusts and protected places with $100 million in funding for the next four years. They are asking for people to write the province to help make this a budget priority. Learn more about how you can help at:</div><div><div><br></div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://raresites.org/budget-2024/">https://raresites.org/budget-2024/</a></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>3) Regional Reform Hearings </b>- </span>Despite a lack of video link or broadcast being provided for the Regional Reform hearings, the Standing Committee hearings on Regional Reform were very well attended yesterday and there has been considerable local media coverage. Eight hours of hearings heard more than 20 delegations provide a broad range of opinions and options on amalgamation, dissolution of our municipalities, creation of a mega-city, dissolution of the Region of Waterloo, and other possibilities to reform local and regional government in ways that could facilitate more housing construction.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">An interesting but alarming development announced just before the meeting was that a majority of area Mayors have come together to try and undermine the Region of Waterloo despite all of them also being Regional Councillors. It’s a very unique collaboration of municipalities and a significant conflict of interest. They are also urging the government to immediately pass Bill 23 so that Regional Planning Authority is removed from upper-tier regions before the end of the year. This is extremely troubling as solving our housing crisis requires stability and not more major upheaval to planning systems.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">In the end there was no clear concensus with many calling for amalgamation to a single tier, and many citing the benefits of two tier structures with local municipalities and regional government. However, there did seem to be broad agreement emerging that few are ready for amalgamation, that we should put off any governance reform until at least 2031, and use our already approved visionary Regional Official Plan to address the housing crisis and climate crisis first. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC - 6 Local Mayors Want To Keep 2-Tier Governance In Waterloo Region, But Say Modifications Needed:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/six-local-mayors-want-to-keep-2-tier-municipality-in-the-region-1.7087752">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/six-local-mayors-want-to-keep-2-tier-municipality-in-the-region-1.7087752</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC - Amalgamate Or Stay A 2-Tier System? Residents, Politicians To Voice Their Thoughts At Meeting Thursday:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/amalgamate-or-stay-a-2-tier-system-residents-politicians-to-voice-their-thoughts-at-meeting-thursday-1.7086292">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/amalgamate-or-stay-a-2-tier-system-residents-politicians-to-voice-their-thoughts-at-meeting-thursday-1.7086292</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Mayors Aim To Take Services Away From Waterloo Regional Government:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/regional-reform/mayors-aim-to-take-services-away-from-waterloo-regional-government/article_e8b0b4a4-f82c-51b8-be33-38a146c8ae60.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/regional-reform/mayors-aim-to-take-services-away-from-waterloo-regional-government/article_e8b0b4a4-f82c-51b8-be33-38a146c8ae60.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC Radio - The Morning Edition With Craig Norris: Interview With Regional Chair Karen Redman On Amalgamation:</div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-104-the-morning-edition-k-w">https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-104-the-morning-edition-k-w</a></div></div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Official media advisory from 6 local municipalities - "Mayors Call for New Vision for Local Government “: </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.woolwich.ca/Modules/News/index.aspx?feedId=ffc9c00a-729d-46bf-8f71-3a4e838d7bba&newsId=7fe94d43-5540-4e6c-814e-513961fd26eb#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.woolwich.ca/Modules/News/index.aspx?feedId=ffc9c00a-729d-46bf-8f71-3a4e838d7bba&newsId=7fe94d43-5540-4e6c-814e-513961fd26eb#</a></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">4) Schneider’s Lands, rare Charitable Land Trust, and Wilmot Township -</b> After almost four years of delays, the incredible donation of these amazing natural lands atop the Waterloo Moraine continue to be threatened and prevented by absurd requirements from Wilmot Township. </div><div><br></div><div>Wilmot Township demands a parking lot to access a forest for RARE. Schneider family says: "We want to give you paradise!". Township of Wilmot responds: "Put up a parking lot”:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div><div>The Schneider family is asking for the community’s help to persuade Wilmot Council to action and avoid further delays over the Township’s demands for a parking lot that would destroy the ecologically sensitive lands the Schneider family has worked so hard to protect:</div><div><br></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"></div></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Call To Action Letter From The Schneider family:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://raresites.org/schneider-call-to-action/">https://raresites.org/schneider-call-to-action/</a></div><div><div><br></div><div>Please help by writing Wilmot Council as outlined in the letter above. Recent media coverage includes:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CTV CKCO Television News - Schneider Family Land Donation Hits Bureaucratic Road Block In Wilmot Township:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/schneider-family-land-donation-hits-bureaucratic-road-block-in-wilmot-township-1.6732416">https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/schneider-family-land-donation-hits-bureaucratic-road-block-in-wilmot-township-1.6732416</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC - The Morning Edition With Craig Norris:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-104-the-morning-edition-k-w">https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-104-the-morning-edition-k-w</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">5) Recent Media Articles -</b> Current stories include not even drivers wanting Highway #413, the Auditor General’s Report on Aggregates, and the ongoing repercussions of the Greenbelt Scandal for MPPs:</div></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CTV News London - 3,400 Violations For Ontario Aggregate Industry: Report:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://london.ctvnews.ca/3-400-violations-for-ontario-aggregate-industry-report-1.6716374">https://london.ctvnews.ca/3-400-violations-for-ontario-aggregate-industry-report-1.6716374</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- includes footage of Wilmot Council meetings on aggregates</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Hamilton Spectator - Even Drivers Don’t Want Highway #413:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://thespec.pressreader.com/article/281719799432479">https://thespec.pressreader.com/article/281719799432479</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Former Doug Ford Cabinet Minister In Political Limbo As RCMP Probes Greenbelt Scandal:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/former-doug-ford-cabinet-minister-in-political-limbo-as-rcmp-probes-greenbelt-scandal/article_4acaaf00-b3b5-11ee-a238-afed5c7e2ce9.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/former-doug-ford-cabinet-minister-in-political-limbo-as-rcmp-probes-greenbelt-scandal/article_4acaaf00-b3b5-11ee-a238-afed5c7e2ce9.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC - Demand Is Bigger Than What We Can Produce:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/unsettling-immigration-canada-housing-crisis-1.7080697">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/unsettling-immigration-canada-housing-crisis-1.7080697</a></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;"><br></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">6) Urban National Park Guelph</b><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b> - I Wish I’d Signed The Petition - </b></span>We are a couple of days late with our reminder for people to sign the Federal Petition to support the transformation of the former Ontario Reformatory lands into a National Urban Park as the deadline passed earlier this week. However you can still offer them your support and learn more at:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Urban Park Guelph:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.urbanparkguelph.com/home">https://www.urbanparkguelph.com/home</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>7) BILD Opinion Article -</b></span> An Op-Ed in the Toronto Star by BILD President gives us insights as to what we can expect from the housing development industry this coming year including how they are positioning things with the provincial government and housing crisis:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Dave Wilkes - BILD - 2024 Will Be A Pivotal Year For Home Building In The GTA:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2024-will-be-a-pivotal-year-for-home-building-in-the-gta/article_d583d7aa-aa70-11ee-a181-b38034bcb678.html">https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2024-will-be-a-pivotal-year-for-home-building-in-the-gta/article_d583d7aa-aa70-11ee-a181-b38034bcb678.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>8) Other Relevant Issues and Media:</b></span> Stories you may want to be aware of include wildfires still burning, voters tiring of the Tories, ServiceOntario changes, and the Youth Lead Challenge of our the provincial Climate Plan:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Staples Is A Strange Choice To Host Service Ontario:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/staples-is-a-strange-choice-to-host-serviceontario/article_97f91c14-92ad-5c68-96cb-396df399d73f.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/staples-is-a-strange-choice-to-host-serviceontario/article_97f91c14-92ad-5c68-96cb-396df399d73f.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The National Observer - Voters Tiring Of Tories In Ontario?:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/01/17/news/voters-tiring-tories-ontario">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/01/17/news/voters-tiring-tories-ontario</a></div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC News - City of Hamilton Leads the Way with Bylaw to Stop Bad Faith Renovictions:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/renoviction-bylaw-1.7086701" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/renoviction-bylaw-1.7086701</a></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Vancouver Sun - Over 100 Wildfires Still Burning in British Columbia:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/more-than-100-wildfires-still-not-considered-out-after-b-c-s-record-wildfire-season/wcm/2c2116aa-d4a6-4b94-a832-5440b703b63e" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/more-than-100-wildfires-still-not-considered-out-after-b-c-s-record-wildfire-season/wcm/2c2116aa-d4a6-4b94-a832-5440b703b63e</a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Globe and Mail - Youth-led Challenge of Ontario's Climate Plan goes before Province's Highest Court:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-youth-led-challenge-of-ontarios-climate-plan-goes-before-provinces/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="enhancr_card_5849624611">Youth-led challenge of Ontario’s climate plan goes before province’s highest court</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>9) Strategic Planning - What’s Next? -</b></span> We are in the process of planning a strategic planning session to help chart our course for the year ahead. While we have helped to achieve numerous victories against parts of Bill 23, stopped the Greenbelt destruction, prevented the three rural severances per farm that would have been so devastating, and numerous other successes there are still issues to address such as other parts of Bill 23, the new Provincial Policy Statement, land sell-offs from our Conservation Authorities, etc. We also have no idea what concerning schemes this government could unveil next. </div><div><br></div><div>Planning in for a mid-February in-person/hybrid strategic planning continues. Please share any ideas.</div></div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">10) Reminder - Next Meeting</b><b><span style="font-size: 14px;"> -</span></b> Join us Friday, January 26th at 5:30pm to discuss the latest news and what’s next:</div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div><div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Topic: Grand River Watershed Bill 23 Bi-Weekly Zoom Meeting</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Time: Every Other Friday at 5:30pm EST</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Join Zoom Meeting</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Meeting ID: 826 4469 5701</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Passcode: 713374</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Thanks for all the great efforts so far - please share any questions or ideas.</div><div><div id="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqtfd24641" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqt1303954863"><br clear="none"><div dir="ltr"><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-style-span">Cheers,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Kevin Thomason and Mike Marcolongo on behalf of all our community groups.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">-----------------------------------</b></div><div><div><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><font style="font-size: 14px;">A) Upcoming Events</font></b></div><div><br></div><div>Friday, January 26th<b style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - 5:30pm - Next update meeting on Zoom - </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09" style="font-weight: 400;">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a></b></div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; 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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div>Saturday, February 10th - 2pm to 4pm - Greenbelt Valentine’s Tea - Hockley Community Hall - more details in poster below</div><div><br></div><div>Wednesday, February 21st - 8pm - Elmira Awareness Event - Rural Roots, Elmira - more details below</div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">-----------------------------------</b></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>B) Schneider Family Letter to the Community re: Land Donation and Wilmot Township:</b></span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);"></span></div></div></div></div></body></html>