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<br><br><br><div class="yahoo-signature"><a style="font-size:12px" href="https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=Global_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100000604&af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone</a><br></div><br><p class="yahoo-quoted-begin" style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(132, 115, 255); padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: rgb(56, 59, 62);">Begin forwarded message:</span><br><br>On Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 9:00 AM, Reform Gravel Mining Coalition <campaign@reformgravelmining.ca> wrote:</p><blockquote class="iosymail"><div id="yiv1047474701">
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<p>Louisette --</p>
<p><span lang="en-CA">The Ford government is doing everything in its
power to silence community voices and tip the scales in favour of
developers, highway builders and gravel mining companies. At times,
the projects proposed by these deep-pocketed corporations seem like a
done deal, and opposing them feels overwhelming. But it’s not a done
deal, and the community campaigns that are part of RGMC are proof of
that. </span></p>
<p><span lang="en-CA">The Reform Gravel Mining Coalition is helping
leaders in communities across Ontario to implement novel strategies to
slow down and stop aggregate applications, </span><span lang="en-US">while ensuring</span><span lang="en-CA"> that residents
have a say about harmful and unneeded gravel mining
projects</span><span lang="en-CA">. On June 8, we’re bringing the
power of all these local efforts together in a provincial <a href="https://www.reformgravelmining.ca/provincial-day-of-action?e=ee45316b076799274db6f75d2e3ecbb8&utm_source=reformgravelmining&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=rsvp_for_may_22_meeting&n=2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Day
of Action to Protect Ontario from Gravel Mining</a>.</span></p>
<p><span lang="en-CA">All of this work is to defend communities in the
short term, while continuing to build support for a moratorium on all
new gravel mining applications in the long term. It is an ongoing
struggle, and although </span><span lang="en-US">at times </span><span lang="en-CA">it may feel like the aggregate industry has the upper
hand, RGMC community groups have proven that we have the power to
fight back</span><span lang="en-CA">.</span></p>
<p><img style="height:auto;display:block;margin:20px auto 20px auto;" src="https://assets.nationbuilder.com/reformgravelmining/mailings/240/attachments/original/never-give-up2.jpg?1715706104" alt="" width="202" height="250"></p>
<p><span lang="en-CA">Join with other</span><span lang="en-US">s</span><span lang="en-CA"> in the movement to
</span><span lang="en-US">protect community health and the
sustainability of our climate from the impacts of gravel
mining</span><span lang="en-CA"> – </span><strong><a href="https://www.reformgravelmining.ca/get_ready_for_the_provincial_day_of_action?e=ee45316b076799274db6f75d2e3ecbb8&utm_source=reformgravelmining&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=rsvp_for_may_22_meeting&n=3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span lang="en-CA">RSVP</span></a></strong><span lang="en-CA"><strong> for
RGMC’s online meeting on Wednesday, May 22 at 7pm
EDT</strong>.</span></p>
<p><span lang="en-CA">The agenda will include:</span></p>
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<p><span lang="en-CA">Understanding the implications of Bill 185 -
with David Donnelly</span></p>
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<p><span lang="en-CA">Reports from local leaders about the creative
strategies they're using to defend their communities and the
environment</span></p>
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<p><span lang="en-CA">How you can participate in the June 8 provincial
Day of Action</span></p>
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<p><span lang="en-CA">Thank you for being part of the movement to
reform gravel mining!</span></p>
<p><span lang="en-CA">Sincerely,</span></p>
<p><span lang="en-CA">Mike Balkwill</span></p>
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<p><span lang="en-CA">PS – Please </span><a href="https://www.reformgravelmining.ca/r?u=A8u8SNinuTRuwbGPI2sWLu9JCBk72Mc1cIKTPLWL5lHfj1DPpiwsGejzcCtM4UAyCJjE7Zu8GaQgt3T5A_7HAw&e=ee45316b076799274db6f75d2e3ecbb8&utm_source=reformgravelmining&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=rsvp_for_may_22_meeting&n=4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span lang="en-CA">make your DAMN donation here</span></a><span lang="en-CA"> to support </span><span lang="en-US">community</span><span lang="en-CA"> campaigns</span><span lang="en-US"> and</span><span lang="en-CA"> win a </span><span lang="en-US">provincial </span><span lang="en-CA">moratorium.</span></p>
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<p>Reform Gravel Mining Coalition<br><a href="https://www.reformgravelmining.ca/?e=ee45316b076799274db6f75d2e3ecbb8&utm_source=reformgravelmining&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=rsvp_for_may_22_meeting&n=5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a><a href="https://www.reformgravelmining.ca/?e=ee45316b076799274db6f75d2e3ecbb8&utm_source=reformgravelmining&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=rsvp_for_may_22_meeting&n=6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.reformgravelmining.ca/</a></p>
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