<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 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><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Good Day,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">**** Breaking News as the Federal Government announces at 4:59pm on Friday that it refuses to intervene in Highway #413:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">0) Federal Liberals Put Another Nail in the Coffin of their Declining Environmental Record by Refusing to Designate Highway 413 Under the Impact Assessment Act </b><b style="font-size: 14px;"> -</b><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> Despite overwhelmingly scientific evidence that Highway 413 will decimate key species at risk in Southern Ontario including the endangered Redside Dace, the threatened Western Chorus Frog and the endangered Rapids Clubtail in Southern Ontario - the Federal government informed Highway 413 foes just shy of 5pm on Friday before Christmas holiday that they are not proceeding with a comprehensive Environmental Assessment which is well within their jurisdiction. This is an incredibly disappointing decision as it signals that Ontario's addiction to the automobile that necessitates the building of very expensive destructive infrastructure that undermines our farmland, forests and wetlands will continue into the coming decades. </span></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><br></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">A big thanks to everyone that has been working on this campaign and we can confirm that organizations such as Environmental Defence will use every legal and political tool available to protect the natural spaces and farmland that would be sacrificed for this corrupt highway. </span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><br></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Environmental Defence media statement: </span></span></span></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://environmentaldefence.ca/2024/12/23/federal-governments-refusal-to-designate-highway-413-for-impact-assessment-is-disappointing-and-reduces-the-tools-available-to-properly-protect-federal-environmental-values/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://environmentaldefence.ca/2024/12/23/federal-governments-refusal-to-designate-highway-413-for-impact-assessment-is-disappointing-and-reduces-the-tools-available-to-properly-protect-federal-environmental-values/</a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><b>Action Required: </b>Continue to speak up with concerns about Highway #413. In such rapidly changing political landscapes and such widespread public opposition there still could many opportunities to see this highway cancelled and better initiatives undertaken instead.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It</span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">’</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">s been a crazy week in politics, Brantford wins for the most absurd Public Information Centre event, the Grand River Conservation Authority surprises with a January 13th deadline for an update to its Source Water Protection Plan, Hamilton faces continued forced boundary expansion threats, Fight For Farmland is in the news on a variety of issues, Puslinch Township announces growth plans that could spell trouble for groundwater, and more. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Here</span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">’</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">s the latest:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br></span></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">1) Brantford D</span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">’</span></b><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">Aubigny Creek Watershed Development Plan Open House - Friday, December 20th from 7:30pm to 9:30pm -</b><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> The City of Brantford wins the prize for the most absurd Public Information Centre event time of this past Friday night from 7:30pm to 9:30pm at the start of the Christmas holidays. It</span></span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">’</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">s unknown if they hoped that people would stop at the Open House on their way home from Christmas Festivities or that perhaps if the mall was too busy one would attend the PIC instead. However, kudos for their optimism and tenacity (unless the goal was to try to choose the absolute worst possible time to ensure the least amount of public turnout late on a Friday evening right before the holidays just as school is out, etc). Thankfully there is a second date in January if you happened to miss this first very unique Open House.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">D</span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">’</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Aubigny Creek is a cold water tributary of the Grand River and the development proposed by developer LIV Communities would negatively impact the wetlands that feed the tributary. Study information is available at:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><a href="https://www.rjburnside.com/shellard-lane-development/">https://www.rjburnside.com/shellard-lane-development/</a></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Note: Apparently a neighbourhood meeting for the Proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendment for the Shellard Lane Special Policy Area 20 will be occurring during the same times/same locations as the PIC #2 Meeting:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Public Information Centre (PIC #2) Drop-In:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Date: Friday, December 20, 2024 7:30pm to 9:30pm </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Location: Saint Basil / Walter Gretzky Catholic Elementary School, 365 Blackburn Dr, Brantford N3T 0G5</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 7:30pm to 9:30pm</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Location: Saint Theresa School, 12 Dalewood Ave, Brantford N3T 5L7</div><div><br></div><div><b>Action Required - </b>Speak up to protect this watershed from development impacts.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve; font-size: 14px;"><b>2) Will Federal Political Chaos Impact Our Local Environmental Issues? -</b></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This has been a very busy news week in a year of busy news weeks. This week is unusual as it has been dominated by federal politics with the surprise announcement on Monday by Chrystia Freeland with her decision to quit the federal cabinet just hours before she was scheduled to do the fall economic statement. Her exit as Minister of Finance has has created a lot of uncertainty. </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The loonie has dropped in value. In the US Donald Trump is attempting to interfere and his inauguration in January is looming. </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Will these events have an impact on local planning and decisions - such as the proposed Wilmot land assembly? We need to keep a close eye as it appears more and more people in the US are talking about Canada as a 51st state:</span></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-48032a4c-7fff-6e27-5139-cb7573247597"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9cc8c225-7fff-589e-0175-a40e23faa8af"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; text-wrap-mode: wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>CTV - U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump Says Canada Becoming 51st State Is A Great Idea: </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; text-wrap-mode: wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/donald-trump-says-canada-becoming-51st-u-s-state-is-a-great-idea-jean-charest-calls-the-comment-a-wake-up-call-1.7149805" style="font-size: 9pt; text-wrap-mode: wrap;">https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/donald-trump-says-canada-becoming-51st-u-s-state-is-a-great-idea-jean-charest-calls-the-comment-a-wake-up-call-1.7149805</a></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">CBC - Unpacking Trump’s Latest Broadside About Canada As A ‘51st State’:</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-canada-us-post-1.7413551">https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-canada-us-post-1.7413551</a></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">It was positive to see the Toronto Star suggesting that the new, bold approach to housing brought by new Minister Nate Erskine-Smith might actually help to ease the housing crisis:</div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - This New Liberal Minister Has A Tiny Window Of Time To Ease The Housing Crisis. He Just Might Do It:</div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/this-new-liberal-minister-has-a-tiny-window-of-time-to-ease-the-housing-crisis/article_34eafe3c-bf09-11ef-a25a-4f8251b22faa.html">https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/this-new-liberal-minister-has-a-tiny-window-of-time-to-ease-the-housing-crisis/article_34eafe3c-bf09-11ef-a25a-4f8251b22faa.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>Finally, it was interesting to see threads of conversations from environmentalists online with the following suggestion:</div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>“Trudeau could save himself and the Liberal Party by enacting electoral reform with proportional representation, immediately. Saving the rest of us from a majority Conservative government in 2025.”</i></div><div><br></div><div>However it should be noted that with the far-right People’s Party of Canada (PPC) getting twice as many votes as the Green Party in the last federal election, Canadians should be cautious before enacting any significant change that could hand 15+ seats to a party that has never before won a single seat.</div><div><i><br></i></div><div><br></div><b style="font-size: 14px;">3) Fight For Farmland Presents Hundreds Of Petitions -</b> While m</span></span>edia coverage about the proposed staggering 51% municipal tax increase in Wilmot continues to dominate the media and reflect the chaos as well as incompetence of the local government, it was a busy week with lots of important activities including hundreds and hundreds of petitions that were presented to Wilmot Council on Monday night by the Fight For Farmland group asking that Wilmot declare it is an Unwilling Host. The presentation called out Wilmot Township and listed so many concerning issues with the proposed land assembly. Watch the presentation starting at 37:37:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/1t_bRE1hbmk?t=2257s">https://www.youtube.com/live/1t_bRE1hbmk?t=2257s</a></div><div><br></div><div>There has also been strong media coverage:</div><div><br></div><div><span><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Wilmot-Tavistock Gazette - “Thomason Asks Wilmot Council To Become An Unwilling Host; One Councillor Pushes Back Against Designation”:</span></span></div><div><span><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.granthaven.com/post/thomason-asks-wilmot-council-to-become-an-unwilling-host-one-councillor-pushes-back-against-designa">https://www.granthaven.com/post/thomason-asks-wilmot-council-to-become-an-unwilling-host-one-councillor-pushes-back-against-designa</a></div><div><span><span><br></span></span><b>51% Wilmot Tax Increase - </b>The widespread concerns about Wilmot Township and the proposed 51% tax increase continue with significant media coverage this past week on the radio and in area newspapers. There still has been no financial costing done for the proposed Wilmot mega-industrial site and there is no evidence that the Land Assembly will provide any financial benefit to the municipality and will most likely only further deepen the Township’s troubles and financial woes.</div><div><div><br></div><div>There will be upcoming Townhall meetings held by Wilmot Councillors about the tax increase that you are encouraged to attend and speak up regarding concerns, the need to declare we are unwilling, and abandon this mega-industrial site. Details are as follows:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><b>Wilmot Ward 3 Townhall Meeting -</b> Councillor Harvir Sidhu - Thursday, Jan 2nd from 7pm to 8:30pm in Meeting Room A, Wilmot Recreation Centre, 1291 Nafziger Road, Baden</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><b>Wilmot Ward 4 Townhall Meeting </b>- Councillors Steven Martin & Lillianne Diunstall - Saturday, Jan 4th from 10am to 12pm at the New Hamburg Community Centre, New Hamburg</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><b>Wilmot Ward 1 Townhall Meeting </b>- Councillor Stuart Cressman - Thursday, Jan 9th from 7pm to 9pm, New Dundee Community Centre, New Dundee</div><div><br></div><div>Here’s recent media regarding this staggering tax increase:</div><div><br></div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Record - Wilmot’s Budget Troubles Didn’t Happen Overnight:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/wilmots-budget-troubles-didnt-happen-overnight/article_04631291-8723-5ee4-83dc-b70c8623210f.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/wilmots-budget-troubles-didnt-happen-overnight/article_04631291-8723-5ee4-83dc-b70c8623210f.html</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Farms.com - Fight For Farmland Confronts Rumours About Staggering 51% Wilmot Property Tax Increase:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.farms.com/news/fight-for-farmland-confronts-rumours-about-staggering-51-wilmot-property-tax-increase-221111.aspx">https://www.farms.com/news/fight-for-farmland-confronts-rumours-about-staggering-51-wilmot-property-tax-increase-221111.aspx</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Fight For Farmland on 570 News - </b>Spokesperson Alfred Lowrick appeared on the Mike Farwell show this week to speak to how the proposed land assembly has yet to have any public meetings or demonstrate any financial benefits to our community. Listen to the show starting at 35:33:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>570 News Mike Farwell Show - Fight For Farmland Confronts 51% Tax Increase:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://kitchener.citynews.ca/podcast-episode/the-mike-farwell-show-december-16th-2024/">https://kitchener.citynews.ca/podcast-episode/the-mike-farwell-show-december-16th-2024/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Additional media coverage included:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">CityNews Fight For Farmland Not A Fan Of Proposed 51% Tax Increase In Wilmot:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2024/12/16/fight-for-farmland-not-a-fan-of-proposed-51-tax-increase-in-wilmot/">https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2024/12/16/fight-for-farmland-not-a-fan-of-proposed-51-tax-increase-in-wilmot/</a></div></div><span><br><b>Democracy In Danger - </b>Record Columnist Luisa D’Amato wrote an excellent column this week using the complete lack of proper process nor any public consultation as an example of how democracy is changing rapidly and is in danger of being overridden by authoritarian regimes. Check out her excellent and very troubling article:</span></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Record - A Disturbing Pattern Of Silence From Elected Officials - Democracy Is In Danger:</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/a-disturbing-pattern-of-silence-from-elected-officials/article_9423c734-2904-59f4-8659-05928111a8ed.html" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/a-disturbing-pattern-of-silence-from-elected-officials/article_9423c734-2904-59f4-8659-05928111a8ed.html</span></a></div><div><span><span><br></span></span></div><div><span><b>Holiday Fun - Twas The Night Before Christmas In Wilmot - </b>Kudos to local citizen and activist Judy Brown who channelled her holiday energy and community concerns into a very creative Christmas story that is attached below in Section A).</span></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Action Required -</b> Attend upcoming events, and call or write elected officials at Wilmot Township, the Region of Waterloo and the provincial government and tell them to finally abandon this absurd Wilmot Industrial Mega-site location - that we are an UNWILLING community, the landowners have made it clear they are UNWILLING, and a better plan is needed.</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>4) GRCA Source Water Protection Plan - January 13, 2025 Deadline! - </b></span>In yet another surprise discovery, local activists have found that the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) has once again failed to notify the public in any meaningful way about important updates to the Grand River Souce Protection Plan to ensure the integrity of our municipal drinking water sources.</div><div><br></div><div>Changes are related to the replacement of a decommissioned well in Lynden (City of Hamilton) and policies have also been updated to conform to the 2021 technical rules for identifying drinking water threats.</div><div><br></div><div>Learn more about the Source Protection Plan Update at:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.sourcewater.ca/source-protection-areas/grand-river-source-protection-area/grand-river-source-protection-plan-update/">https://www.sourcewater.ca/source-protection-areas/grand-river-source-protection-area/grand-river-source-protection-plan-update/</a></div><div><div><div><br></div><div>We only have until January 13th to respond by sending comments to comments@sourcewater.ca</div><div><br></div><div><b>Action Required - </b>Please review the proposed plan and follow-up with feedback before the January 13th deadline.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">5) Federal Government Releases New Climate Targets -</b> In a very disappointing move, the federal government this week unveiled new “acheivable” targets to cut Greenhouse Gas emissions. The new goals fall far short of previous 2035 goals and what is needed to properly address our climate change challenges. However, any goals, particularly achievable goals that reduce emissions are likely better than no targets or efforts at all. </div><div><br></div><div>It’s unfortunate to see Canada failing to adequately address climate change and not being the climate leader that we should be - particularly when we are one of the world’s heaviest emitters and a major fossil fuel producer. Other countries have far more ambitious targets and are doing much better at achieving targets - even countries such as China are strongly outperforming Canada on cleaner energy. Learn more and demand better:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Trudeau Government Unveils Achievable New Target To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/trudeau-government-unveils-achievable-new-target-to-cut-greenhouse-gas-emissions/article_cff97a3a-b89b-11ef-b498-637cc5c06aed.html?source=newsletter&utm_source=ts_nl&utm_medium=email&utm_email=2DF5A405D6082D2C0C4FDB5202BCAE69&utm_campaign=frst_6630">https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/trudeau-government-unveils-achievable-new-target-to-cut-greenhouse-gas-emissions/article_cff97a3a-b89b-11ef-b498-637cc5c06aed.html</a></div></div></div><div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; 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="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">It’s certainly a bleak prognosis however at least GHG in Canada has not been rising since 2000, is down from 2010, and we could achieve 90% of the 2030 targets as EVs, clean energy, and other improvements are making a difference - just no where near the calibre needed.</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b>Action Required - </b>Speak up and demand better for our country and future generations.</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">6) Ontario Government Ignores Expert Advice And Pursues Increasing Fossil Gas -</b> Despite spending $1.5 million taxpayer dollars on an expert report recommending a shift away from natural (fossil methane) gas, the Ford government never publicly released the study and has tried to hide its recommendations. Through Freedom of Information Requests, The Narwhal has written an excellent article about how once again the provincial government is working against the best public interest and the more sustainable future we need to advocate for more expensive, polluting fossil fuel solutions. Read this excellent article and demand a better future for Ontario:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Narwhal - Ontario Didn’t Inform The Public About Advice Urging A Shift Away From Natural Gas:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-energy-report-natural-gas/">https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-energy-report-natural-gas/</a> </div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">7) The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) Calls For Better Energy In Ontario -</b> Carbon emissions from electricity in the GTAH rose by 30% last year and grid emissions have more than doubled in the last four years of Doug Ford’s leadership of the provincial government and are expected to double again in the next three years - dramatically increasing air pollution, creating health issues, and moving us in the opposite direction we need to be going to address climate change.</div><div><br></div><div>We need to reduce, rather than increase our dependance and use of fossil fuels. TAF has outlined the issues and opportunities ahead in this great article:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>TAF - How Ontario’s New Energy Plans Can Tackle Surging Electricity Emissions:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://taf.ca/how-ontarios-new-energy-plans-can-tackle-surging-electricity-emissions/">https://taf.ca/how-ontarios-new-energy-plans-can-tackle-surging-electricity-emissions/</a></div></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><b>Action Required - </b>Support TAF and help call for better energy plans in Ontario.</div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"></div></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">8) Forced Boundary Expansions - Developers Pushing For Hamilton Boundary Expansion Yet Again -</b> In a troubling move, developers continue to push for Hamilton urban boundary expansion out onto farmland despite the very clear Official Plans, overwhelming citizen feedback to protect farmland, and numerous recent wins against developers and a provincial government determined to push boundary expansion:</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Hamilton Spectator - Deja Vu Debate: Hamilton Must Consider Expanded Urban Boundaries In Elfrida, Again:</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thespec.com/news/council/d-j-vu-debate-hamilton-must-consider-expanded-urban-boundaries-in-elfrida-again/article_40ccd7a1-147f-55f3-b697-c41a4e741a3e.html">https://www.thespec.com/news/council/d-j-vu-debate-hamilton-must-consider-expanded-urban-boundaries-in-elfrida-again/article_40ccd7a1-147f-55f3-b697-c41a4e741a3e.html</a></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b>Action Required - </b>Speak up and help hold the line in Hamilton for a more affordable and sustainable future.</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">9) Recent Articles - </b>Include news on a new anti-encampment bill, a fun holiday article on the naughty and nice list (spoiler alert - the Grand River Environmental Network and Kevin Thomason made the nice list), Toronto bike lane removals to start in March, the struggle for new housing, and an absurd strategy in London to destroy farmland with urban sprawl first before other communities can destroy their farmland:</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Trillium - Anti-Encampment Bill Promises To Give Ontarians Back Their Parks:</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/politics/anti-encampment-bill-promises-to-give-ontarians-back-their-parks-9948176">https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/politics/anti-encampment-bill-promises-to-give-ontarians-back-their-parks-9948176</a></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - I’m Santa’s Little Green Helper:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/i-m-santa-s-little-green-helper/article_e0b79ad3-f423-5254-8708-084a1b68bb13.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/i-m-santa-s-little-green-helper/article_e0b79ad3-f423-5254-8708-084a1b68bb13.html</a></div></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Trillium - Toronto Bike Lane Removals To Start In March At The Earliest:</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/municipalities-transit-and-infrastructure/toronto-bike-lane-removals-to-start-in-march-at-the-earliest-9961352?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Dec%2017,%202024%2010:34%20am&utm_content=mc_tri_wrap">https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/municipalities-transit-and-infrastructure/toronto-bike-lane-removals-to-start-in-march-at-the-earliest-9961352</a></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Waterloo Plans For More 30-Storey Towers But Is Struggling To See Them Built:</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/waterloo-plans-for-more-30-storey-towers-but-is-struggling-to-see-them-built/article_9cb1be28-e73d-55b8-b97c-510bd428f056.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/waterloo-plans-for-more-30-storey-towers-but-is-struggling-to-see-them-built/article_9cb1be28-e73d-55b8-b97c-510bd428f056.html</a></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CTV News London - Exodus Of New Home Construction To Sprawling Rural Communities Sparks New Strategy To Lower Lot Prices In London:</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://london.ctvnews.ca/exodus-of-new-home-construction-to-sprawling-rural-communities-sparks-new-strategy-to-lower-lot-prices-in-london-1.7154600">https://london.ctvnews.ca/exodus-of-new-home-construction-to-sprawling-rural-communities-sparks-new-strategy-to-lower-lot-prices-in-london-1.7154600</a></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">10) Guelph National Urban Park Update - </b>In an near-unanimous vote (with only Mayor Cam Gutherie opposed) Guelph Council has supported in principle the plan to turn the former Ontario Reformatory Lands into a National Urban Park:</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>GuelphToday.com - Guelph Council Supports National Urban Park Plan In Principle:</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/council-supports-national-urban-park-plan-in-principle-9859538">https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/council-supports-national-urban-park-plan-in-principle-9859538</a></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">11) Puslinch Plans Growth - </b>We all want to see a strong, growing economy however it is troubling to see hundreds and hundreds of homes being proposed for Puslinch Township mostly on septic systems and many through rural severances over the coming decades. It is good to see the Puslinch Official Plan rule to discourage land speculation that requires the applicant must own their land for at least five years before requesting a severance and that another five years must pass before other severances can be requested. Though it could still see valuable farmland and rural lands sliced up and whittled away compared to places like Waterloo Region where no rural severances have been allowed for over 50 years - keeping large farm parcels intact.</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">It’s also good to see the goal of trying to protect farmland by expanding existing hamlets and estate subdivisions but again, we need to ensure the most sustainable solutions possible for the decades head as we need to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions while accommodating far more population more efficiently.</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">Learn more:</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Wellington Advertiser - Puslinch Growth Target Is 600 Homes By 2051:</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/puslinch-growth-target-is-600-new-homes-by-2051/">https://www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/puslinch-growth-target-is-600-new-homes-by-2051/</a></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></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></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: 14px;">12) Caledon Residents Launch Legal Challenge and </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">“</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">Quash The Caledon Bylaws” Campaign -</span> </b>Strong community support and positive media coverage continues regarding the legal challenge by Democracy Caledon against the massive unplanned growth and development recently approved by Caledon Council with no proper study or consultation. </div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">You can check out their fantastic website: <a href="https://www.democracycaledon.org/our-focus">https://www.democracycaledon.org/our-focus</a></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">Learn more in this most recent media article this week:</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 style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Canada’s National Observer - Residents Take Ontario Town To Court Over Farmland Rezoning:</div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/12/20/news/caledon-residents-ontario-town-court-farmland-rezoning">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/12/20/news/caledon-residents-ontario-town-court-farmland-rezoning</a></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;">And check out the following blog: <a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/2024/12/13/caledon-residents-stand-up-for-democracy-by-taking-the-town-to-court/">https://environmentaldefence.ca/2024/12/13/caledon-residents-stand-up-for-democracy-by-taking-the-town-to-court/</a></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"><b>Action Required -</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Lets see how we can all best support Caledon and ensure this model for massive development doesn’t become the new normal across Ontario.</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></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-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>13) <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">ALO Announces Election Readiness Webinar </span></b></span><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 10.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">- </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">The Alliance For A Liveable Ontario (ALO) is holding a webinar on January 8th, 2025 at 7:00pm to prepare for an early Spring provincial election. David Crombie will be a special guest speaker. Learn how we can help to convince friends, family and neighbours to make housing affordability and building a liveable Ontario an election priority:</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-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></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;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f1ee10bc-7fff-7ca0-4ed8-05d30e0c1b4c"><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Register at the following link: </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_28eLse0NQOeOAIdsHD2uZQ#/registration" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_28eLse0NQOeOAIdsHD2uZQ#/registration</span></a></p><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; 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;"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; 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;"><span><br></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;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>14) Cooperate For Canada - </b></span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The C4C plan urges the Liberals, NDP and Greens to work together - without any mergers - to ensure we elect governments that better reflect the values, concerns, and priorities of the majority of Canadians. Our plan seeks to address the split in the progressive vote that results in under representation in government. Threats due to the multiple crises we face - housing affordability, attacks on our democracy, foreign interference, and disinformation are reaching emergency levels. A business as usual approach will not work.</span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; 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;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; 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;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Cooperate for Canada has both a federal focus: </span><a href="https://cooperateforcanada.ca/">https://cooperateforcanada.ca/</a></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; 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;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; 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;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">And a provincial focus (Ontario): </span><a href="https://cooperateforcanada.ca/ontario/">https://cooperateforcanada.ca/ontario/</a></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; 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;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; 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;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Check out the latest newsletter: </span><a href="https://cooperateforcanada.ca/2024/12/15/december-2024-newsletter/">https://cooperateforcanada.ca/2024/12/15/december-2024-newsletter/</a></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; 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;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></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;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">New C4C chapters are also being organized in the GTA, Hamilton- Niagara, Ottawa, and Kingston. Encourage people you know to get involved in these areas, or start their own chapter as momentum continues to build.</span></div></span></div><div><span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br></span></span></div><div><span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">15) </span>Waterloo Climate Collaborative (WCC) - </b></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">The next Waterloo Region Climate Collaborative meeting will be Wednesday, January 8</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">th</span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> at the REEP House. It will be one year since we first met and decided to create the Climate Collaborative to support our various groups and efforts. We will devote part of the meeting on January 8</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">th</span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> to strategic planning, in part because we have the opportunity to apply for funding to support our efforts. Please save the date and plan to attend:</span></div><div><br></div><div><span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Next Group Meeting: Wednesday, January 8th, 6:30pm to 8:30pm</span></span></div><div><span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Location: REEP House, 20 Mill Street, Kitchener. For a virtual link to join the meeting e-mail wrclimatecollab@gmail.com for a link.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Parking is available. Please come unscented.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br></span></span></div><div><br></div><div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">16) Other Articles - </b><span style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;">Include Canada needing to prepare for a influx of scientists and educators from the US as their health breakdown is just beginning, the Ontario Science Centre delayed by another year, and new oversight following an expensive Italian art shopping trip for the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic School Board:</span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;"><br></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Tyee - America’s Health Breakdown Is Just Getting Started - Canada Should Prepare For An Influx Of Scientists, Educators, And More:</div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/12/19/America-Public-Health-Breakdown">https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/12/19/America-Public-Health-Breakdown</a>/</div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;"><br></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Global News - New Science Centre At Ontario Place Delayed Until 2029:</div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10925478/ontario-place-science-centre-opening/">https://globalnews.ca/news/10925478/ontario-place-science-centre-opening/</a></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;"><br></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC - Ontario Appoints Reviewer For Brantford Area Catholic School Board After Pricey Italy Art Trip:</div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/trustee-trip-review-1.7415347">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/trustee-trip-review-1.7415347</a></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;"><br></div><div style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"><div style="font-weight: normal;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">17) Reminder - Next Meeting</b><b><span style="font-size: 14px;"> -</span></b> Our next e-mail update is planned for the week of December 30th. 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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: <span dir="ltr">826 4469 5701</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span dir="ltr">Passcode: 713374</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></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, Mike Marcolongo, and Joan Faux 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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></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><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; 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font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Upcoming Events </b><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">- Get out and get involved! And keep us posted on your events so we can share them:</span></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="font-weight: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Thursday, January 2nd - 7pm to 8:30pm - Wilmot Ward 3 Townhall Meeting <span style="font-weight: normal;">-</span> Councillor Harvir Sidhu - Meeting Room A, Wilmot Recreation Centre, 1291 Nafziger Road, Baden</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Saturday, January 4th - 10am to 12pm - Wilmot Ward 4 Townhall Meeting - Councillors Steven Martin & Lillianne Diunstall - New Hamburg Community Centre, New Hamburg</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="font-weight: normal;">Wednesday, January 8th - 7pm - Alliance For A Liveable Ontario Election Readiness Webinar - <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_28eLse0NQOeOAIdsHD2uZQ#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_28eLse0NQOeOAIdsHD2uZQ#/registration</a></div><div style="font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-weight: normal;">Wednesday, January 8th - 6:30pm to 8:30pm - Waterloo Climate Collaborative Strategic Planning Meeting - <a href="https://wrclimatecollaborative.ca/">https://wrclimatecollaborative.ca/</a></div></div><div style="font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-weight: normal;"><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 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 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 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"><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 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 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;">Thursday, January 9th - 7pm to 9pm - Wilmot Ward 1 Townhall Meeting - Councillor Stuart Cressman - New Dundee Community Centre, New Dundee</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div></div></div><div style="font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-weight: normal;"><div><b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Friday, January 10th - 5:30pm -<font color="#26282a"> Next group update meeting on Zoom -</font><font color="#0056d6"> </font></span><font color="#0056d6" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a></font></b></div><div><br></div></div><div style="font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-weight: normal;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">--------------------------</b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div dir="auto" style="font-weight: normal; 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 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;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>B) </b></span><b style="font-size: 14px;">Twas The Night Before Christmas In Wilmot by Judy Brown:</b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></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-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></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></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through Wilmot<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">Not a creature was stirring, not even a farmer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">The stockings were hung by the chimney with care <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">In hopes that the good land would still be there. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">The farmers were nestled all snug in their beds, <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">While visions of good crops danced in their heads; <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">And Fight for Farmland people, all in their caps<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">Had just settled down for a long winter’s nap.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;"><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">When out on the fields there arose such a clatter <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">We sprang from our beds to see what was the matter. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">Gave the luster of mid-day to fields below. <br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">When what to our wondering eyes should appear<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">But two big farm tractors from Strathroy here! <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">With a blond driver so notwithstanding,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">I knew in a moment it must be Ford landing! <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">More rapid than eagles his minions they came<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">And he whistled and shouted and called them by name:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">Now, Harris, now, Redmond, Now Lamantia and all, <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">On Salonen, on Wilmot councillors and all!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">From the top of 7/8 to Bleams Rd. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">From Nafziger to Wilmot Centre Rd;<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">Plow away, plow away, plow away all! <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">So up to the farms the politicians they flew, <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">With plows and chainsaws and Ford himself too, <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">And then in a twinkling, I heard in the chambers<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">“We are willing, we are willing, let it go thru!”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">As I drew in my head and was turning around<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">Down the highway Ford came with a bound<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">He was carrying his new laws and keeping his secrets, <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">And the countryside line was forever defeated!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">A wink of his eye and a twist of his laws, <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">Soon gave me to know I had lots to dread, <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">Pollution and traffic, rising taxes, water threats <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">All for vague promises of jobs, he said.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">He spoke not a word, used the NDA,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">Destroyed all the farms and turned with a jerk. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">Putting his middle finger aside of his nose,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">And giving a nod, up to Queens Park he rose. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">And I heard him explain when he drove out of sight, <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px;">“Wary Christmas to All, and to crops a bad night!”<o:p></o:p></p><span style="line-height: 15.693334px;"><br><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.666667px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>