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Further info on the Redside Dace can be found here. It is endangered. <div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry/recovery-strategies/redside-dace-proposed-2024.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry/recovery-strategies/redside-dace-proposed-2024.html</a> <div id="temp-enhancr-placeholder" class="enhancr-placeholder-medium" data-size="medium"></div><br><br>Lulu <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;">On Thursday, March 6, 2025, 1:04 PM, Lanteigne <water.lulu@yahoo.ca> wrote:</p><blockquote class="iosymail"><div id="yiv3289143701"><div>
<p style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;word-spacing:1px;line-height:28.6875px;margin:20px 0px;"><strong style="">Wonderful news! A Habitat Protection Order for the endangered Redside Dace has been issued. </strong>The greatest threat to these small but mighty minnows in Ontario is sprawl, especially in Durham Region, and the development of the 413.</p><p style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;word-spacing:1px;line-height:28.6875px;margin:20px 0px;">The protection order will essentially ban the construction of sprawl and highways throughout Redside Dace critical habitats.</p><p style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;word-spacing:1px;line-height:28.6875px;margin:20px 0px;">We have this fish in Waterloo Region. It can be used to protect areas here too. </p><p style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;word-spacing:1px;line-height:28.6875px;margin:20px 0px;">Lulu </p><div><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv3289143701yahoo-signature"><a shape="rect" 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 clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><p style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(123, 106, 246); padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0px;" class="yiv3289143701yahoo-quoted-begin"><span style="color:rgb(56, 59, 62);">Begin forwarded message:</span><br clear="none"><br clear="none">On Thursday, March 6, 2025, 12:25 PM, Phil Pothen <yourstoprotect@act.environmentaldefence.ca> wrote:</p><blockquote class="yiv3289143701iosymail"><div id="yiv3289143701">
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<h1 style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:28px;line-height:normal;letter-spacing:.3px;font-weight:700;margin:20px 0;">Habitat Protection Order for the Redside Dace</h1><p style="font-size:18px;font-family:'Arial', sans-serif;line-height:150%;color:#000000;margin:20px 0;"></p><p style="font-size:18px;font-family:'Arial', sans-serif;line-height:150%;color:#000000;margin:20px 0;"><strong>A Habitat Protection Order for the endangered Redside Dace has been issued. </strong>The greatest threat to these small but mighty minnows in Ontario is sprawl, especially in Durham Region, and the development of the 413.</p><p style="font-size:18px;font-family:'Arial', sans-serif;line-height:150%;color:#000000;margin:20px 0;">The protection order will essentially ban the construction of sprawl and highways throughout Redside Dace critical habitats.</p><p style="font-size:18px;font-family:'Arial', sans-serif;line-height:150%;color:#000000;margin:20px 0;">Thanks to everyone who wrote in demanding this protection order. We’ll have to watch closely to ensure that this protection order is enforced. <a shape="rect" href="https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/s/7916412/9XSQ5X3w" style="color:#00bd97;" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Phil Pothen’s new blog</a> breaks down this key milestone in more detail.</p><p style="font-size:18px;font-family:'Arial', sans-serif;line-height:150%;color:#000000;margin:20px 0;"></p>
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<h1 style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:28px;line-height:normal;letter-spacing:.3px;font-weight:700;margin:20px 0;">Clashes within Federal-Provincial 413 Working Group</h1><p style="font-size:18px;font-family:'Arial', sans-serif;line-height:150%;color:#000000;margin:20px 0;">Instead of issuing a federal Impact Assessment of Highway 413, the federal government vowed to work in collaboration with the government of Ontario through a joint 413 Working Group. The working group was created to study and mitigate the impacts of the highway on areas of federal jurisidiction, but <a shape="rect" href="https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/s/7916415/9XSQ5X3w" style="color:#00bd97;" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">reporting in the Narwhal</a> shows that the federal and provincial governments are having trouble finding common ground. Federal authorities say the highway should be re-routed to bypass critical species habitats while the provincial government is holding firm on the proposed route. While the disagreement might continue, the new protection order for the Redside Dace will make it harder for the province to proceed without federal approval.</p>
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<h1 style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:28px;line-height:normal;letter-spacing:.3px;font-weight:700;margin:20px 0;">Highway 413’s Impact on Farmland</h1><p style="font-size:18px;font-family:'Arial', sans-serif;line-height:150%;color:#000000;margin:20px 0;"></p><p style="font-size:18px;font-family:'Arial', sans-serif;line-height:150%;color:#000000;margin:20px 0;"><a shape="rect" href="https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/s/7916419/9XSQ5X3w" style="color:#00bd97;" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">EDC recently wrote a joint Op-Ed with David Suzuki Foundation and the National Union for Farmers</a> about the disastrous impact Highway 413 would have on over 2,000 acres of farmland. Hwy 413 isn’t only bad for biodiversity in Ontario, it will have an equally devastating impact on farmers and our food supply. <strong>Under the looming threat of a tariff war with the U.S., preserving our farmland needs to be a top priority.</strong></p>
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<h1 style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:28px;line-height:normal;letter-spacing:.3px;font-weight:700;margin:20px 0;">Snap Election Brings More of the Same</h1><p style="font-size:18px;font-family:'Arial', sans-serif;line-height:150%;color:#000000;margin:20px 0;">Premier Ford won a third straight majority government last Thursday. The Ontario PC’s lost three seats, dropping from 83 in 2022 to 80 this election. The NDP maintained their position as the official Opposition, with 27 seats. The Liberals regained official party status by winning 14 seats and the Greens held steady at two seats.</p><p style="font-size:18px;font-family:'Arial', sans-serif;line-height:150%;color:#000000;margin:20px 0;">We’ve had success contesting individual policies under Premier Ford in the past and we can do it again.</p><p style="font-size:18px;font-family:'Arial', sans-serif;line-height:150%;color:#000000;margin:20px 0;"><a shape="rect" href="https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/s/7916421/9XSQ5X3w" style="color:#00bd97;" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>The Narwhal has a detailed breakdown of how the election results will impact different policies.</strong></a></p>
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