<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Hi Susan,<div><br></div><div>Thumbs up from me! Go forth, learn and speak up.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Kevin.</div><div><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
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<br><div style=""><div>On Oct 24, 2016, at 9:42 PM, Susan Koswan <<a href="mailto:susankoswan@execulink.com">susankoswan@execulink.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div lang="EN-CA" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Is everyone okay if I go to this on behalf of GREN? Need to know ASAP so I can let them know by Wed. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Also, a classmate of mine wants to go, so if she needs to list an org’n, can she use GREN? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Susan K <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Theo Negoita [<a href="mailto:ante712-gren@yahoo.ca">mailto:ante712-gren@yahoo.ca</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> 19 October 2016 15:08<br><b>To:</b> Susan Koswan<br><b>Subject:</b> Fw: Invitation to participate in a multi-stakeholder engagement session on soil health, Oct 31-Guelph<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_50657"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi Susan,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_50684"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_50685"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">You said that you're interested...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_50658"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_50659"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Theo<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_49499"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_49498"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_49497"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_49496"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br>----- Forwarded Message -----<br><b>From:</b> "Bailey, Sharon (OMAFRA)" <<a href="mailto:Sharon.Bailey@ontario.ca">Sharon.Bailey@ontario.ca</a>><br><b>To:</b> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 19, 2016 1:59 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Invitation to participate in a multi-stakeholder engagement session on soil health, Oct 31-Guelph</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_50686"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div id="yiv5783307313"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_50690"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_50689"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_50688"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">In follow up to my previous message, please note that the Environmental Registry and soil health e-mail links provided contained an error. Below are the correct links. I apologize for any inconvenience.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_50694"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:blue"><a href="https://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTI5NTYy&statusId=MTk2Mzg5&language=en" target="_blank"><span lang="FR-CA">Environmental Registry</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_50695"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:soilhealth@ontario.ca" target="_blank"><span lang="FR-CA">soilhealth@ontario.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_50696"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_50698"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_50700"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">S’il vous plait noter que les liens donner dans mon message précédent, à propos de la registre environnemental et la santé des sols agricoles, contenaient une erreur. Voici les liens corrects. Nous regrettons cet inconvénient.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTI5NTYy&statusId=MTk2Mzg5" target="_blank"><span lang="FR-CA">Registre environnemental</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_50703"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:soilhealth@ontario.ca" target="_blank">soilhealth@ontario.ca</a></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_50704"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sharon Bailey<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_50705"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Director,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_50707"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Food Safety and Environmental Policy Branch<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_50708"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Policy Division<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_50711"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476878971762_50713"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Stone Road West, 2nd Floor SW<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guelph, Ontario NIG 4Y2<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">519-826-6800<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv5783307313yqt42191"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Coombs, Johanna (OMAFRA) <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bailey, Sharon (OMAFRA) (<a href="mailto:Sharon.Bailey@ontario.ca">Sharon.Bailey@ontario.ca</a>)<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 19, 2016 11:29 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> Invitation to participate in a multi-stakeholder engagement session on soil health, Oct 31-Guelph</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greetings, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am writing to invite you to participate in a stakeholder engagement on the ‘Sustaining Ontario's Agricultural Soils: Towards a Shared Vision’ discussion paper, to initiate a public dialogue on developing a provincial agricultural soil health and conservation strategy.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">A new strategy will build on the extensive soils work by both OMAFRA and stakeholder organizations, and ensure that both government and the agricultural sector are doing the right things to address soil issues (including water quality impacts) over the long term. This initiative will also directly contribute to Ontario’s climate change goals and help the province deliver on its recently released Climate Change Action Plan.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">We would like to invite you or another representative from your organization to attend the Guelph session at the OMAFRA Conference Centre, One Stone Road West, on October 31<sup>st</sup>. The session will run from 9:30 am until 2:00 pm, and will include lunch.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">In order to make appropriate arrangements, please let us know if you plan to attend <b>by October 26<sup>th</sup></b>, by contacting the <i>Agricultural Information Contact Centre</i> (Toll Free: 1-877-424-1300; Local: (519) 826-4047; E-mail: <a href="mailto:ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca" target="_blank">ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca</a>). Please indicate when replying if French language services are required; if there is interest, we will host a French language webinar, and follow up with more information. Please also indicate any accommodation that is required, including any dietary preferences.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have attached a copy of the discussion paper for your convenience. You may also access the proposal on the <a href="https://webmail.ontario.ca/owa/redir.aspx?SURL=Bxdl--xntI6linTT6vH-xOg6ECJdSHU4BaYW1hH_3EG9VtTkaOjTCGgAdAB0AHAAOgAvAC8AdwB3AHcALgBlAGIAcgAuAGcAbwB2AC4AbwBuAC4AYwBhAC8ARQBSAFMALQBXAEUAQgAtAEUAeAB0AGUAcgBuAGEAbAAvAGQAaQBzAHAAbABhAHkAbgBvAHQAaQBjAGUAYwBvAG4AdABlAG4AdAAuAGQAbwA_AG4AbwB0AGkAYwBlAEkAZAA9AE0AVABJADUATgBUAFkAeQAmAHMAdABhAHQAdQBzAEkAZAA9AE0AVABrADIATQB6AGcANQAmAGwAYQBuAGcAdQBhAGcAZQA9AGUAbgA.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ebr.gov.on.ca%2fERS-WEB-External%2fdisplaynoticecontent.do%3fnoticeId%3dMTI5NTYy%26statusId%3dMTk2Mzg5%26language%3den" target="_blank">Environmental Registry</a> (or it can be located from the Registry main page with search number 012-8468 or search term ‘Soil Health’). It will be available for public comment until November 27, 2016. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you wish to provide written comments you may do so by one of the following methods:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:38.25pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">via the Environmental Registry a ‘comment’ button is provided on the website <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:38.25pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">e-mails can be sent to <a href="https://webmail.ontario.ca/owa/redir.aspx?SURL=2gzDzGH8EXlElF9Vy8eb0vwPuq273oRRzVsPAhtO2Q-9VtTkaOjTCG0AYQBpAGwAdABvADoAcwBvAGkAbABoAGUAYQBsAHQAaABAAG8AbgB0AGEAcgBpAG8ALgBjAGEA&URL=mailto%3asoilhealth%40ontario.ca" target="_blank">soilhealth@ontario.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:38.25pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fax: 519-826-3492<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:38.25pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mail: Agricultural Soil Health and Conservation Strategy<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:38.25pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">c/o Paul Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:38.25pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Senior Policy Advisor<br>Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs<br>1 Stone Road West, 2nd floor<br>Guelph, ON N1G 4Y2<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">We hope you are able to join us. Thank you in advance for your thoughtful participation in this important process. We look forward to your comments on the discussion document.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Salut!</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Je vous écris afin de vous inviter à participer en tant qu’intervenant ou intervenante au document de discussion « Le maintien des sols agricoles de l’Ontario : vers une vision partagée », afin d’amorcer un dialogue public sur l’élaboration d’une stratégie provinciale pour la santé et la préservation des sols agricoles.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cette nouvelle stratégie s’appuiera sur les travaux considérables sur les sols qu’ont effectués des organismes d’intervenants et le MAAARO, et nous permettra d’être assurés que le gouvernement et le secteur agricole font ce qu’il faut pour régler les problèmes des sols (y compris les atteintes à la qualité de l’eau) à long terme. Cette initiative contribuera aussi directement à l’atteinte des objectifs de l’Ontario liés aux changements climatiques et aidera la province à réaliser le Plan d’action contre le changement climatique qu’elle a publié récemment.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nous souhaitons vous inviter ou inviter un autre représentant ou une autre représentante de votre organisme à assister à la séance de Guelph qui aura lieu au Centre de conférences du MAAARO, 1 Stone Road Ouest, le 31 octobre. La séance se déroulera de 9 h 30 à 14 h et comprendra le dîner.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Afin que nous puissions prendre les dispositions appropriées, veuillez nous informer de votre présence <b>au plus tard le 26 octobre</b>, en communiquant avec le <i>Centre d’information agricole</i> (sans frais : 1 877 424-1300, local : 519 826-4047, courriel : </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca" target="_blank"><span lang="FR-CA">ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca</span></a></span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">). Veuillez indiquer dans votre réponse si vous avez besoin de services en langue française. Si nous recevons des manifestations d’intérêt à cet égard, nous présenterons un webinaire en langue française, ainsi qu’un suivi avec plus d’information. Veuillez également indiquer si des accommodements sont requis, y compris toute préférence alimentaire.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Par souci de commodité, j’ai joint une copie du document de discussion. Vous trouverez également la proposition sur le </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://webmail.ontario.ca/owa/redir.aspx?SURL=Bxdl--xntI6linTT6vH-xOg6ECJdSHU4BaYW1hH_3EG9VtTkaOjTCGgAdAB0AHAAOgAvAC8AdwB3AHcALgBlAGIAcgAuAGcAbwB2AC4AbwBuAC4AYwBhAC8ARQBSAFMALQBXAEUAQgAtAEUAeAB0AGUAcgBuAGEAbAAvAGQAaQBzAHAAbABhAHkAbgBvAHQAaQBjAGUAYwBvAG4Ad" target="_blank"><span lang="FR-CA">Registre environnemental</span></a></span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (vous la trouverez aussi en entrant le numéro de recherche 012-8468 ou les mots de recherche « Santé des sols » sur la page principale du Registre). Elle sera mise à la disposition du public à des fins de commentaires jusqu’au 27 novembre 2016.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Si vous souhaitez fournir des commentaires écrits, vous pouvez également le faire au moyen d’une des méthodes suivantes :</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:38.25pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sur le Registre environnemental, en cliquant sur le bouton « Soumettre un commentaire » du site Web;</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:38.25pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">En envoyant un courriel à </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://webmail.ontario.ca/owa/redir.aspx?SURL=2gzDzGH8EXlElF9Vy8eb0vwPuq273oRRzVsPAhtO2Q-9VtTkaOjTCG0AYQBpAGwAdABvADoAcwBvAGkAbABoAGUAYQBsAHQAaABAAG8AbgB0AGEAcgBpAG8ALgBjAGEA&URL=mailto:soilhealth@ontario.ca" target="_blank"><span lang="FR-CA">soilhealth@ontario.ca</span></a></span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">;</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:38.25pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Par télécopieur : 519 826-3492;</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:38.25pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Par la poste :</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:36.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stratégie pour la santé et la préservation des sols agricoles</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:36.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">a/s de Paul Smith</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:36.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Conseiller principal en politiques<br>Ministère de l’Agriculture, de l’Alimentation et des Affaires rurales<br>1 Stone Road West, 2<sup>e</sup> étage<br>Guelph (Ontario) N1G 4Y2</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nous espérons que vous pourrez vous joindre à nous. Je vous remercie d’avance de votre gentille participation à ce processus important. Nous avons hâte de recevoir vos commentaires au sujet du document de discussion.</span><a name="_Toc463017521"></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sharon Bailey<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Director,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Food Safety and Environmental Policy Branch<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Policy Division<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Stone Road West, 2nd Floor SW<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guelph, Ontario NIG 4Y2<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">519-826-6800<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br clear="all"></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Executive mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Executive@gren.ca">Executive@gren.ca</a><br>http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/executive_gren.ca<br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>