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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Looks good to me, Susan B!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks for doing the minutes and hosting the lovely gathering! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Merry Christmas to all!<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"'><o:p> </o:p></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"'> Executive [mailto:executive-bounces@gren.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Susan Bryant<br><b>Sent:</b> 19 December 2016 12:00<br><b>To:</b> GREN Exec<br><b>Subject:</b> [GREN-Exec] Draft GREN minutes from Dec. 8<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.0pt'><span style='color:black'>Hi Exec-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.0pt'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.0pt'><span style='color:black'>Please check to see if all the necessary is here. I’ll send it out this week.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.0pt'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.0pt'><span style='color:black'>Merry merry,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.0pt'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.0pt'><span style='color:black'>Susan B<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.0pt'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.0pt'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:13.0pt'><span style='color:black'>GREN Minutes – Dec. 8, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:13.0pt'><span style='color:black'>Christmas Party and Discussion of Hidden Valley<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:13.0pt'><span style='color:black'>At 5 Park West in Elmira<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:13.0pt'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.0pt'><span style='color:black'>We had a short meeting before the party to discuss Gord Nicholls’ proposal for the Expansion of the Hidden Valley Protected Area. This document was sent out to GREN before the meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:13.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Various options for protecting the area were brought forward—land trust, making a business case, a whole-neighbourhood plan, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:13.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Noted that the City of Kitchener has struck a committee to discuss the matter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:13.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Noted that the Region has asked its road engineer to see how the LRT could fit in the area<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:13.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Proposed that GREN invite someone from the Region to discuss Hidden Valley with us<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:13.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Noted that GREN needs to decide what kind of management we would like and plan a strategy to achieve it<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:13.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Yvonne agreed to be the point person for an informal steering committee, and John J, Deb S, Kevin T, Deaun M, Bob B and Gord N volunteered for the committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.0pt'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.0pt'><span style='color:black'>Then a good time, with good food, was had by all. Merry Christmas, everyone. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>