<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">FYI. A good initiative and synopsis from Andrew. We can see where things go and try to support however possible.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers,</div><div class="">Kevin.<br class=""><div class="">
<meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><br class="">-------------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">Kevin Thomason<br class=""><br class="">1115 Cedar Grove Road<br class="">Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2J 3Z4<br class=""><br class="">Phone: (519) 888-0519<br class="">Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648<br class="">Twitter: @kthomason<br class=""><a href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com" class="">E-mail: kevinthomason@mac.com</a><br class=""><br class="">-----------------------------------------</div></div></div></div>
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"Ontario Headwaters Institute" <<a href="mailto:andrew@ontarioheadwaters.ca" class="">andrew@ontarioheadwaters.ca</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">COWA Update January 8 2023</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">January 8, 2023 at 1:07:09 PM EST<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><<a href="mailto:susan@moorepartners.ca" class="">susan@moorepartners.ca</a>>, "'Mr. Mike Marcolongo'" <<a href="mailto:lizandmichele@yahoo.ca" class="">lizandmichele@yahoo.ca</a>>, <<a href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com" class="">kevinthomason@mac.com</a>>, "'Gravel Watch Ontario'" <<a href="mailto:info@gravelwatch.org" class="">info@gravelwatch.org</a>>, "Debbe Crandall" <<a href="mailto:debbeday@rogers.com" class="">debbeday@rogers.com</a>>, "Leora at TLB" <<a href="mailto:info@thelandbetween.ca" class="">info@thelandbetween.ca</a>>, "'Ella Haley'" <<a href="mailto:ella@lconserv.org" class="">ella@lconserv.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:Claire.Malcolmson@gmail.com" class="">Claire.Malcolmson@gmail.com</a>>, "Margaret Prophet" <<a href="mailto:teljeur6@hotmail.com" class="">teljeur6@hotmail.com</a>>, "'Debbie Gordon'" <<a href="mailto:debbierawngordon@gmail.com" class="">debbierawngordon@gmail.com</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><<a href="mailto:andrew@ontarioheadwaters.ca" class="">andrew@ontarioheadwaters.ca</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class="">Dear Members</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class="">Coalition of Ontario Watershed Alliances<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">All the best for 2023, along with my apologies that we did not hold the planned<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class="">Zoom</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>call in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class="">November</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">, but we were all too busy opposing the Ford juggernaut surrounding Bill 23’s efforts to upend regional planning, environmental safeguards, democracy, and access to legal recourse. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">The OHI supported as many collective efforts as we could, and we thank you for helping our petition on sustainable planning (<a href="https://act.newmode.net/action/ontario-headwaters-institute/ontario-must-withdraw-bill-23-and-shift-sustainable-planning" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">here</a>) to obtain well over 2,000 signatures, when we had hoped for anything over 150.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Here are some administrative updates as well as the OHI’s observations and suggested direction for COWA for the short term.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><u class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Administrative Updates<o:p class=""></o:p></span></u></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;" class=""><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt -18pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">We have gained 3 new members since September and are now at 13;<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt -18pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Two more groups want to join but had 2022 Board meetings postponed. We anticipate their formal membership any day now;<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt -18pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Three other groups are having membership discussions, and the OHI has launched more outreach. My goal is for 20 members by the end of the month;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt -18pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">We’ve updated the Resources page of the website, posting three more examples of great work done by members. If you have something to share, please let me know;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt -18pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">The OHI intends to buy a drone in early 2023 and wants to work with the COWA members to make short videos on key problems/solutions in each of your watersheds; and,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt -18pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">The OHI will apply for a Canada Summer Jobs position by Thursday to work solely on COWA. If you see a specific task, please share it asap.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><u class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Observations and Suggested Short-term Direction for COWA<o:p class=""></o:p></span></u></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;" class=""><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt -18pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">The Province has proven itself disinterested in listening to any criticism of Housing Action Plan 3.0; and,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt -18pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Most public and NGO efforts have focused on valued criticisms of changes to land use planning, in which the importance of protecting our water is under-represented.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><span class="">Ø<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">In the face of these realities, the OHI suggests that COWA has an open opportunity to lead the way in Ontario by: <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><span class="">1<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Supporting Conservation Authorities, including the restoration of key aspects of their mandate;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><span class="">2<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Co-ordinating comments on the dangers to our waters in the proposed amalgamation of the PPS with A Place to Grow; and,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><span class="">3<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Recruiting more members and positioning COWA as a key player in all aspects of water management in Ontario.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></b></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;" class=""><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt -18pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Somehow, we also need to address capacity around regional and local crises, such as the threats involved in sending new sewage around Lake Simcoe to Durham, which could violate the ban on inter-basin transfers under the Canada-US Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, versus sending it to Lake Simcoe, which could violate the Lake Simcoe Protection Act.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">We intend to host a COWA webinar in January and will be in touch on that as soon as possible. If for any reason you’d like to chat, feel free to call me at the number below.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class="">Andrew<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">416 231 9484<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">PS This e-mail shares your e-mail addresses with each of the other members. We will discuss if that is acceptable to you on the up-coming Zoom call.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>