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<p style='line-height:14.0pt'><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>18 December,
2007 <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style='line-height:14.0pt'><b><font size=4 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Tree <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Announces Launch of <a
href="http://www.treecanada.ca/programs/greenstreets/index.htm">Green Streets
Canada 2008<span style='font-weight:normal'> </span></a></span></font></b><font
size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:14.0pt'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><i><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-style:italic'>Ottawa</span></font></i></st1:City><i><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>,<st1:State w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State></span></font></i></st1:place><i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'> −</span></font></i><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> In its 15<sup>th</sup> edition,
the urban forest innovation program contributes a minimum of 50/50 funding to
municipalities and First Nations through a competitive bidding process.
Since its inception in 1994, over $2M been committed to urban forest projects
in 355 communities.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:14.0pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>"Urban forests are crucial to the well-being
of Canadians, 80% of whom live in urban areas, and are in effect the core of our
'green infrastructure’ − a vital asset that needs to be maintained to protect
the air we breathe and the water we drink," said <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Michael
Rosen</st1:PersonName>, President of Tree Canada. “Trees in urban areas are
increasingly threatened by pollution, de-icing salts, the effects of
underground service maintenance and by urbanization. All these pressures are
taking their toll which makes <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Green
Streets Canada</span></i> more relevant than ever. This is why we continue to
encourage innovative practices and policies in urban forest management”, he
added.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:14.0pt'><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Municipalities
and First Nations have until Friday, February 8, 2008 to apply. Applications
and information are available on Tree <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>’s website: <a
href="http://www.treecanada.ca/">www.treecanada.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style='line-height:14.0pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Applicants across <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place> are invited to put forward
proposals that will showcase innovative approaches and tools in both urban
forest planning and management. Projects can include, but are not limited to,
demonstrations of single tree and forest stand innovation; workshops on
policy and best management practices; educational activities and outreach dealing
with innovative practices (arboricultural practices included); and innovative
urban design which highlights “green infrastructure.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>SPONSORS<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style='line-height:14.0pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Trans Canada , BC Hydro and Trees Ontario are the
principal funding sponsors of Green Streets Canada.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:14.0pt'><b><font size=4 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://www.treecanada.ca/news/12-13-2007.htm">http://www.treecanada.ca/news/12-13-2007.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>TREE <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">CANADA</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#333333'>Tree <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place> is a charitable
organization established to encourage Canadians to plant and care for trees
in urban and rural environments. A winner of the Canadian Environmental Award
(2007), Tree <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>
engages Canadian companies, government agencies and individuals to support
the planting of trees, the greening of schoolyards, and other efforts to
sensitize Canadians to the benefits of planting and maintaining trees. To
date, more than 75 million trees have been planted, more than 450 schoolyards
have been greened, and Tree <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>
has organized 7 national urban forestry conferences. More information about
Tree <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>
is available at <a
href="../../../../mrosen/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/OLK168/www.treecanada.ca">www.treecanada.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Contact:</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Tree
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>
at (613) 567-5545 ext. 221 or <a href="mailto:tcf@treecanada.ca">tcf@treecanada.ca</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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text-align:center'><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR-CA
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Communiqué de presse<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><b><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
Arial;font-weight:bold'>Pour diffusion immédiate<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p style='line-height:14.0pt'><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=FR-CA
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>le 18 décembre
2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style='line-height:14.0pt'><b><font size=4 face=Arial><span lang=FR-CA
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Arbres Canada
annonce le lancement du programme <a
href="http://www.treecanada.ca/programs/greenstreets/index.htm"><i><font
size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Ma rue, mes arbres</span></font></i><font
size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> de 2008 </span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style='line-height:14.0pt'><i><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=FR-CA
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Ottawa
(Ontario) −</span></font></i><b><font face=Arial><span lang=FR-CA
style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span lang=FR-CA style='font-family:Arial'> Maintenant dans sa
15<sup>e</sup> année, ce programme innovateur de foresterie urbaine
contribue un financement minimal à parts égales (50-50) aux municipalités
et aux Premières nations dans le cadre d’un appel d’offres concurrentiel.
Depuis sa mise en œuvre en 1994, plus de 2 millions de dollars ont été
attribués à des projets de foresterie urbaine dans 355 collectivités.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=FR-CA
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>« Les forêts urbaines sont
essentielles au bien-être des Canadiens dont 80 % vivent dans des zones
urbaines. Ces forêts représentent vraiment le cœur de notre infrastructure
verte – un atout précieux qui doit être entretenu pour protéger l’air que nous
respirons et l’eau que nous buvons », a déclaré M. Rosen. </span></font><font
face=Arial><span lang=FR-CA style='font-family:Arial'>« Mais les arbres
dans nos collectivités sont menacés de plus en plus par la pollution, par
le sel de déglaçage, par l’entretien des services souterrains et par
l’urbanisation. Toutes les pressions exercées sur l’environnement ont des
conséquences, ce qui rend le programme <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Ma
rue, mes arbres</span></i> encore plus pertinent. C’est pourquoi nous
continuons d’encourager les pratiques et politiques novatrices en matière
de gestion forestière urbaine », a-t-il ajouté.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:14.0pt'><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=FR-CA
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Les
municipalités et les communautés des Premières nations ont jusqu’à vendredi
le 8 février 2008 pour présenter une demande. Les formulaires de demande et
des renseignements sont disponibles au site Web d’Arbres Canada à: <a
href="http://www.arbrescanada.ca/">http://www.arbrescanada.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style='line-height:14.0pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=FR-CA
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Les requérants à l’échelle du
Canada sont invités à soumettre une proposition qui démontrera
l’utilisation de démarches et outils novateurs en matière de planification
et de gestion forestière urbaine. Les projets peuvent comprendre, entre
autres, des démonstrations d’innovation pour un seul arbre ou peuplement
d’arbres, des ateliers sur les politiques et les meilleures pratiques de
gestion, des activités éducatives et des programmes de diffusion visant des
pratiques novatrices (y compris des pratiques arboricoles) et une
conception urbaine novatrice qui met en vedette l’infrastructure verte.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>COMMANDITAIRES<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style='line-height:14.0pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=FR-CA
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>TransCanada, BC Hydro et Trees
Ontario sont les principaux commanditaires du programme <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Ma rue, mes arbres</span></i>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:14.0pt'><b><font size=4 face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://www.treecanada.ca/news/12-13-2007_f.htm">http://www.treecanada.ca/news/12-13-2007_f.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>ARBRES CANADA<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Arial><span lang=FR-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333'>Arbres Canada est
un organisme de bienfaisance établi pour encourager les Canadiens à planter
et à prendre soin des arbres dans les milieux urbains et ruraux. Un
récipiendaire du Prix canadien de l’environnement (2007), Arbres Canada
demande aux entreprises, organismes gouvernementaux et résidents du Canada
d’appuyer la plantation d’arbres, le verdissement des terrains d’école et
d’autres efforts visant à sensibiliser les Canadiens aux bienfaits fournis
par la plantation et l’entretien des arbres. Jusqu’à date, plus de 75
millions d’arbres ont été plantés, plus de 450 terrains d’école ont été
reverdis et Arbres Canada a organisé 7 conférences nationales sur la
foresterie urbaine. Pour obtenir plus de renseignements sur Arbres Canada,
visitez </span></font><u><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
lang=FR-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>www.arbrescanada.ca.</span></font></u><font
size=2 color="#333333" face=Arial><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='line-height:14.0pt'><b><font size=4 face=Arial><span lang=FR-CA
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