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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=title><b><font size=4
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color:black'>Partnership results in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s first urban forest
software</span></font></b></span><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
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face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>(<st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><em><i><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:
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style='font-family:Verdana'>, <st1:State w:st="on">ON</st1:State></span></font></i></em></st1:place><em><i><font
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— <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Michael Rosen</st1:PersonName>, President of Tree <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>, officially announced the launch of
CITYgreen <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>,
the country’s first urban forest software, at the <a href="http://www.fcm.ca/">Federation
of Canadian Municipalities</a> (<st1:PersonName w:st="on">FCM</st1:PersonName>)
Annual Conference and Municipal Expo in Quebec City (QC) on Friday, May 30. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:black'>“Everyone knows that trees look great and do
wonders for our environment,” Rosen explained. “But now, this software can
demonstrate the monetary value of green spaces and how ignoring our urban
forests can have ecological and financial consequences for our communities.” <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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href="http://www.americanforests.org/"></a><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><a
href="http://www.americanforests.org/"></a></span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>The GIS based software, designed by Tree <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s sister
organization <em><i><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'><a
href="http://www.americanforests.org/">American Forests</a></span></font></i></em>,
calculates the value of forest landscapes in urban areas. Tree <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>, with support from the <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">FCM</st1:PersonName> Green Fund, approached the City of <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ottawa</st1:place></st1:City> to develop a
Canadian version of the program. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Trees sequester carbon, purify the air we
breathe and contribute to the general well-being of Canadians, 80% of whom live
in urban areas. Their contributions can have a monetary value attached to them,
by reflecting the cost of municipalities having to develop solutions to combat
air pollution and increased health costs. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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href="http://www.ottawa.ca/"></a></span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>The
analysis of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ottawa</st1:place></st1:City>’s
green spaces indicated that existing forest canopy covers 27% of the city’s
surface. These trees:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>removed approximately 629,323
kg of air pollutants per year which translates into a dollar value of
$3,955,713.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>stored 1,011,745 tonnes of
carbon and sequestered an additional 7,876 tonnes/year.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>provided the equivalent of
3,843,945 m3 of storm water storage which represents a savings of
$219,104,850 if all this storm water was captured in built storm water
management facilities.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><a
href="http://www.treecanada.ca/news/citygreen-short-report.pdf"><span
style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=110 height=134
id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://www.treecanada.ca/news/citygreen.gif"
alt="CityGreen report for the City of Ottawa"></span></a><br>
</span></font><span class=caption><font size=1 color="#75430e" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:8.0pt'>Download the report</span></font></span><font size=2
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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:black'>For a copy of the entire report “Application
of CITYgreen™ Forest Cover Value Assessment Tool in the City of <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ottawa</st1:place></st1:City>” <a
href="http://www.treecanada.ca/news/citygreen-short-report.pdf"><strong><b><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>click here</span></font></b></strong></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:black'>A tool such as CITYgreen <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> is very
beneficial for municipalities because it can help with setting forest and tree
canopy targets, the analysis of different community design options, the
assessment of tree preservation plans for subdivisions and help determine
values in tree compensation programs. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Copies of CITYgreen <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>
can be purchased through Tree <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
Please contact us at <a href="mailto:tcf@treecanada.ca">tcf@treecanada.ca</a>
for more information. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>About Tree <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region></span></font></b></strong><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'><br>
Tree <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>
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:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> 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 and more than 450 schoolyards have been greened. <a
href="http://www.treecanada.ca/">www.treecanada.ca</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>For more information:</span></font></b></strong><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Melissa Nisbett<br>
Communications and Marketing Officer<br>
Tree <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region><br>
<a href="mailto:mnisbett@treecanada.ca">mnisbett@treecanada.ca</a><br>
(613) 567-5545, ext. 224<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>Communiqué</span></font></b><font size=2
color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=title><b><font size=4
color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:black'>Un partenariat produit le premier logiciel sur les forêts
urbaines au Canada</span></font></b></span><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
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<p><span class=spacing><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><a
href="http://www.fcm.ca/"></a></span></font></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape
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href="http://www.fcm.ca/"></a><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><a
href="http://www.fcm.ca/"></a></span></font><span class=spacing><font size=2
color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:black'>(</span></font></span><em><i><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>Ottawa ON – Le 30 mai 2008</span></font></i></em><span
class=spacing><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>) — M. <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Michael Rosen</st1:PersonName>, président d’Arbres Canada, a annoncé
officiellement le lancement de CITYgreen Canada, le premier logiciel sur les
forêts urbaines au pays, lors du congrès annuel et de l’exposition municipale
de la Fédération canadienne des municipalités (<st1:PersonName w:st="on">FCM</st1:PersonName>)
à Québec QC, le vendredi 30 mai.</span></font></span><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><span class=spacing><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>« Tout le monde sait
que les arbres sont beaux à regarder et qu’ils jouent un rôle positif dans
notre environnement », a déclaré M. Rosen. « Ce nouveau logiciel peut toutefois
démontrer la valeur monétaire des espaces verts et comment nos collectivités
peuvent souffrir du point de vue écologique et financier si nous n’apprécions
pas l’importance des forêts urbaines. »</span></font></span><font size=2
color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><span class=spacing><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><a
href="http://www.americanforests.org/"></a></span></font></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape
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href="http://www.americanforests.org/"></a><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><a
href="http://www.americanforests.org/"></a></span></font><span class=spacing><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Le logiciel, qui utilise le système
d’information géographique (GIS), a été créé par </span></font></span><em><i><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'><a href="http://www.americanforests.org/"><span lang=FR>American
Forests</span></a></span></font></i></em><span class=spacing><font size=2
color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:black'>, l’organisme sœur d’Arbres Canada. Il calcule la valeur
des paysages forestiers dans les zones urbaines. Arbres Canada, avec l’appui du
Fonds municipal vert de la <st1:PersonName w:st="on">FCM</st1:PersonName>, a
offert à la ville d’Ottawa d’élaborer une version canadienne du programme.</span></font></span><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><span class=spacing><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Les arbres séquestrent
du carbone, purifient l’air que nous respirons et contribuent au bien-être
général des Canadiens, dont 80 % vivent dans des zones urbaines. La
contribution des forêts peut aussi avoir une valeur monétaire en reflétant les
coûts que les municipalités doivent payer pour formuler des solutions
permettant de combattre la pollution de l’air et les frais plus élevés des
soins de santé.</span></font></span><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><span class=spacing><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><a
href="http://www.ottawa.ca/"></a></span></font></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape
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alt="City of Ottawa" v:shapes="_x0000_s1031"></a><![endif]><a
href="http://www.ottawa.ca/"></a><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><a
href="http://www.ottawa.ca/"></a></span></font><span class=spacing><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:black'>L’analyse des espaces verts d’Ottawa a indiqué
que le couvert forestier actuel s’étend sur 27 % de la ville. </span></font></span><span
class=spacing><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Ces arbres :</span></font></span><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
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<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><span class=spacing><font size=2
color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana'>éliminent environ 629 323 kg de polluants atmosphériques par
année, ce qui se traduit par une valeur monétaire de 3 955 713 $;</span></font></span><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><span class=spacing><font size=2
color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana'>emmagasinent 1 011 745 tonnes de carbone et séquestrent en plus 7
876 tonnes/année;</span></font></span><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><span class=spacing><font size=2
color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana'>fournissent l’équivalent de 3 843 945 mètres cubes d’entreposage
d’eaux de ruissellement, ce qui représente des économies de 219 104 850 $
si toutes ces eaux de ruissellement étaient retenues dans des
installations construites à cet effet.</span></font></span><font size=2
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><a
href="http://www.treecanada.ca/news/citygreen-short-report_f.pdf"><span
style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=110 height=134
id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://www.treecanada.ca/news/citygreen.gif"
alt="Rapport CityGreen pour la ville d'Ottawa"></span></a><br>
</span></font><span class=caption><font size=1 color="#75430e" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:8.0pt'>Télécharger le rapport</span></font></span><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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<p><span class=spacing><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Pour obtenir un
exemplaire du rapport complet intitulé </span></font></span><em><i><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Application de l’outil d’évaluation de la
valeur du couvert forestier CITYgreenMC dans la ville d’Ottawa</span></font></i></em><span
class=spacing><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>, </span></font></span><span
class=spacing><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><a
href="http://www.treecanada.ca/news/citygreen-short-report_f.pdf"><strong><b><font
face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-family:Verdana'>cliquez ici</span></font></b></strong></a></span></font></span><span
class=spacing><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>. </span></font></span><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><span class=spacing><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Un outil comme
CITYgreen Canada peut être très utile pour les municipalités parce qu’il peut
les aider à dresser des cibles concernant le couvert forestier, à analyser les
options de divers modèles de collectivité, à évaluer des plans de préservation
des arbres pour des lotissements et à déterminer la valeur des programmes de
compensation d’arbres.</span></font></span><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><span class=spacing><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Vous pouvez acheter
des exemplaires de CITYgreen Canada par l’entremise d’Arbres Canada. Communiquez
avec nous à </span></font></span><span class=spacing><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><a
href="mailto:tcf@treecanada.ca"><span lang=FR>tcf@treecanada.ca</span></a></span></font></span><span
class=spacing><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> pour plus de
renseignements.</span></font></span><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Au sujet d’Arbres
Canada</span></font></b></strong><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><br>
<span class=spacing>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 et plus de 450 terrains d’école
ont été reverdis. </span></span></font><span class=spacing><font size=2
color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'><a href="http://www.arbrescanada.ca/"><span lang=FR>www.arbrescanada.ca</span></a></span></font></span><span
class=spacing><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> </span></font></span><font size=2
color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Pour plus de
renseignements, communiquez avec :</span></font></b></strong><font size=2
color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><span class=spacing><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Melissa Nisbett</span></font></span><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:black'><br>
<span class=spacing>Agente des communications</span><br>
<span class=spacing>Arbres Canada</span><br>
</span></font><span class=spacing><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><a
href="mailto:mnisbett@treecanada.ca"><span lang=FR>mnisbett@treecanada.ca</span></a></span></font></span><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:black'><br>
<span class=spacing>613 567-5545, poste 224</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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