<html><head><base href="file:///\\Users\Dave\Contract%20Work\tcf\public_html\email-doyouwanttohostcufc9.html"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>I agree with Philip,</div><div>Eastern Canada would be great ~ then we can work our way back out west.</div><div><br></div><div>Best~</div><div><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Adrina Bardekjian Ambrosii, MFC, PhD candidate</div><div>Tree Canada Associate, Urban Forest Consulting and Research</div><div><a href="http://www.adrina.ca">www.adrina.ca</a></div></div></div></span> </div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br></div><br><div><div>On 9-Oct-08, at 9:50 AM, Philip van Wassenaer wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-CA" link="blue" vlink="blue" style="word-wrap: break-word; "><div class="Section1"><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Time for Eastern Canada again. My vote is for St. Johns, Newfoundland!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">The Ottawa for the 10<sup>th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>CUFC.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">PS. We missed you in Strathcona Brian.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Philip van Wassenaer, B.SC., MFC<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Urban Forest Innovations Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">1253 Crossfield Bend.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Mississauga, Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Canada, L5G 3P5<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Tel: (905) 274-1022<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Cell: (647) 221 3046<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Fax: (905) 274 2170<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="mailto:Pwassenaer1022@rogers.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Pwassenaer1022@rogers.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; "><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">canufnet-bounces@list.web.net</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[<a href="mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Fisher, Brian<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>October 8, 2008 3:19 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Canadian Urban Forest Network<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [CANUFNET] CUFC9/9CCFU<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; ">Where would you like to hold it ?</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; ">Have we been "across the country" ?</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; ">Brian</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US"><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net">canufnet-bounces@list.web.net</a> [<a href="mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Michael Rosen<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>2008, October 03 9:07 AM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Michael Rosen<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[CANUFNET] CUFC9/9CCFU</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 100%; "><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 1.5pt; padding-right: 1.5pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-left: 1.5pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "><a href="http://www.treecanada.ca/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; text-decoration: none; "><span><image001.jpg></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div></td><td style="padding-top: 1.5pt; padding-right: 1.5pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-left: 1.5pt; "><div style="text-align: right; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; "><span><image002.jpg></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p align="right" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Version française ci-dessous<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">MEDIA RELEASE</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="title" style="font-weight: bold; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Do You Want to Host CUFC9?</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "><hr size="1" width="100%" noshade="" align="center" style="color: rgb(195, 180, 149); "></span></div><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">(Ottawa, ON – October 1, 2008)</span></em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tree Canada, the country’s largest tree planting organization, is seeking proposals by municipalities to host the prestigious 9th Canadian Urban Forest Conference (CUFC) in October, 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">The CUFC brings together approximately 350 foresters, urban planners, policy makers and municipal experts together to develop new strategies in preserving and promoting urban forests throughout Canada. Since 80% of Canadians live in cities, trees play a large role in providing physical and psychological benefits to all. This conference is a chance for municipalities to profile urban forests in their communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">For municipalities to be considered, they should submit a proposal demonstrating the following: <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Urban forest program history and commitment<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Accessibility to a major airport and other transportation</span><span lang="EN-US"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Venue choice (if possible) and willingness to sign hotel agreement<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Willingness to assume the Chair of the Organizing Committee, have backing of Council and staff, and allow Tree Canada to participate on the Committee</span><span lang="EN-US"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Strong community involvement<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">To allow for 50% of the profits to go towards a local legacy project, and 50% of the profits returned to Tree Canada<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Tree Canada, the host organization of the conference will provide:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Organizational support and website registration<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Seed funding</span><span lang="EN-US"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Communications and program continuity including registrations and sponsors</span><span lang="EN-US"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Welcome address and Awards presentation<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Proposals will be accepted until November 30, 2008. Please send all proposals to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:tcf@treecanada.ca" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">tcf@treecanada.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">For more information contact:</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Michael Rosen<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>President<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>613-567-5545 ext 221<br><a href="mailto:mrosen@treecanada.ca" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">mrosen@treecanada.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></div></blockquote><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "><hr size="1" width="100%" noshade="" align="center" style="color: rgb(195, 180, 149); "></span></div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 100%; "><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 1.5pt; padding-right: 1.5pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-left: 1.5pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "><a href="http://www.treecanada.ca/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; text-decoration: none; "><span><image003.jpg></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div></td><td style="padding-top: 1.5pt; padding-right: 1.5pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-left: 1.5pt; "><div style="text-align: right; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; "><span><image004.jpg></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Communiqué</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="title" style="font-weight: bold; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Voulez-vous accueillir la 9e Conférence canadienne sur la forêt urbaine?</span></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "><hr size="1" width="100%" noshade="" align="center" style="color: rgb(195, 180, 149); "></span></div><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><em><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">(Ottawa ON – Le 1er octobre 2008)</span></em><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Arbres Canada, le plus gros organisme de plantation d’arbres au Canada, demande aux municipalités de soumettre des propositions pour accueillir la prestigieuse 9e Conférence canadienne sur la forêt urbaine qui aura lieu en octobre 2010.Cette conférence rassemble quelque 350 forestiers, planificateurs urbains,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">élaborateurs de politiques et spécialistes municipaux pour formuler de nouvelles stratégies visant à promouvoir et à préserver les forêts urbaines du pays. Puisque 80 % des Canadiens vivent dans des villes, les arbres jouent un rôle important en fournissant des bienfaits physiques et psychologiques à tous. Cette conférence offre la chance aux municipalités de faire connaître les forêts urbaines de leurs collectivités.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Si une municipalité est intéressée à accueillir la conférence, elle doit soumettre une proposition qui démontre ce qui suit :<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Antécédents et engagement en matière de foresterie urbaine</span><span lang="FR"></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Proximité d’un aéroport important et d’autres modes de transport</span><span lang="FR"></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Choix de l’emplacement (si possible) et consentement à signer une entente avec l’hôtel choisi</span><span lang="FR"></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Volonté d’assumer la présidence du comité organisateur et obtention de l’appui du conseil et du personnel; consentement à ce qu’Arbres Canada participe aux activités du comité</span><span lang="FR"></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Solide participation communautaire</span><span lang="EN-US"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Agrément que 50 % des profits soient versés à un projet commémoratif local et que l’autre 50 % soient remis à Arbres Canada</span><span lang="FR"></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Arbres Canada, l’organisme d’accueil de la conférence, fournira ce qui suit :<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Soutien organisationnel et inscription sur son site Web</span><span lang="FR"></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Financement de démarrage</span><span lang="EN-US"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Communications et continuité du programme, y compris l’inscription et les commanditaires</span><span lang="FR"></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Allocution de bienvenue et présentation de prix</span><span lang="FR"></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Les propositions seront acceptées jusqu’au 30 novembre 2008. Veuillez envoyer toutes les propositions à</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "><a href="mailto:tcf@treecanada.ca" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span lang="FR">tcf@treecanada.ca</span></a></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Renseignements :</span></strong><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; "><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Michael Rosen</span><span lang="FR"><br></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Président<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>613 567-5545, poste 221<br></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "><a href="mailto:mrosen@treecanada.ca" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span lang="FR">mrosen@treecanada.ca</span></a></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div></div></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>