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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US><img width=233 height=99 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CCE282.2B5E7BE0" alt="TC_logo_English"></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:45.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell Extra Bold","serif";color:#4F6228'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:45.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell Extra Bold","serif";color:#4F6228'>Edible Trees<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif";color:black'>Planting Fruit & Nut Trees for the Community<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i>Le français suivra<o:p></o:p></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>The purpose of the Edible Trees program is to offer funding of up to $4,000 and other resources for community-based projects that </span><span lang=EN-US style='letter-spacing:-.2pt'>provide residents with access to fresh fruit and nut trees </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>while making a positive difference to the Canadian environment including:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:71.7pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Wingdings 2";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>P<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Provide shade<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Wingdings 2";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>P<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Absorb and deflect solar radiation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Wingdings 2";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>P<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Improve air quality<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Wingdings 2";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>P<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Absorb and filter water<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:71.7pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Wingdings 2";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>P<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Create habitat for wildlife<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Funding is available, but not limited to, </span><span lang=EN-US style='letter-spacing:-.2pt'>community gardening groups, community housing projects, schools, parks and arboretums. </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Important Dates<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='letter-spacing:-.2pt'>All applications must be received by <b>February 28, 2012.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='letter-spacing:-.2pt'>Final Reports and projects must be completed by <b>September 30, 2012.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Note:</span></i><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> The number of projects will be based on available funding. In 2012 it is projected that approximately 15 projects will be funded.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>More information here: <a href="http://www.treecanada.ca/site/?page=Edible%20Trees&lang=en">http://www.treecanada.ca/site/?page=Edible%20Trees&lang=en</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Funding for this program was generously provided by:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><img border=0 width=200 height=75 id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image004.gif@01CCE4EC.5F785C40" alt=Loblaw></span></i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><img border=0 width=249 height=166 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image005.jpg@01CCE4EC.5F785C40" alt="http://www.treecanada.ca/site/resources/pages/media/WebLogo%20green%20with%20TagWeb%20hi%20res.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 width=63 style='width:37.5pt;border:solid white 1.0pt'><tr><td style='border:solid white 1.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'></td><td style='border:solid white 1.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US><img border=0 width=274 height=103 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CCE282.2B5E7BE0" alt="TC_logo_French_lowres"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:40.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell Extra Bold","serif";color:#4F6228'>Arbres comestibles</span><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:45.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell Extra Bold","serif";color:#4F6228'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:252.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><i><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif";color:black'>Planter des arbres porteurs de fruits et de noix pour la collectivité</span></i><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span lang=FR-CA style='color:black'>Le but du programme sur les arbres comestibles est de fournir un financement maximal de 4 000 $ et d’autres ressources pour des projets communautaires qui fournissent aux résidents un accès à des arbres porteurs de fruits et de noix frais tout en apportant des changements positifs à l’environnement canadien, y compris :<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:71.7pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-family:"Wingdings 2";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>P<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=FR-CA style='color:black'>Fournir de l’ombre<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-family:"Wingdings 2";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>P<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=FR-CA style='color:black'>Absorber et faire dévier le rayonnement solaire<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-family:"Wingdings 2";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>P<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=FR-CA style='color:black'>Améliorer la qualité de l’air<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-family:"Wingdings 2";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>P<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=FR-CA style='color:black'>Absorber et filtrer l’eau<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:71.7pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-family:"Wingdings 2";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>P<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=FR-CA style='color:black'>Créer un habitat pour la faune<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='color:black'>Des fonds sont disponibles, entre autres, pour les groupes de jardinage communautaire, les projets de logement communautaire, les écoles, les parcs et les arboretums. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=FR-CA style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=FR-CA style='color:black'>Dates importantes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='letter-spacing:-.2pt'>Toutes les demandes doivent être reçues d’ici <b>le 28 février 2012.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='letter-spacing:-.2pt'>Les projets et les rapports finals doivent être achevés d’ici <b>le 30 septembre 2012.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=FR-CA style='color:black'>Remarque :</span></i><span lang=FR-CA style='color:black'> Le nombre de projets choisis dépendra des fonds disponibles. En 2012, on prévoit qu’environ 15 projets seront financés.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Plus d’informations ici: <a href="http://www.treecanada.ca/site/?page=Edible%20Trees&lang=fr">http://www.treecanada.ca/site/?page=Edible%20Trees&lang=fr</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><i><span lang=FR>Le financement pour ce programme a été généreusement fourni par:</span></i><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 width=663 style='width:397.5pt;border:solid white 1.0pt'><tr><td style='border:solid white 1.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <img border=0 width=250 height=117 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image006.jpg@01CCE4EC.5F785C40" alt="http://www.treecanada.ca/site/resources/pages/media/LCL_2Clr_CMYK_F.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:solid white 1.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <img border=0 width=249 height=166 id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image005.jpg@01CCE4EC.5F785C40" alt="http://www.treecanada.ca/site/resources/pages/media/WebLogo%20green%20with%20TagWeb%20hi%20res.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Melissa Nisbett<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Communications Officer / Agente des communications <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Tree Canada / Arbres Canada <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>222 rue Somerset St. West/ouest, suite / bureau 402<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2G3<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>613-567-5545 ext 224<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Fax: 613-567-5270<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=383 height=127 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CCE282.2B5E7BE0" alt="20yr_billingual_high_res.jpg"></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.treecanada.ca/" title="blocked::http://www.treecanada.ca/"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:purple'>www.treecanada.ca</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'> / </span><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.arbrescanada.ca/" title="blocked::http://www.arbrescanada.ca/"><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>www.arbrescanada.ca</span></a></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D'>10<sup>th</sup> Canadian Urban Forest Conference, Oct.2-4, London, ON <br>10ième conference canadienne sur la forêt urbaine, oct 2-4, London (ON)</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.cufc10.ca"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:8.0pt'>www.cufc10.ca</span></a></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D'> / </span><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.ccfu10.ca"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:8.0pt'>www.ccfu10.ca</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#00863D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#4F6228'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>