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<DIV>Nice work Mike. I'm glad to see this moving along a bit. I'll continue to wait for the day when the Feds actually fund provinces for Urban Forestry. Every bit helps to nudge them along. </DIV>
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<DIV>Keep well.</DIV>
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<DIV>Richard</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Richard Ubbens R.P.F.<BR>Director, Parks </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>City of Toronto<BR>Parks, Forestry and Recreation<BR>4th Floor, West Tower<BR>City Hall</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>tel: 416-392-7911<BR>fax: 416-397-4899<BR></FONT><A href="mailto:rubbens@toronto.ca"><FONT size=2>rubbens@toronto.ca</FONT></A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Administrative Assistant<BR>Lesley Price</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:lprice2@toronto.ca"><FONT size=2>lprice2@toronto.ca</FONT></A></DIV><BR><BR>>>> Mike Rosen <MRosen@treecanada.ca> 9/18/2012 9:43 am >>><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Please find attached the latest version of the Canadian Urban Forest Strategy.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>It was updated through the work of the <A href="http://www.tcf-fca.ca/programs/urbanforestry/cufn/pages.php?lang=en&page=aboutus">Canadian Urban Forest Network</A> Steering Committee: myself, Andy Kenney, Amery Boyer, Pierre Jutras, Adrina Bardekjian, Martha Barwinsky and Greg Ward. It was sent out to you already and has incorporated your comments.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>This will form part of the discussion for the Canadian Urban Forest Strategy workshop on October 2 from 5:30-6:30 pm at CUFC10 in London, ON.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Hope to see you there!<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>Michael Rosen, R.P.F.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>President/Président<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>Tree Canada / Arbres Canada <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>222 rue Somerset St. West/ouest, suite / bureau 402<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2G3<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>613-567-5545 ext 222<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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