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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hello , <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>In the course of researching and developing our project , we see a lack of integration of all aspects of managing the <u>complete</u> cycle of the urban forest. ( not just planting trees ).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Many cites bear heavy costs to plant trees and maintain their urban forests.... (with little to no monetary return and sometimes with off-gassing, composting problems.) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>We are promoting /facilitating a “closed loop” system where all stages are integrated , including ; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:38.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Appropriate species selection<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:38.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>growing, seedling propagation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:38.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'> planting, growing, pruning-for-value, maintaining, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:38.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>biomass collection,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:38.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'> harvesting, and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:38.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>wood processing (powered with renewable energy) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>We welcome feedback and inquiries. ( weblink below) <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Pat Lintaman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Pat Lintaman Design Ltd.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>(250) 478-0795<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>(250) 478-4453 fax<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><a href="at@topnotchlog.com">pat@topnotchlog.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.shawniganecoindustrialpark.com">www.shawniganecoindustrialpark.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> CANUFNET [mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kowalyk, Bohdan (MNR)<br><b>Sent:</b> October-10-14 10:06 AM<br><b>To:</b> Canadian Urban Forest Network<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CANUFNET] Raising the Profile of Urban Forestry in Ontario / Rehausser le profil de la foresterie urbaine en Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>It may be worth noting that in Premier Wynne’s mandate letter to the new Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, made public for the first time, one of the points appears particularly relevant to urban forestry:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>“Working with municipalities and other partners to promote urban forestry. Your goal is to work with these partners to plant one million trees in urban areas as part of our commitment to plant 50 million trees provincewide.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Folks may wish to ponder on this initiative.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bohdan Kowalyk, R.P.F.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> CANUFNET [<a href="mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net">mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Adrina Bardekjian<br><b>Sent:</b> October-10-14 12:34 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'canufnet@list.web.net'<br><b>Subject:</b> [CANUFNET] Raising the Profile of Urban Forestry in Ontario / Rehausser le profil de la foresterie urbaine en Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='color:red'><img border=0 width=217 height=178 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image001.png@01CFE475.074E43F0"></span><span lang=FR-CA style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span lang=FR-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US>Raising the Profile of Urban Forestry in Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US>By Peter Wynnyczuk, CUFN Ontario Representative<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US>October 7, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The Ontario Region of the Canadian Urban Forest has been busy trying to maintain and enhance the urban forest. Several organizations have been involved in trying to raise the profile of the urban forest, both cooperatively and independently by various communications means within the scope for the organizations to their existing and new audiences.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>After an unprecedented winter ice storm that affected millions of residents and the continuing challenge in this region, is the Emerald Ash Borer, EAB. It is spreading quickly primarily due to the lack of coordination between the 4 levels of government in Ontario for this federally regulated and managed issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The engagement of the public and government officials is a challenging process in this age of changing priorities of the communities and government policies, but through the continued efforts of the Organizations in urban and rural forestry there is more positive attention being paid to the importance of trees in our communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>As now there now appears a greater Federal interest being conveyed, this may have a positive effect on the efforts made so far by the lower tier Governments and NGO’s on raising the awareness of the benefits of the urban forest. This is through, activities such as publications, newspaper articles, tree walks, paddle events, presentations, media articles, tree planting events, and student engagement events.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>We look forward to engaging and energizing the movement to raise the profile of Urban Forestry in Ontario and the myriad of benefits they provide in our communities for future generations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-US>Peter Wynnyczuk<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-US>Executive Director <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-US>Ontario Urban Forest Council<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><br><i>Do you want to get involved?</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Participate in a <a href="http://www.cufn.ca/#!canadian-urban-forest-strategy/c1gbp">CUFS Working Group </a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=TQPSA%2AY9exyHZ4tL7nFMJQ">Join the listserv</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=MWKPwIrHfG4ccUb-zzihoQ">Submit news</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Follow the CUFN on <a href="https://twitter.com/CUFNetwork">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Canadian-Urban-Forest-Network-CUFN/744724715560322">Facebook</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Contribute updates to our website<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-US>For more information, please visit: <a href="http://www.cufn.ca">www.cufn.ca</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout;position:absolute;z-index:-3;margin-left:481px;margin-top:0px;width:201px;height:82px'><img width=201 height=82 src="cid:image007.jpg@01CFE475.074E43F0" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_6"></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:dotted windowtext 3.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><img border=0 width=197 height=167 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image012.jpg@01CFE475.074E43F0"></b><b><span lang=FR-CA><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><span lang=FR-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><span lang=FR-CA>Rehausser le profil de la foresterie urbaine en Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=FR-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=FR-CA>Par Peter Wynnyczuk, représentant du RCFU en Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=FR-CA>Le 7 octobre 2014<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA>La région ontarienne du Réseau canadien de la forêt urbaine a œuvré fort pour préserver et améliorer la forêt urbaine. Plusieurs organismes ont aidé à rehausser le profil de la foresterie urbaine dans le cadre de leur champ d’application, de manière coopérative ou indépendante, à l’aide de divers moyens de communication visant leurs auditoires actuels ou de nouveaux auditoires.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA>Après une tempête de verglas qui a affecté des millions de résidents, un autre problème continue de poser des défis dans la région – l’agrile du frêne. Ce ravageur se propage rapidement, ce qui est dû principalement au manque de coordination entre les quatre paliers de gouvernement en Ontario concernant ce problème réglementé et administré par le gouvernement fédéral.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA>La participation du public et de représentants du gouvernement constitue un processus complexe avec les priorités des collectivités et les politiques des gouvernements qui ne cessent de changer. Toutefois, grâce <a name="_GoBack"></a>aux efforts continus des organismes impliqués dans les activités de foresterie urbaine et rurale, une plus grande attention positive est accordée à l’importance des arbres dans nos collectivités.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA>Maintenant que le gouvernement fédéral semble démontrer un plus grand intérêt en la matière, ceci peut influer positivement sur les efforts déployés par les gouvernements de palier inférieur et les organismes non gouvernementaux pour sensibiliser davantage les gens aux bienfaits de la forêt urbaine. Ceci se fait à l’aide de diverses ressources et activités, comme des publications, des articles de journaux, des randonnées dans des zones boisées, des présentations, des articles médiatiques, des plantations d’arbres et la participation d’élèves.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA>Nous espérons pouvoir stimuler l’engagement des gens et propulser le mouvement pour rehausser le profil de la foresterie urbaine en Ontario et faire connaître la vaste gamme de bienfaits que la forêt urbaine offre aux collectivités actuelles et aux futures générations. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=FR-CA>Peter Wynnyczuk<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=FR-CA>Directeur exécutif<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=FR-CA>Ontario Urban Forest Council<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><span lang=FR-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=FR-CA>Voulez-vous être de la partie?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=FR-CA>Participez à un </span><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.rcfu.ca/#!strategie/c6jg"><span lang=FR-CA>groupe de travail de la SCFU </span></a> </span><span lang=FR-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=TQPSA%2AY9exyHZ4tL7nFMJQ"><span lang=FR-CA>Joignez-vous à listserv</span></a></span><span lang=FR-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol;text-decoration:none'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=FR-CA><a href="http://www.rcfu.ca/#!nouvelles/cnw3">Soumettez des nouvelles</a></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=FR-CA>Suivez le RCFU sur </span><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://twitter.com/CUFNetwork"><span lang=FR-CA>Twitter</span></a></span><span lang=FR-CA> et </span><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Canadian-Urban-Forest-Network-CUFN/744724715560322"><span lang=FR-CA>Facebook</span></a></span><span lang=FR-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=FR-CA>Contribuez des mises à jour sur notre site Web<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=FR-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=FR-CA>Pour plus de renseignements, visitez </span><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.rcfu.ca"><span lang=FR-CA>www.rcfu.ca</span></a></span><span lang=FR-CA>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span lang=FR-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_1" o:spid="_x0000_s1028" type="#_x0000_t75" style='position:absolute;margin-left:171pt;margin-top:8.5pt;width:170.25pt;height:44.25pt;z-index:-4;visibility:visible'>
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