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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear CUFN Members:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This year, with support from TD Bank, Tree Canada, will be hosting five regional workshops across Canada. Our main objective is to strengthen the regional networks, foster greater collaboration in urban forests and to demonstrate progress on the Action Items identified in the <a href="http://www.cufn.ca/#!canadian-urban-forest-strategy/c1gbp">Canadian Urban Forest Strategy</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>These workshops will be in preparation for a Canadian Urban Forest Strategy meeting at the Canadian Urban Forest Conference 2016 in Laval, QC, September 27-29.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you want to get involved, please contact your CUFN regional representatives: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pacific – Lanny Englund<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Prairies – Martha Barwinsky<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA>Ontario – Peter Wynnyczuk<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA>Québec – Pierre Jutras<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Atlantic – Heather Fraser<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA>Adrina<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA>****************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA>Chers RCFU Membres:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA>Cette année, avec le soutien de la Banque TD, Arbres Canada, sera l'hôte de cinq ateliers régionaux à travers le Canada. Notre objectif principal est de renforcer les réseaux régionaux, favoriser une plus grande collaboration dans la foresterie urbaine et de démontrer les progrès sur les mesures de suivi identifiés dans la <a href="http://www.rcfu.ca/#!strategie/c6jg">Stratégie canadienne de la forêt urbaine</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA>Ces ateliers seront en préparation d'une réunion de la Stratégie canadienne de la forêt urbaine à la Conférence canadienne sur la forêt urbaine 2016 à Laval, QC, le 27 au 29 septembre.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA>Si vous voulez être impliqué, s’il vous plaît contactez votre RCFU représentants régionaux:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pacifique - Lanny Englund<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Prairies - Martha Barwinsky<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ontario - Peter Wynnyczuk<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA>Québec - Pierre Jutras<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA>Atlantique - Heather Fraser<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA>Cordialement,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA>Adrina<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Adrina Bardekjian</span></b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>, MFC, PhD Candidate (ABD)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Program Manager, Urban Forestry | Gestionnaire des programmes en foresterie urbaine<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Tree Canada/Arbres Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>470 rue Somerset St. West/ouest |Ottawa, ON K1R 5J8 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="abardekjian@treecanada.ca"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt'>abardekjian@treecanada.ca</span></a><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'> / </span><a href="abardekjian@arbrescanada.ca%20"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt'>abardekjian@arbrescanada.ca</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://treecanada.ca/"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt'>treecanada.ca</span></a><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'> / </span><a href="http://arbrescanada.ca/"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt'>arbrescanada.ca</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#E36C0A'>Growing better places to live </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>| </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#E36C0A'>Des environnements plus sains prennent racine</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.treecanada.ca/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=304 height=79 id="Picture_x0020_0" src="cid:image002.png@01D045F0.5F136AC0" alt="EngFr_treemiddle.png"></span></a><a href="http://www.cufn.ca/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=145 height=119 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D045F0.5F136AC0" alt="Urban Forest Network.jpg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>