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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>The Ripple Effect - Our forests in a changing climate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Regardless of where we live, forests play an indispensible role in our lives. Our forests are valued for an incredible range of environmental, social, and economic benefits and are the backbone of healthy ecosystems. And, forests will play a vital role in addressing climate change. Forests will have an essential task in the implementation of both adaptation and mitigation strategies at the local, regional, national and global scale. While climate change will send ripples throughout society, the environment and the economy, it will also breed innovation and creative problem solving. Our forests may just prove to be the solution. Join us on February 9, 2018 at the Nottawasaga Inn in Alliston, as we discuss the challenges and opportunities of climate change.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Speakers and sessions include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0cm;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Keynote Speaker:</span></b><span style='color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'> Mark Robinson, Storm Hunters<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0cm;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Concurrent sessions:</span></b><span style='color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Jackie Richard, Ontario Centre for Climate Impacts and Adaptation Resources – Climate Change and Adaptation in First Nation Communities<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Jeff Bowman, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry – Flying Squirrels<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Jenny Gleeson, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry – Managing your forests for climate change<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Malcolm Cecil-Cockwell, Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Ltd. – Sustainably managing forests for carbon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Joseph Pallant, Brinkman Climate – Navigating Carbon Markets<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0cm;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0cm;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>More to announce soon! Early bird rates end December 31, 2017 - register at: <a href="https://www.forestsontario.ca/community/annual-conference/">https://www.forestsontario.ca/community/annual-conference/</a> </span></i></b><span style='color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#737957;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Jessica Kaknevicius<br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#737957;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Director of Forest Education and Awareness<br>Forests Ontario <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#737957;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>144 Front St. West, Suite 700</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#737957;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#737957;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Toronto, ON, M5J 2L7</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#737957;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><br>416-646-1193 x. 226 <br></span><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><a href="mailto:jkaknevicius@forestsontario.ca%0b"><span style='color:blue'>jkaknevicius@forestsontario.ca<br></span></a></span></u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#737957;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><a href="http://www.forestsontario.ca/"><span style='color:blue'>www.forestsontario.ca</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#737957;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#737957;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4F6228;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4F6228;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Visit us at the Toronto Christmas Market December 1-3 & 8-10 to pick up your locally-grown Christmas tree. When you buy a tree, </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#76923C;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><a href="https://www.forestsontario.ca/community/get-involved/donate/"><span style='color:#76923C'>we plant a tree</span></a></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4F6228;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>!</span></b><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>