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<p class="MsoPlainText">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">The Invasive Species Council of BC has just release a White Paper – Call to action against invasive species. The document was developed with the guidance and support from a number of local governments in British Columbia. The White Paper
serves as a common resource, to help engage elected officials and senior management on the importance of having local governments involved in reducing the spread and impacts of invasive species to our communities.
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Please feel free to share this document with your contacts as well as local stewardship groups. If you are interested in learning more, please contact the Invasive Species Council of BC at
<a href="mailto:dtoperczer@bcinvasives.ca">dtoperczer@bcinvasives.ca</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Nadia<o:p></o:p></p>
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T 604.591.4505 | F 604.591.2680 | </span><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><a href="http://www.surrey.ca/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#76923C">www.surrey.ca</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#76923C;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">
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