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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">Firewood Dealer and Wood User</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><br>
<strong>Emerald Ash Borer Information Session</strong></span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:black">EAB Strikes! Learn how new regulations will affect your wood business</span></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:black">When:</span></strong><span style="color:black"> Monday, March 19, 2018, 1-4 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:black">Where:</span></strong><span style="color:black"> Norwood Community Centre, 87 Walmer St., Winnipeg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:black">Register:</span></strong><span style="color:black">
<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eab-info-session-for-wood-businesses-tickets-43761937132">
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eab-info-session-for-wood-businesses-tickets-43761937132</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">New regulations have been imposed on the City of Winnipeg to slow the spread of the deadly Emerald Ash Borer, but how will the new rules affect you and your wood business?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">This session will help firewood sellers, landscapers, nursery operators, tree removal companies and others in the wood business understand the impact of the ban on moving ash wood out of the city.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">EAB restrictions are new to Manitoba, so to help answer your questions, the Woodlot Association of Manitoba, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Manitoba Sustainable Development (Forestry) and the City of Winnipeg (Forestry) are
hosting an up-coming information session. Learn how to deal with EAB and the regulatory impacts from the experts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:black">AGENDA</span></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">1:00 – 1:15 Introductory Remarks<br>
1:15 – 1:45 Biology, History, Signs and Symptoms of EAB<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">1:45 – 2:15 CFIA’s Regulation of the City of Winnipeg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">2:15 – 2:30 Coffee<br>
2:30 – 3:00 City of Winnipeg Update<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">3:00 – 3:30 MB Sustainable Development Update<br>
3:30 – 4:00 Q&A<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Admission is free. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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