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<p class="MsoNormal">This notice is announcing the launch of the newly created Manitoba Urban Forest Council (MBUFC)!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Manitoba Urban Forest Council is a non-profit organization with a mission to protect, maintain, and enhance urban forests by promoting arboricultural best practices, safe work, professional development, information sharing, and networking
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Council was formed by several individuals from various sectors of the urban forest<span style="color:#1F497D">ry</span> industry who identified the need for a collective organization to represent urban forestry in Manitoba, and to connect
people and combine efforts in protecting and enhancing our urban forests.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Council represents urban forestry for municipalities, urban forestry professionals, educational institutions, and arboriculture- and urban forestry-related industries across the province. It is governed by a set of by-laws and is currently
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information about the MBUFC, please visit the website at
<span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="www.mbufc.ca%20">www.mbufc.ca</a></span> and watch for future announcements.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#123985">Martha Barwinsky</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#123985">Telephone: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">204-986-3701</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#123985">Website: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://winnipeg.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none">winnipeg.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#123985">Address: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">105-1155 Pacific Ave, Winnipeg, MB</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">R3E
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