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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">A message from Tree Canada | Un message
d’Arbres Canada</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Le français suit l’anglais</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Become part of Tree Cities of the World</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><br>
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Tree Canada is supporting <u><a href="https://treecitiesoftheworld.org/"><span style="color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Tree Cities of the World</span></a></u> an initiative that recognizes greening communities
worldwide. Developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Arbor Day Foundation, the goal is to create a robust and diverse network of communities, practitioners, advocates, and scientists who will lead sustainable urban forests
practices. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">We are proud to be the lead partner in Canada as this supports Tree Canada’s goal to bring greater attention to exemplary urban
forestry programs in our country. <span style="background:white">Tree Canada’s Canadian Urban Forest Strategy defines urban forestry as “the sustained planning, planting, protection, maintenance, management and care of trees, forests, greenspace along with
related resources in and around cities as well as communities for economic, environmental, social, and public health benefits for people.” </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">If you believe your community would be a great addition to this network because of the work you are doing to grow and manage
your community trees and forests, getting involved is simple. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">The deadline for 2019 applications—the inaugural year of the program—is</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">
<b>December 31, 2019.<br>
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<a href="https://treecitiesoftheworld.org/"><span style="color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Apply to Tree Cities of the World</span></a><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Joignez-vous au programme
<i>Tree Cities of the World</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Arbres Canada appui
<i><a href="https://treecitiesoftheworld.org/"><span style="color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Tree Cities of the World</span></a></i>, une initiative qui reconnaît les efforts de verdissement de communautés
autour du monde. Développé par l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture et la Fondation Arbor Day, l'objectif est de créer un réseau solide et diversifié de communautés, de praticiens, de défenseurs et de scientifiques qui mèneront
des pratiques durables en matière de forêts urbaines.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Nous sommes fiers d’être le partenaire principal au Canada, car cela appuie l’objectif d’Arbres Canada de porter une plus grande
attention aux programmes exemplaires de foresterie urbaine dans notre pays. La Stratégie canadienne sur les forêts urbaines d'Arbres Canada définit la foresterie urbaine comme « la planification, la plantation, la protection, l'entretien, la gestion et l'entretien
soutenus des arbres, des forêts, des espaces verts ainsi que des ressources connexes dans les collectivités, à des fins économiques, environnementales et sociales. »<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Si vous pensez que votre communauté serait un excellent ajout à ce réseau en raison du travail que vous faites pour cultiver
et gérer les arbres et les forêts de votre communauté, il est simple de vous impliquer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">La date limite pour les candidatures 2019 - l'année inaugurale du programme - est le 31 décembre 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><a href="Joignez-vous%20au%20programme%20Tree%20Cities%20of%20the%20World"><span style="color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#262626;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Joignez-vous
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