Suggested Motion: THAT, the minutes of the Community Forest Sub-Committee meeting held on April 2 nd, 2007 be approved as circulated.

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1 AGENDA COMMUNITY FOREST SUB-COMMITTEE Monday, June 11 th, :00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Brown Shoe (1857 Rogers Road) Meeting Room Chair, Councillor Susan Freeman 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Suggested Motion: THAT, the minutes of the Community Forest Sub-Committee meeting held on April 2 nd, 2007 be approved as circulated. 4. ADDITIONS AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA Suggested Motion: THAT, the agenda be adopted as presented. 5. DELEGATIONS/PRESENTATIONS i) Certification Process Deferred to a future meeting. Eastern Ontario Model Forest, Martha Copestake. 6. COMMUNICATIONS i) Municipal World Article - May 2007 Issue: Tree Planting - Green Legacy in County of Wellington attached, page 5. ii) iii) Ontario Forest Industries Association: Positions on Bill 184: An Act to Protect Species at Risk and to Make Related Changes to Other Acts attached, page 7. Rideau Valley Conservation Authority Media Release: Young White Pine Commemorates Watershed Strategy attached, page 9. iv) Annual Fall Community Forest Managers Meeting - attached, page 11. v) Eastern Ontario Community Forest Managers Meeting Notes - attached, page of 66

2 vi) News Release-Oakville Designated as the 2007 Forest Capital of Canada - attached, page 15. vii) Forest Conservation By-law Committee Call Notes - attached, page 16. viii) Forest Conservation By-law Committee Call Minutes - attached, page 20. ix) Thank you letter to Jim Bendell and Ted Mosquin for representing Mississippi Valley Field Naturalist - attached, page 27. x) Letter from Jim Bendell to Brian Anderson regarding soils and their impact pine has on soil - attached, page 28. xi) Tree Seed Crop Forecasting Workshop - attached, page 29. xii) Research Information Note-Climate Change - attached, page 32. xiii) Information to help woodlot owners look after their property - attached, page 36. xiv) Brochure The Ontario Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program (MFTIP) - attached, page 37. xv) Forestry Forum-Special Update April attached, page 39. Suggested Motion: THAT, the May 14 th, 2007 Community Forest communication items be received as information only. 7. REPORTS i) Draft RFP for Inventory of 25 hectare Property (County Road #36) deferred to a future meeting. ii) iii) Review Forest Management Plan deferred to a future meeting. Discussion: County Forest Recreation Policy/Acceptable Use Policy. a) Example: County of Simcoe s Policy attached, page NEW/OTHER BUSINESS i) Sub-Committee Vacancy. Suggested Motion: WHEREAS, the Council of the Corporation of the County of Lanark has acknowledged the recent illness of County Councillor James Lowe and has authorized his absence from Council and its Committees; 2 of 66

3 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Striking Committee fill the Council Representative vacancy on the Community Forest Sub-Committee. ii) Update: Payment to Lanark Highlands for Fire Protection Services - $3, NEXT MEETING Monday, August 13 th, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. Lanark Lodge 11. ADJOURNMENT * A light dinner will be provided to Sub-Committee Members & Advisors. Committee Members: Councillor James Lowe Councillor Keith Kerr Jeff Ward, Stewardship Council Coordinator Councillor Bruce Horlin Councillor Susan Freeman Jim Gilmour, Stewardship Council Committee Advisors: Linda Touzin, Ministry of Natural Resources Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority Members Jamie Dickey, Facilities and Fleet Manager Amanda Mabo, Committee Secretariat/Administrative Assistant cc: Warden Al Lunney Cathie Ritchie, Clerk 3 of 66

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9 Young White Pine Commemorates Watershed Strategy LOWER RIDEAU WATERSHED, May After five years of work, ten government agencies have completed a ground-breaking cooperative document called the Lower Rideau Watershed Strategy. The groups met yesterday to celebrate their partnership with a commemorative planting of a vigorous young white pine, Ontario s provincial tree, at the Chapman Mill Conservation Area located along the shores of the Lower Rideau. The Lower Rideau Watershed Strategy (LRWS) is a master set of objectives that all agencies will use to guide and help coordinate watershed management efforts on the lower Rideau for years to come. The study will move us towards harmonized governmental efforts on the lower Rideau. Government partners have agreed on the Strategy s recommendations and will work together to address five major issues. Environmental management is a priority using an ecosystem approach. The LRWS is an exceptional example of teamwork and cooperation between numerous government organizations, said Alan Arbuckle, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority Chair. By working together, we will better coordinate the many regulatory and operational activities of the numerous organizations involved with management of the Lower Rideau area. We will also be more effective in protecting and improving the river as an important cultural, recreational and environmental feature of the Ottawa and northern Leeds and Grenville landscape. The $300,000 project, focusing on the Rideau watershed from Burritts Rapids to Rideau Falls, was funded by the City of Ottawa, municipalities of the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority and the Ministry of Natural Resources. Seven other organizations participated in a Technical Advisory Committee to ensure that special interests and local knowledge were represented and also to encourage endorsement of the new strategy through their respective organizations. Special guests at this event included: Alan Arbuckle, Master of Ceremonies and Chair of the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority Andy Brown, Chief Administrative Officer, Municipality of North Grenville Steve Burns, District Manager, Ontario Ministry of the Environment Carol Christensen, Environmental Sustainability Manager, City of Ottawa Alex Gardner, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Kemptville District Manager Dell Hallett, General Manager, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority Spencer Martin, Eastern District Manager, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Bruce Reid, Director of Watershed Science and Engineering, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority and Project Manager for the LRWS Event photos and media kits are available upon request. - end - 9 of 66

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