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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=144 BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="00fc8c83.jpg"> <bR> <div> <A HREF="default_m.htm#want_to_be_a_member_of_eh_" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Environment Haliburton Home"><U><B>Want to join EH!?</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Email </B><A HREF="mailto:info@environmenthaliburton.ca" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@environmenthaliburton.ca"><U><B>Environment Haliburton </B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id91.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Frost Centre Closure"><U><B>Operation Permafrost Archive</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id50_we_do_not_want_a_permanent_asphalt_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Asphalt"><U><B>Asphalt issue heats up</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id71_environment.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News"><U><B>Minister of Environment visits Highlands</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id71_may.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News"><U><B>EH meets May</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id77_survey.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Septage"><U><B>Pine Springs Survey -- tell us how you feel about proposed septage lagoon</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id77_septage.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Septage"><U><B>What is septage?</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id71_em.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News"><U><B>Wacky wetlands!</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id71_plants.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News"><U><B>Treat septic waste with wetlands</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Do you own the mineral rights to your land?</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id36_what_s_bugging_us_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bugs"><U><B>Deadly tree-killing duo </B></U></A><A HREF="id36_what_s_bugging_us_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bugs"><U><B>northbound</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=60 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="default_m.htm#eh" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Environment Haliburton Home"><U><B>Environment Haliburton!</B></U></A><B>                                </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFF80" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>This site was last updated  November, 2011</I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=420 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="http://www.greenenergyact.ca/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.greenenergyact.ca/"><U><B><IMG SRC="369c24b0.jpg" border=0 width="450" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id37_haliburton_county_in_transition.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events"><U><B>HALIBURTON  IN  TRANSITION</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id37_haliburton_county_in_transition.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events"><U><B>Transition Town Initiative for Haliburton County</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://transitionnetwork.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://transitionnetwork.org/"><U>http://transitionnetwork.org</U></A></div> <div> <B>            </B></div> <div> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >   </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003399" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I> </I></FONT></div> <div>  <A NAME="eh"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><IMG SRC="2c34fbe0.jpg" border=0 width="591" height="190" ALT="Environment Haliburton (EH!)" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>WELCOMES YOU!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>NEXT MEETING:   </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Annual Planning meeting</B></div> <div> <B> Saturday, December 17, 10:00pm to 2:00pm</B></div> <div> <B> 1563 Eagle Lake Road</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>EH!</B><B> IS </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Arial" ><B>ENVIRONMENT HALIBURTON, </B></FONT><B>an  environmental group in the Haliburton Highlands, one of the most beautiful areas in Ontario, Canada. Lush forests, sparkling lakes and an abundance of wildlife are what bring people from all over the world to Haliburton County.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>EH!'s primary objective is to protect that natural beauty. The group was formed in January 2003, when 15 people braved a cold winter day and met in a church basement in Haliburton Village.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Anyone who cares about the environment is encouraged to join. Membership costs $20 per year. </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <A NAME="want_to_be_a_member_of_eh_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Want to be a member of EH!?</B></div> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-815/EH__Membership___Supporter_Application_2011.pdf"><u>Download Membership here</u> </a>  </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>HOW TO REACH US</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mailto:info@environmenthaliburton.ca" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@environmenthaliburton.ca"><U>E-mail:</U></A>  </div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:info@environmenthaliburton.ca" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@environmenthaliburton.ca"><U>info@environmenthaliburton.ca</U></A></div> <div> Mail:</div> <div> Environment Haliburton</div> <div> Box 824</div> <div> Minden, ON</div> <div> K0M 2K0</div> <bR> <div> <B>The Board</B></div> <div> <B>Eric Lilius (president)</B></div> <div> <B>Paul Stone (vice president)</B></div> <div> <B>Heather Ross (past president)</B></div> <div> <B>Carolynn Coburn (treasurer)</B></div> <div> <B>'Mieke Foster (note taker)</B></div> <div> <B>Margaret Dobrzensky</B></div> <div> <B>Terry Wright</B></div> <div> <B>Reg Holloway</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id36_what_s_bugging_us_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bugs"><U><B>SPECIAL ALERT:</B></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="alert"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT><B> </B></div> <div> NEVER BRING FIREWOOD INTO HALIBURTON COUNTY! NEVER TAKE WOOD FROM ONE PART OF THE PROVINCE TO ANOTHER. BURN WOOD THAT COMES FROM WITHIN THE COUNTY IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE ASIAN LONG-HORNED BEETLE. IF UNCHECKED, THIS BEETLE COULD LITERALLY DESTROY ONTARIO'S </div> <div> HARDWOOD FORESTS.</div> <div> <A HREF="id36_beetle_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bugs"><U><IMG SRC="13898920.gif" border=0 width="152" height="146" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> Click on the photo for details.</div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width=160 BGCOLOR="#666633" TEXT="#080000" background="00fc8c83.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/"><U><B>Latest Climate Change News</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>from</B></div> <div> <B>Environmental Health News</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id22_the_township_of_dysart_et_al_requested.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Issues"><U><B>New advice to discourage geese</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id87_comprehensive_review_of_pesticide.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pesticides"><U><B>Pesticides</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id87_comprehensive_review_of_pesticide.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pesticides"><U><B>page</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id117_ghost_town_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FYI"><U><B>Explore Chernobyl's Ghost Town</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id77_declared_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Septage"><U><B>Pine Springs declared Provincially Significant Wetland</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id55_announced.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Waste"><U><B>Ontario announces new waste management strategy</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id51_minden_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Letters"><U><B>Minden Hills Township's draft zoning by-law permits boathouses</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id51_contains_environment_haliburton_s.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Letters"><U><B>EH's comments on Elephant Lake Site Evaluation</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id38_non_existent.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Forests"><U><B>Report from Algonquin Park forestry plan meeting</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="default_m.htm#alert" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Environment Haliburton Home"><U><B>Special bug alert</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id71_guilt.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News"><U><B>Electric snowmobile hits the trails</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id4_activist.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Advice"><U><B>How to be an activist</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id23_what_s_a_fen__what_s_a_bog_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wetlands"><U><B>What the heck is a fen?</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Factory farming: how it hurts the environment, animals and family farmers</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id2_hills.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Local Govt"><U><B>Contact information for local government</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id4_here.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Advice"><U><B>Contact information for provincial and federal government</B></U></A><B>s</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/forecast/city_e.html?nd4" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/foreca"><U><B>Haliburton weather</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>