<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>I am forwarding on this important advocacy update and call to action from Heritage BC and the National Trust. Read below for information about advocating for built heritage with your elected federal government representatives and how to join Heritage BC's work in this area.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks to Heritage BC Executive Director Paul Gravett for working on this initiative and sharing with the BCMA community!</div><div><br></div><div>Ben</div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Paul Gravett</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pgravett@heritagebc.ca">pgravett@heritagebc.ca</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 12:16 PM<br>Subject: Update: Federal support for heritage may be coming<br>To: Paul Gravett <<a href="mailto:pgravett@heritagebc.ca">pgravett@heritagebc.ca</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Greetings,</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Heritage BC has been working with the National Trust to keep heritage front and centre as the federal government considers its role in protecting heritage.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">You may remember we asked you to voice your support for Bill C-323. BC spoke up strongly (more than any other province, so I am told), but the Bill was eventually defeated. </font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">However, the <span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">House of the Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI) recently released the report: </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Preserving Canada’s Heritage: The Foundation for Tomorrow</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (<a href="http://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42-1/ENVI/report-10/page-5" target="_blank">found here</a>)</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap">This report is being met with great interest from heritage organizations, volunteers, charities, professionals, provincial, territorial and municipal policymakers, and property owners who invest in or care for heritage places in British Columbia and across Canada.</span></font></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">There is great potential in the report and Heritage BC continues to bring attention to its important recommendations. Today, <b>we wrote to all BC Members of Parliament </b>asking them to take action. (More details are found below.)</font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">We are now asking you to help this effort. It is important our voices are heard, so that we may maintain the visibility of heritage at this critical time. </font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></span></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap">Please meet with or write to your Member of Parliament. You will </span><a href="http://www.ourcommons.ca/parliamentarians/en/constituencies/Constituencies/FindMP?textCriteria=british%20columbia" rel="noopener" style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">find your MP’s contact information here</a>.</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">If you are writing, the Trust has already prepared sample letters for you. To make your letter more powerful, include information about endangered heritage in your federal constituency. The template letters can be downloaded with these links:<br></font><ul><li><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://nationaltrustcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Letter-for-meeting-Liberal-MP-Final.docx" style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Liberal MP</a><br></font></li><li><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://nationaltrustcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Letter-for-meeting-Conservative-MP-Final.docx" style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Conservative MP</a><br></font></li><li><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://nationaltrustcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Letter-for-meeting-NDP-MP-Final.docx" style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">NDP MP</a><br></font></li></ul></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">If you are meeting with your MP, you will find tips to help you <a href="https://nationaltrustcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Tips-for-Meeting-With-Your-MPs.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://nationaltrustcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Heritage-Sector-PPT-for-MP-Meetings-Jan-2018_E.pptx" target="_blank">here</a>.</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Finally, please share this information with your colleagues. The Members of Parliament across the parties have taken notice of heritage. This is a critical time when we must remind our federal politicians of the contributions of heritage in your communities. </font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Thank you for your efforts. Please let me know what action you take and we will report back to the National Trust. </font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Best regards,</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Paul</font></div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br clear="all"></font><div><div class="m_4940867519124414955gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Paul Gravett</font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Executive Director</font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Heritage BC</font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"> </font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" size="4"><b>SAMPLE LETTER AND INFORMATION</b></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%"> </span></b><br></font></p><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 18pt;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%">Subject: <u>Request to Meet - Key Implications for <span style="color:red">[Insert your riding here] </span>of ENVI Report #10, <i>Preserving Canada’s Heritage: The Foundation for Tomorrow </i></u><span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%">Dear [Insert MP’s name here]:<span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I am writing in response to the House of the Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI) report </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Preserving Canada’s Heritage: The Foundation for Tomorrow</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This report is being met with great interest from heritage organizations, volunteers, charities, professionals, provincial, territorial and municipal policymakers, and property owners who invest in or care for heritage places in British Columbia and across Canada.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In the course of the study, the Committee heard that historic places are more than just touchstones of history and identity: </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">heritage places are instrumental in building the economy of tomorrow, creating skilled, green jobs for young people, and growing the middle class</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Further, as a member of a party that has championed substantial initiatives on the environment and climate change, you will know that </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">the renewal and re-use of buildings <span class="m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_ m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_1052 m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr-alert m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_gramm m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_inline_cards m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_disable_anim_appear m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-Grammar m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-multiReplace" id="m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-1052" style="display:inline;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:inherit;font-size:inherit">capitalizes</span> on materials and energy already invested, reduces construction and demolition waste, and avoids the carbon and other environmental impacts associated with new development</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Heritage-related tourism is estimated to bring to British Columbia nearly $32 million dollars each year. This, in turn, generates nearly $57 million dollars in further spending and contributions, including $27 million dollars to BC’s GDP. A further $5.5 million dollars is transferred to municipal, provincial and federal governments as taxes.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Heritage extends beyond these impressive numbers. It represents legacy and meaning, which contribute to the economy, social well-being and the revitalization of our province’s communities. Heritage provides understanding, training <span class="m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_ m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_1070 m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr-alert m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_gramm m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_inline_cards m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_disable_anim_appear m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-Punctuation m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-only-ins m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-replaceWithoutSep" id="m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-1070" style="display:inline;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:inherit;font-size:inherit">and</span> education of our history. It describes and defines British Columbia’s identity and <span class="m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_ m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_1071 m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr-alert m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_gramm m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_inline_cards m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_disable_anim_appear m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-Punctuation m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-only-del m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-replaceWithoutSep" id="m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-1071" style="display:inline;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:inherit;font-size:inherit">past,</span> while shaping and informing our future.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We can find examples of these values in every corner of B.C. The rejuvenation of the North Pacific Cannery, a national historic site and museum <span class="m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_ m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_1054 m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr-alert m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_gramm m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_inline_cards m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_disable_anim_appear m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-Punctuation m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-only-ins m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-replaceWithoutSep" id="m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-1054" style="display:inline;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:inherit;font-size:inherit">and</span> legacy of BC’s fisheries identity, supported jobs creation in a remote community and developed a workforce with specialized, transferrable skills.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A train station in Dunster, located in the Robson Valley and brought back to life by tradespeople and volunteers, is now a local hub of commerce and community. The rehabilitation of Rocheleau Cottage, in the historic Francophone community of Maillardville, has led to <span class="m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_ m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_1053 m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr-alert m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_gramm m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_hide m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_inline_cards m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_disable_anim_appear m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-Grammar m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-only-ins m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-multiReplace m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-replaceWithoutSep m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-replaceWithoutSep" id="m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-1053" style="display:inline;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:inherit;font-size:inherit">much-needed</span> family housing and densification in an urban setting.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Preserving Canada’s Heritage</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> contains a comprehensive set of 17 recommendations for action that would transform Canada’s historic places, their owners <span class="m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_ m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_1063 m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr-alert m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_gramm m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_inline_cards m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_disable_anim_appear m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-Punctuation m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-only-ins m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-replaceWithoutSep" id="m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-1063" style="display:inline;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:inherit;font-size:inherit">and</span> stewards, and the people who care about them – whether they are in the hands of governments or Band Councils, private sector owners, not-for-profit organizations or charities. The Report also contains many laudable recommendations to get the federal house in order and to show national leadership through exemplary handling of the federal government’s own heritage property portfolio.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Over 1,000 Canadians have already endorsed the following statement of priorities for federal action on historic places, and more continue to sign on:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:18pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I* II request that priority <span class="m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_ m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_1085 m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr-alert m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_gramm m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_inline_cards m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_disable_anim_appear m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-Grammar m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-multiReplace" id="m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-1085" style="display:inline;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:inherit;font-size:inherit">be</span> given to measures that would have the most tangible and immediate positive impact for the greatest number of rural and urban places in <span class="m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_ m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_1086 m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr-alert m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_gramm m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_inline_cards m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_disable_anim_appear m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-Punctuation m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-only-del m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-replaceWithoutSep" id="m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-1086" style="display:inline;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:inherit;font-size:inherit">Canada,</span> and a proven spin-off effect for the environment and our economy:</span></p><ol style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:36pt;list-style-type:upper-alpha;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Measures that would encourage private sector investment in the revitalization of historic places that matter in our communities; and</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:36pt;list-style-type:upper-alpha;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Measures that help fund the efforts of Indigenous peoples, charities and not-for-profits to save and renew places of significance. </span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:18pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:18pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Proven measures include grants and contributions, tax-based incentives, and "heritage first" leasing and investment policies. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Accordingly, we urge you to take action on the corresponding recommendations found in </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Preserving Canada’s Heritage</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">:</span></p><ul style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:36pt;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Recommendation 11 – Establishing a tax credit for the restoration and preservation of buildings listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places;</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:36pt;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Recommendation 10 – Funding for the National Cost-Sharing Program for Heritage Places to a minimum of $10 million per year;</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:36pt;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Recommendations 15 & 17 – Supporting an Indigenous-led initiative to protect and preserve places important to them, including the legacy of residential schools; and</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:36pt;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Recommendation 8 – Requiring federal departments/agencies to give preference to existing heritage buildings when considering leasing or purchasing space.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We also point out that Recommendation 11, calling for income tax measures for historic places, represents an opportunity to incentivize investment in historic places without a negative impact on the Government’s financial framework. As reported in the ENVI study, the US Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program returns between $1.20 and $1.25 to the federal government for every dollar of tax credit invested. Such measures have long-standing widespread support in Canada: from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities; the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada; 58 Canadian municipalities who passed resolutions or expressed support for federal income tax measures for historic places; and hundreds of individuals who have written letters and met with their MPs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Recommendation 11 is consistent with the Liberal Party of Canada’s willingness to consider financial incentives for historic places</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, expressed in an October 2015 pre-election message to the heritage sector. Responding to written questions from the National Trust for Canada, Liberal Party president Anna Gainey wrote: </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“A Liberal government will work in collaboration with the heritage sector and other stakeholders to examine measures that promote the preservation and rehabilitation of Canada’s heritage buildings. We are open to measures that use the tax system that <span class="m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_ m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_1072 m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr-alert m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_gramm m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_inline_cards m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_disable_anim_appear m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-Grammar m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-multiReplace" id="m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-1072" style="display:inline;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:inherit;font-size:inherit">stimulate</span> private investments in heritage buildings.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Support for federal tax measures for Canada’s historic places was echoed in ENVI’s Report #9 – Bill C-323 – An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (rehabilitation of historic property): “The Committee is supportive of the principle of Bill C-323 and believes that financial incentives, including tax credits, which encourage investment in the rehabilitation of historic properties and heritage places is necessary […]” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> encourage</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> you to support the</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> investment in the revitalization of historic places (particularly tax-based incentives and grants/contributions<span class="m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_ m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_1050 m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr-alert m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_gramm m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_inline_cards m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-gr_disable_anim_appear m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-Punctuation m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-only-del m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-replaceWithoutSep" id="m_4940867519124414955gmail-m_-8439806386558570618gmail-1050" style="display:inline;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:inherit;font-size:inherit">),</span> and </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">to </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">fund the efforts of Indigenous peoples, charities,</span><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">and not-for-profits to save and regenerate places of significance in </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">your</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> riding.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thank you for your consideration of these important issues.</span></p><p dir="ltr" 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