Post by Nittro on Mar 29, 2010 22:31:20 GMT -5
Below is a brief letter you can send to your political representative at all levels of government to let them know how serious you feel about the Asian Carp threat.
Charles Clark has provided his rendition for those that may struggle with stating their position. This should not deter you from exercising your dissatisfaction in your own words.
Please don't wait for others to take up the cause. Many voices will be heard, but if only a few take up the cause, all of us will suffer the consequences. You are only a click away from making a difference.
Here are some email addresses:
kim@kimcraitor.com
dykstr0@parl.gc.ca
pkormos-co@ndp.on.ca
jbradley.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org
timhudak@niagara.net
Allen.Ma@parl.gc.ca
NichoR@parl.gc.ca
I wish to bring to your attention the future problem we may be facing in our Great Lakes & their tributaries.
There is a fish called the Asian carp which usually grows to a weight of 90 to 120 lbs. These fish were imported to the U.S. where they are farmed. A flood in the area of the Mississippi & its tributaries allowed them to escape their ponds & spread rapidly through the U.S. waterways which causes the decimation of other species due to the fact that Asian carp eat the food usually consumed by our native species. They have moved up to the edge of Lake Michigan where a single steel gate is the last barrier holding them out of the Great Lakes.
Live fish are imported to Toronto & Hamilton from the U.S. in tanker trucks. The carp are hidden alive under other species. It is illegal to import live carp into Canada. Tanks of live carp have been found by the Ministry of Natural Resources mainly in Toronto. They do their best but have limited resources.
Our fishery in Ontario generates 8 billion dollars at least per year as well as thousands of jobs. We have been told that if these carp enter the Great Lakes, our fishery would cease to exist within five to ten years.
Your immediate attention & co-operation will be greatly appreciated as the matter is urgent.
Here are some links:
www.glu.org/en/press/asian-carp-invasion-would-be-freshwater-disaster-canada
www.stopasiancarp.com/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdcQ56OpxNE
Charles Clark has provided his rendition for those that may struggle with stating their position. This should not deter you from exercising your dissatisfaction in your own words.
Please don't wait for others to take up the cause. Many voices will be heard, but if only a few take up the cause, all of us will suffer the consequences. You are only a click away from making a difference.
Here are some email addresses:
kim@kimcraitor.com
dykstr0@parl.gc.ca
pkormos-co@ndp.on.ca
jbradley.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org
timhudak@niagara.net
Allen.Ma@parl.gc.ca
NichoR@parl.gc.ca
I wish to bring to your attention the future problem we may be facing in our Great Lakes & their tributaries.
There is a fish called the Asian carp which usually grows to a weight of 90 to 120 lbs. These fish were imported to the U.S. where they are farmed. A flood in the area of the Mississippi & its tributaries allowed them to escape their ponds & spread rapidly through the U.S. waterways which causes the decimation of other species due to the fact that Asian carp eat the food usually consumed by our native species. They have moved up to the edge of Lake Michigan where a single steel gate is the last barrier holding them out of the Great Lakes.
Live fish are imported to Toronto & Hamilton from the U.S. in tanker trucks. The carp are hidden alive under other species. It is illegal to import live carp into Canada. Tanks of live carp have been found by the Ministry of Natural Resources mainly in Toronto. They do their best but have limited resources.
Our fishery in Ontario generates 8 billion dollars at least per year as well as thousands of jobs. We have been told that if these carp enter the Great Lakes, our fishery would cease to exist within five to ten years.
Your immediate attention & co-operation will be greatly appreciated as the matter is urgent.
Here are some links:
www.glu.org/en/press/asian-carp-invasion-would-be-freshwater-disaster-canada
www.stopasiancarp.com/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdcQ56OpxNE
