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Take Action Now to Protect Migratory Birds!

Twenty-five million migratory birds die from window collisions across Canada each year. We can change this!

For birds, glass windows are pretty much invisible. Today, window collisions are the second-highest direct human cause of bird deaths in Canada. But we can make a difference for birds across the country. Toronto and many other Canadian cities have adopted bird friendly building guidelines to ensure windows in new developments are no longer one of the leading causes of bird deaths.

This year, we have the chance to enact change at the provincial scale and save more bird lives. A motion to implement these guidelines has been tabled at the Ontario legislature—and your voice can ensure that it gets the attention it deserves!

Send a letter today to demand the motion to incorporate Bird Friendly Building Standards into the Building Code for Ontario is passed! We do not want this critical motion to be tabled and collect dust. There is no time to waste when it comes to protecting migratory birds.

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Dear {contact_data~salutation} {contact_data~lastName},

I am calling on you to read, debate and support MPP Chris Glover’s motion to incorporate Bird Friendly Building Standards into Ontario’s building code. Once implemented, Ontario will be the first province in Canada to make Bird Friendly Building Standards part of the Building Code, and demonstrate national leadership on this issue in the same way Toronto has for municipalities.

The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) has created a Bird Friendly Building Standard (CSA A460) which has been implemented in some municipalities but is not a provincial standard. CSA 460, 2019 includes measures to tackle light pollution, glass treatments and glazing as well as window retrofitting to prevent daytime bird-window collisions. As birds do not recognize windows in the same way humans do, they perceive light and glass reflection as a location they can fly to. This unfortunately leads to millions of bird deaths which Bird Friendly Building standards can prevent.

Implementing CSA A460:19 into the Ontario Building Code for all existing and new building developments would be a great boost to help Ontario’s suffering bird populations.

To find more about Bird Friendly Building Standards please visit FeatherFriendly’s website: https://www.featherfriendly.com/blog/enjoy-free-access-to-the-csa-bird-friendly-building-design-standard

Sincerely,

{user_data~First Name} {user_data~Last Name},
{user_data~Email Address}, 
{user_data~Postcode}

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