We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Name	Title	Extension	Email
Ken Bright	Director	2532	ken.bright@ontariotechu.ca
Lorrie Hennig	Finance and Administrative Officer	3620	lorrie.hennig@ontariotechu.ca
Patty Spiliotis	Administrative Assistant	3792	patty.spiliotis@ontariotechu.ca
Isabel Savransky	Asset and Sustainability Planner	6246	isabel.savransky@ontariotechu.ca
Deanna Young	Architectural Planner	3414	deanna.young@ontariotechu.ca
Tanya Mayorga	Capital Planning Officer	6531	tanya.mayorga@ontariotechu.ca
Eric Sauerteig	Manager, Project Office	6535	eric.sauerteig@ontariotechu.ca
Pat Neil	Senior Project Manager	2513	patrick.neil@ontariotechu.ca
Cheryl Lumley	Project Officer	2463	cheryl.lumley@ontariotechu.ca
Jaclyn Formosa	Project Officer	6243	jaclyn.formosa@ontariotechu.ca
Christie Cawker	Project Co-ordinator	5320	christie.cawker@ontariotechu.ca
Lia Van Wees	Grounds Supervisor	2584	lia.vanwees@ontariotechu.ca

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