MEDIA ADVISORY - Minister Wilkinson and Minister Ralston to Make a 2 Billion Trees Program Progress Update and Funding Announcement

NORTH VANCOUVER, BC, April 17, 2023 /CNW/ - The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, and the Honourable Bruce Ralston, British Columbia's Minister of Forests, will make a 2 Billion Trees program progress update and funding announcement at Wild Bird Trust's Nature House in Maplewood Flats in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Media availability will follow.

Date:                Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Time:                9 a.m. PT

Location:          Maplewood Flats, Wild Bird Trust of B.C.
2649 Dollarton Highway, North Vancouver
British Columbia V7H 1B1

An embargoed technical briefing on the announcement and the 2 Billion Trees program more broadly is also available for media on April 18 at 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET. Media are asked to pre-register with [email protected] to receive the dial-in information.

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SOURCE Natural Resources Canada

Media may contact: Media Relations, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, 343-292-6100, [email protected]; Keean Nembhard, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Natural Resources, 613-323-7892, [email protected]; Ministry of Forests, Media Relations, 250 896-4320, [email protected]