The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and the Honourable Steven Myers, Prince Edward Island’s Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Action, announced nearly $3 million to plant trees that will permanently expand forest cover in P.E.I. and help recover areas damaged by Hurricane Fiona. The Government of Canada is providing $1.7 million dollars under the 2 Billion Trees program (2BT) with the remainder being provided by the Government of Prince Edward Island.
As part of his visit to Saskatchewan, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced a contribution of $524,780 toward the Prince Albert Grand Council Indigenous Wildfire Stewards Pilot Program.
To cement Canada’s competitive advantage in the global shift to a net-zero emissions economy and to meet our climate goals, we need to significantly increase the amount of non-emitting energy that we use to power our homes, businesses and industries.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, will make an electricity announcement at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, opened a call for project applications for Stream 2 of the Green Freight Program. This stream will provide support for innovative actions including engine repowers, switching to cleaner fuels, and fleet transportation improvements.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, will make an electricity announcement at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon.
In North Vancouver, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, joined by the Honourable Harjit Sajjan, President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, announced that $400,000 through the first phase of the Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate - Training Fund will be provided to the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) to fund a pilot project to help build wildfire fighting capacity and enhance training best practices.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, launched calls for expressions of interest (EOI) and funding proposals for three programs that help support diversification, innovation and competition in the Canadian forest sector.
Government of Canada officials will host a media technical briefing for attribution to provide an update on the seasonal outlook for wildfires. All information and materials related to this briefing will be under embargo until the technical briefing begins.
NORTH VANCOUVER — The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources; the Honourable Harjit Sajjan, Minister of Emergency Preparedness, President of the King’s Privy Council and Minister Responsible for the Pacific Regional Economic Development Agency; and Mike Carter, Vice President, International Association of Fire Fighters District 6, will make a wildfire funding announcement.
