The Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, and Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi announced $47.8-million in federal funding from the Government of Canada’s 2 Billion Trees program. This funding will support the planting of 1.5 million trees in Edmonton and is matched by $47.8 million in municipal funding. The municipal investment is part of the City of Edmonton’s $66-million new Greener As We Grow tree-planting project.
The Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance; on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources; and Mayor Amarjeet Sohi, City of Edmonton, will make a 2 Billion Trees program announcement. Media availability will follow.
Member of Parliament Sean Casey, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, and Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) President Scott Pearce announced an investment of $1,886,000 to support two projects in Prince Edward Island through the Green Municipal Fund.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced a second call for proposals for the Critical Minerals Research Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) Program. A total of $40 million in contribution funding is available to support developing technology and pilot demonstration projects. These projects will help develop critical minerals value chains, contributing to Canada’s goal of becoming net-zero by 2050.
Member of Parliament Sean Casey, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, will make a funding announcement at the Charlottetown City Hall, 199 Queen Street, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, announced funding for nine projects across Alberta that will create good jobs while producing and storing clean electricity. These Indigenous-led solar energy and battery storage projects are a critical part of Canada’s energy future, which includes a growing clean energy industry.
Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, announced over $160 million in federal investments for nine Alberta-based solar power projects that will create hundreds of jobs, generate significant clean solar power and deploy 163 megawatts (MW) of new solar generation and 48 MW of battery storage capacity. Taken together, these projects will not only enable local economic growth and deliver clean, affordable energy to communities but also reduce emissions equivalent to taking nearly 47,000 gas cars off the road every year.
In 2021, Natural Resources Canada contributed $8.5 million through the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program to Mercer Peace River Pulp Ltd. Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, is pleased to announce that this contribution has resulted in a new, state-of-the-art woodroom.
DRUMHELLER — The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources; David Eva, Chief Executive Officer of the Capstone Infrastructure Corporation; and Darren Rousch, Vice President of Keyera, will be attending the Michichi & Kneehill Solar Inauguration to make a Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program (SREPs) announcement on Tuesday in Drumheller, Alberta.
Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, and FCM President Scott Pearce announced an investment of up to $175,000, through the Green Municipal Fund, to support a “Municipal Impact Investment Fund” initiative led by MaRS Discovery District.