The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, and FCM Acting President Scott Pearce announced more than $1.5 million through the Green Municipal Fund to support 18 local initiatives across Quebec, including in communities across the Greater Montreal region.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, launched the Canada Electricity Advisory Council, an independent body of 19 experts who will provide the Government of Canada with advice on actions needed to achieve our 2035 and 2050 net-zero emissions goals as they pertain to electricity.
Forests, wetlands, grasslands and farmland can capture and store large amounts of carbon (CO2) and are vital components of nature-based climate solutions that can reduce emissions, increase human well-being and protect biodiversity.
Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources Canada, joined by the Honourable Bruce Ralston, Minister of Forests of British Columbia, visited the Wild Bird Trust of British Columbia in North Vancouver to launch the 2 Billion Trees (2BT) program’s 2023 tree-planting season and announce that Canada and B.C. have signed a Contribution Agreement under the 2BT program. Under this two-year agreement, over 37 million trees will be planted in the province through nearly $80 million in joint funding from Canada and British Columbia.
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.
The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, and Anita Vandenbeld, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development and Member of Parliament for Ottawa–West Nepean, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, will make an announcement to support electric vehicle infrastructure in Canada and highlight Canadian-made electric vehicles. A media availability will follow.
Andy Fillmore, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, will deliver remarks at the Smart Energy event – a clean technology conference in Halifax, hosted by Emera.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, today announced a contribution of $331,000 to the Nk’Mip Forestry LLP’s Osoyoos Indian Band Nk’Mip Creek Wildfire Restoration project. The contribution comes from the 2 Billion Trees program, which supports governments and organizations in planting two billion trees over 10 years. Trees planted through the 2 Billion Trees program will capture and store carbon from the atmosphere, improve air and water quality, help to restore nature and biodiversity, cool our urban centres and create and support thousands of sustainable jobs across the country.
