Vancouver – On Wednesday, January 14, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources, will host a roundtable meeting with key Canadian forest industry representatives. This roundtable is part of comprehensive national consultations with provincial and territorial governments and other stakeholders, and it will deal with both the short-term economic challenges facing the forest industry and a long-term vision for the forest sector.
The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
Galiano Island Room, Discovery Floor
900 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
January 14, 2009
10:00 a.m. PST (Media availability and photo opportunity with Minister Raitt and Avrim Lazar, President and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada).
Media may contact:
Jasmine MacDonnell
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister
Natural Resources Canada
Ottawa
613-996-2007
Media Relations
Natural Resources Canada
Ottawa
613-992-4447
