Minister MacAulay and Minister O’Regan to announce forest conservation project at Vimy and Beaumont-Hamel

Ottawa, ON – The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Natural Resources, will announce a project to conserve and manage forests at the Canadian First World War memorials at Vimy and Beaumont-Hamel.

Both ministers, along with other event participants, will be available to media following the virtual event.

Date:    Wednesday, 4 August 2021
Time:    9:00 EDT

Registration: Journalists who want to participate must register in advance by contacting media@veterans.gc.ca with their name and media outlet to receive the video call link.      

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