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LETTER: Feds have supported Forests Ontario’s 50 Million Tree Program since 2020

This has 'resulted in the planting of more than 4.6 million seedlings in Ontario over the past two years alone, and contributing to a cumulative program total of 34 million and growing across the country,' reader says.
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CambridgeToday received the following Letter to the Editor from Forests Ontario & Forest Recovery Canada CEO, Rob Keen, in regards to a recent article by Canadian Press:

I read with interest the article titled "Only 8.5 million of the two billion trees promised by PM have been planted so far,” in the December 13th edition of Cambridge Today. What your readers might not be aware of is that the federal government has supported Forests Ontario’s 50 Million Tree Program since 2020, resulting in the planting of more than 4.6 million seedlings in Ontario over the past two years alone, and contributing to a cumulative program total of 34 million and growing across the country.

Forests Ontario, alongside our national division, Forest Recovery Canada, and our many partners nation-wide, are well-equipped to support a successful 2 Billion Tree commitment. We also recognize the significant and immediate investment that will be required to meet this target, and look forward to working with the federal government to achieve greener and healthier communities for generations to come.

Rob Keen,
CEO of Forests Ontario & Forest Recovery Canada