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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> UNB Communications Office
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 01, 2017 10:27 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> University of New Brunswick to launch Memorial Forest project</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic",sans-serif; color: black;">August 1, 2017</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "century gothic",sans-serif; color: black;">University of New Brunswick to launch Memorial Forest project</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic",sans-serif; color: black;">The University of New Brunswick will launch its Memorial Forest project at its Fredericton campus tomorrow, Wednesday, Aug. 2, during a ceremony that will also
dedicate the forest’s 150th tree in honour of Canada 150.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic",sans-serif; color: black;">One-hundred and forty-nine trees have been planted on the university’s Fredericton campus over the years, standing in memory of members of the UNB community,
in honour of graduating classes and in celebration of milestones.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic",sans-serif; color: black;">Led by UNB’s faculty of forestry & environmental management, Associated Alumni and Facilities Management, the Memorial Forest project catalogs the location
of trees and why they were planted.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic",sans-serif; color: black;">Ed Czerwinski, technical team lead in the faculty of forestry & environmental management, says he established the idea of the Memorial Forest in 2014 after
UNB lost several trees in Hurricane Arthur.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic",sans-serif; color: black;">“Since 1957, UNB and its alumni have planted trees to commemorate people and graduating classes,” says Mr. Czerwinski. “The Memorial Forest is a way to provide
true recognition to those trees and the people they were planted in honour of.”</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic",sans-serif; color: black;">In honour of Canada’s 150<sup>th</sup> anniversary of Confederation, the newest tree will be dedicated to Canada’s milestone. As the tree, a green mountain
sugar maple, grows with the campus it will act of a reminder of Canada’s past and inspire the future.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic",sans-serif; color: black;">Acting dean of the faculty of forestry & environmental management Dr. Ted Needham explains the planting of the 150<sup>th</sup> memorial tree on campus was
coincidental with Canada’s 150<sup>th</sup> year since Confederation. But it also represented an opportunity to celebrate our nation on campus.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic",sans-serif; color: black;">“Our students and graduates come from and go to all corners of Canada,” says Dr. Needham. “UNB represents the diversity of Canada and we should celebrate this.”</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic",sans-serif; color: black;">Representatives from the faculty of forestry & environmental management and UNB Associated Alumni will speak alongside UNB President Dr. Eddy Campbell and Imelda
Perley, UNB’s elder-in-residence and Canada 150 ambassador. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic",sans-serif; color: black;">A reception with refreshments will be held after the ceremony at Sir Howard Douglas Hall. All are welcome to attend the event.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic",sans-serif; color: black;">Media contact:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic",sans-serif; color: black;">
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "arial",sans-serif; color: black;"><a href="https://phonebook.unb.ca/index.cgi?dn=dW5iY2FpZD04MWM3NjM5ZmM2ZDE1Njc2M2Y1MWI1MzJkZDYzY2U4NGJkYjE0MWFlLG91PXBlb3BsZSxkYz11bmIsZGM9Y2E"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "century gothic",sans-serif; color: #1155cc;">Kelly
Stewart</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century gothic",sans-serif; color: black;">, (506) 470-3413.
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