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<p class="MsoNormal">The Canadian Urban Forest Network, with support of Tree Canada will be hosting its biennial virtual Atlantic Regional Workshop on January 8<sup>th</sup> 2026 from 9AM – 12:30PM AST.
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<p class="MsoNormal">There will be 3 speaker sessions, with opportunity for questions and discussion at the end of each:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Session 1: Mark Fredericks, Senior Planner</b> (<b>Wolfville, NS)</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Wolfville’s Urban Forest – Taking Action and Developing Policy</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Session 2: Griffin Kaleva, Chief Operating Officer of Arbor Nursery (Charlottetown, PEI)</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Growing, harvesting, and planting trees in Atlantic Canada</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Session 3: Scott Holman, Victoria Park and Urban Forestry Supervisor</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Don Cameron, Chairman, Truro Urban Forest Committee</b> (<b>Truro, NS)</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Strengthening Communities Through Urban Forestry: The History and Impact of Truro’s Urban Forest Committee</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To register, please click <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/atlantic-region-workshop-tickets-1977285224333?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=1">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please note that this workshop is exclusively for those who work/live in the Atlantic Region. We are still working with ISA to make it official, but CEUs will likely be available.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00558C;mso-ligatures:none">Natalie Jackman</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#215E99;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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