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The provincial government is asking Ottawa to allow the local forestry industry to chop down trees in areas of the province hardest hit by last year's forest fires.
The minister says in an age of record wildfires and devastating floods, tree planting is an important step to mitigating climate change-related disasters.
A joint announcement by the provincial and federal governments says the province plans to plant up to one million trees annually as part of the 2 Billion Trees program.
The government isn't on track to get even four per cent of the promised trees in the ground by the end of 2030, according to an audit by the environment commissioner.
The government isn’t on track to get even four per cent of the promised trees in the ground by the end of 2030, according to an audit by the environment commissioner.