Katie Leason, GIS Coordinator, Cumberland Wood Products, drops off the tree seedings to the Cumberland House Cree Nation. (Submitted photo/Paper Excellence)

By paNOW Staff

Planting trees

Paper Excellence and Cumberland Wood Products team up to plant 1,000 jack pines

Jun 23, 2021 | 12:47 PM

Around 1,000 jack pine trees were planted around the Cumberland House Cree Nation, thanks to a partnership with Paper Excellence at Cumberland Wood Products (CWP).

CWP wood products was created by the Cree Nation to provide economic benefits directly to the communities.

Paper Excellence provided the seedlings through its partnership with Meadow Lake, while the CWP oversaw the planting along with community volunteers from May 3 to June 3.

This spring, using seedlings facilitated by Paper Excellence through its partnership in Meadow Lake, CWP managed the plant with several volunteers from the community on May 27 and June 3.

Joe Carriere, Cumberland House Cree Nation, planted hundreds of jack pine tree seedlings on Cumberland House Cree Nation reserve. (Submitted photo/Paper Excellence)

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“Paper Excellence understands the importance of being good neighbours and greatly values its relationships with Indigenous communities,” Carlo Dal Monte, vice president energy and strategic development for Paper Excellence, said in a statement. “We’re pleased to be able to partner with Cumberland Wood Products on this project to support Cumberland House Cree Nation in the conservation and utilization of resources in their traditional territory.”

“Cumberland Wood Products is an ecosystem services management company that sees tremendous partnership and commercial relationship potential within the forestry industry and other sectors. Realizing this project’s success with Paper Excellence and our shareholder, Cumberland House Cree Nation, demonstrates the potential of partnership for social, environmental, and economic benefit,” said Aaron Kuchirka, CPA, chief executive officer, Cumberland Wood Products.

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