{"id":19147,"date":"2014-11-24T21:12:55","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T21:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/162.217.168.59\/?p=19147"},"modified":"2023-03-22T13:49:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T17:49:50","slug":"sfi-honoured-to-be-part-of-toronto-event-celebrating-women-as-leaders-in-conservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/sfi-honoured-to-be-part-of-toronto-event-celebrating-women-as-leaders-in-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"SFI Honoured to be Part of Toronto Event Celebrating Women as Leaders in Conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0TORONTO, ON<\/strong> \u2014 On November 24, Miller Thomson will be hosting a reception in its Toronto law office\u00a0to honour and recognize the founding members of Nature Canada\u2019s Women for Nature initiative,\u00a0including Kathy Abusow, President and CEO of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative\u00ae Inc. (SFI).<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an opportunity to celebrate a diverse group of women who have chosen to join Nature Canada in\u00a0championing nature,\u201d said Eleanor Fast, Executive Director of Nature Canada. \u201cThese women are\u00a0incredibly influential and they are at the heart of our efforts to engage and empower Canadians to save\u00a0species, protect habitats and connect children to nature.\u201d<\/p>\n

This celebration marks the culmination of Nature Canada\u2019s efforts to mark its 75th anniversary by creating\u00a0the Women for Nature initiative, bringing together 75 women leaders in conservation. The Honourable\u00a0Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and Senator Nancy Greene Raine are among the\u00a0Women for Nature founders who will be present at the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m honoured to share the passion that Women for Nature has for nature and for passing our values on\u00a0to others to drive change,\u201d said SFI President and CEO Kathy Abusow. \u201cConnecting children to nature is\u00a0also a priority we share at the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. Our youth outreach initiatives and\u00a0community grants are building future leaders for future forests. There is no better time than now to\u00a0reconnect kids with our forests and grow a better place for all of us to live.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Women for Nature initiative brings together the leadership, knowledge, experience and passion of amazing \u00a0women across Canada who are committed to nature. Having reached the goal of 75 members in\u00a0time for Nature Canada\u2019s 75th anniversary, the Women for Nature members have set an ambitious goal\u00a0to be 150 women strong by Canada\u2019s 150th anniversary in 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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