RONA Donates $100,000 to Reforest Canada's First Near-Urban National Park Rouge Valley reforestation project kicks off partnership with David Suzuki Foundation 

BOUCHERVILLE, QC, April 16, 2012 /CNW/ - RONA inc. announced today a commitment to reforest what will be Canada's first near-urban National Park - the Rouge Valley. The project is the first initiative of RONA's new partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation (DSF) that supports reforestation in urban areas across Canada. At the end of the partnership, RONA will have donated over $300,000 to these reforestation programs. 

The partnership kicks off with tree planting events on May 5 and June 2 hosted by RONA and DSF in the Rouge Valley in Toronto.  The Rouge Valley tree planting is open to the public and encourages consumers to help make their community healthy and green. Interested participants can sign up for Rouge Valley tree plantings at local RONA stores or at www.davidsuzuki.org/rouge. 

"This partnership is part of our commitment to make sustainability a core tenet to our business.  Sustainability guides our choices and governs the way we operate - from our products to our people to our local communities," said Robert Dutton, President and CEO of RONA.  "Canadians want to make sustainable choices that limit their own environmental footprint, and we are proud to offer ways for them to do so - one tree at a time."