Media Advisory - Major Forestry Companies and Environmental Organizations to Announce Globally-Significant Agreement on Wilderness Conservation and Competitiveness

TORONTO, May 17, 2010 - The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and their 21 member
companies including Mercer International and AbitibiBowater, in conjunction
with leading Canadian and International environmental organizations such as
Greenpeace, The Nature Conservancy and Pew Environment Group, will host a
news conference to be webcast around the world, on Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at
which they will make a major announcement on conservation and competitiveness
in Canadian forestry.

Parties to the agreement include AbitibiBowater Ltd., Canfor, Canopy,
ForestEthics, Greenpeace, Kruger, Mercer International, Pew Environment
Group, Tembec, The Nature Conservancy, West Fraser Timber, Weyerhaeuser.

    Day: Tuesday, May 18, 2010

    Time: 10:00 am EDT (GMT-4)

    On-site Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre - North Building Room
                      No. 205
                      255 Front Street West, Toronto, Canada

Media unable to attend in person are invited to participate via web
link and teleconference: Webcast:
event.on24.com/r.htm?e=214224&s=1&k=4466DBF3A2C6991668A893FE396D741E

Teleconference (listen only): In North America: 1-888-231-8191.
International/Local: (011) 1-647-427-7450

BROADCASTER NOTE:

This Toronto news conference will be available for broadcasters LIVE at
the Bell TOC in Toronto. Please call BELL TOC at +1-800-668-0608 to arrange
for transmission. Quote order 42400PGAD has been issued.

For further information: Rebecca Peters, Laura Ballance Media Group,
+1-604-762-2098 (mobile), Rebecca@LBMG.ca; Eric Chalifoux, Léger Stratégie
Conseil, +1-514-885-4438 (mobile), echalifoux@legermarketing.com

For further information: Rebecca Peters, Laura Ballance Media Group,
+1-604-762-2098 (mobile), Rebecca at LBMG.ca; Eric Chalifoux, Léger Stratégie
Conseil, +1-514-885-4438 (mobile), echalifoux at legermarketing.com