Edmonton Grade 1 students celebrate Arbor Day
Around 600 Grade 1 students received a valuable lesson from Mother Nature at Friday’s Arbor Day celebration in Whitemud Park. Continue reading
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City of Kitchener to launch tree-planting pilot project
Together with Reep Green Solutions, the City of Kitchener intends to support residents who wish to plant trees on public and private land to expand Kitchener’s tree canopy. Continue reading
Ontario tree nursery to destroy about 3 million trees due to provincial cutbacks
One of the main nurseries for an Ontario tree planting program that’s being scrapped by the province said it will likely have to destroy about three million trees because of the cancellation. Continue reading
Ontario government cancels program aimed at planting 50 million trees
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry told Forests Ontario the day after the Progressive Conservative government delivered its budget this month that the 50 Million Tree Program was being eliminated. Continue reading
Spring tree planting blitz brings 50K trees to London area
The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority will start planting the trees on Monday. Continue reading
City of Ottawa saves 50 trees in west-end park from death-by-LRT
A number of trees in Ottawa’s west-end will get axed due to the light-rail transit expansion — but the municipality was able to save 50, thanks to a $25,000 grant. Continue reading
Construction company’s environmental efforts continue with tree planting day in London
Wildflowers to help bring back the bees will be planted in June. Continue reading
Maple Ridge residents wake up to noisy tree planting operation they say is four years too late
By Sean Boynton Online Journalist
The city says the trees are required as part of the development, but residents say they wish they were consulted before the planting finally started. Continue reading
Rotary Club of Trenton digs in to ‘green’ shoreline
– Volunteers with the Rotary Club of Trenton put spade to earth Sunday to help green the shoreline of the Trenton Greenbelt Conservation Area Continue reading
Trees planted in Halifax to mark Canada 150
Tree Canada is hosting 150 tree-planting initiatives across the country. Continue reading