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2019: a year in review at Tree Canada
2019 was quite the year here at Tree Canada! As we head into 2020, a new year and a new decade, we know the time and need for trees is more apparent now than ever. As we take stock to reflect on…
Standing Tall on the Need for Red Seal
For me, one of the most chilling memories of the 1998 Eastern Canada Ice Storm was watching a truck pull up to a clump of white birch on a resident’s front lawn, the “contractor” climbing into the bed of his truck to…
Telpay gives City of Winnipeg’s Million Tree Challenge the gift of more trees with the aid of Tree Canada
December 11, 2019 (Winnipeg, MB) – Today, Telpay, Canada’s trusted leader in innovative payment solutions, announced its commitment to support the city’s Million Tree Challenge with the help of Tree Canada, the only national tree planting charity that plants and nurtures trees in…
TELUS Trees for paper – A program acting now to grow a legacy
Since 1998, TELUS and Tree Canada have partnered together to plant over 600,000 trees greening communities and schoolyards, restoring urban and rural forests, and bringing fruit and nuts to communities in the form of edible trees – all with a shared goal…
The gift of a tree
When I was a child, I had a favourite tree. It was a large maple that grew in a patch of dirt that separated our house from our neighbour’s house. I don’t know who owned the tree as it had been planted…
Tree Canada announces tree-planting support for those affected by Hurricane Dorian
November 13, 2019 (Halifax, NS) – Today, Tree Canada, the only national tree planting charity that plants and nurtures trees in urban and rural environments, announced the launch of its Operation ReLeaf Hurricane Dorian program at the Atlantic Urban Forest Conference to offer…
Trees are good!
Climate change has been top of mind for many Canadians during the federal election. While this is certainly a hot button issue and there have been varying positions relative to what could and should be done, one thing is certain – trees…
Notice of Appointment Léo Duguay, Chair of Tree Canada Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 17, 2019 (Ottawa, ON) – Tree Canada Board members and staff are pleased to announce the appointment of Léo Duguay as new Chair of the Board. Léo served as Vice-Chair of the Board for the past 3 years…
Beyond Trees: Engagement and Research at Tree Canada
To commemorate my last day before starting my maternity leave, I wanted to follow up on my article from May 2018, Over the Years We Grow: National Scale Progress in Engagement and Research at Tree Canada. Over the past year, we have accomplished several…
From Malley’s to Maples: Collingwood’s Urban Forest Management Plan
One of my first experiences “away from home without parents” was a ski trip to Collingwood. On the advice of one of my friends’ parents, three of us were put on a Greyhound bus, ski equipment and all, to go to (what…