When grey obliterates green, trees are the losers
I am pleased to share an article I wrote for NewsWest--the non-profit community newspaper that serves Kitchissippi ward. It's a personal...
BIG TREES of Kitchissippi is a citizens' group with reps from 9 community associations and volunteer-run groups in Kitchissippi Ward:
The Champlain Oaks Project,
Volunteer Gardeners of Claire Gardens Park,
Wellington Village Community Association,
Westboro Community Association,
Civic Hospital Neighbourhood
Association,
Westboro Beach Community Association,
Champlain Park Community Association,
McKellar Park Community Association, Hampton-Iona Community Group
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We care about protecting the healthy, mature trees that are increasingly being destroyed due to large-scale infill housing.
We urge city staff and politicians to support and enforce two by-laws that relate to trees on municipal and private property.
We invite citizens to get involved in advocating for protection of healthy, mature trees in Kitchissippi Ward.