St. Walburg Home Building Centre, Tree Canada and Turtleford Transitional School are celebrating National Tree Day on Sept. 22 by planting 105 spruce trees.
The plant site at Brightsand Lake Regional Park was chosen to replace trees that have been destroyed by a plow wind and to beautify the campground.
This is the first year St. Walburg Home Building Centre has participated in Home Hardware’s annual tree plantings with Tree Canada.
“We’re excited to work together with Tree Canada and Home Hardware Stores Limited on this important project,” says Gabe Daigneau, dealer-owner, St. Walburg Home Building Centre.
“We have enjoyed great support from the local community, and this is an excellent opportunity to give back in a real and tangible way to thank our customers and community for their support over the years.”
This year, 16 Home Hardware locations will participate in tree planting initiatives across the country. Over the past 24 years, Home Hardware has partnered with Tree Canada to improve green spaces across the country, planting over 22,000 trees valued at $1.2 million.
National Tree Day falls on the Wednesday of National Forest Week. This day is celebrated across the country with tree dedications, plantings, educational workshops, outdoor education walks, interpretive days, schoolyard plantings and seminars.
“We are proud that Home Hardware is committed to improving the environment – now and for generations to come,” says Michael Rosen, president of Tree Canada.
“To see such a widespread effort on the part of Home dealers in communities across Canada is extremely inspiring and sets a great example for Canadians.”
