Next Tuesday, city council’s Executive Policy Committee will discuss and vote on the Strategic Priorities Action Plan (SPAP). Simply put, the SPAP sets out a roadmap of spending priorities for the 4-year council term. On page 16, you’ll find two HUGE wins for the urban forest. Priority Action…
A note from our friends at Sustainable Building MB: Tell Winnipeg city council to make its Community Energy Investment Roadmap a budget priority by including it in the SPAP. Learn more: https://www.sustainablebuildingmanitoba.ca/make-ceir-a-budget-priority/
Great news! On April 27, Winnipeg City Council voted to have staff prepare a report on signing the Montreal Pledge: Cities United in Action for Biodiversity. If Winnipeg signs the Montreal Pledge it will Toronto, Vancouver and dozens of other cities around the world in committing to…
The City of Winnipeg may soon explore a new commitment to biodiversity, which supporters say should serve as a stepping stone to actions that protect the environment. “It announces to the public that (the city means) business about sustainability, about protecting biodiversity and addressing climate…
Signing the pledge signals to the public and the nation that our city council is deadly serious about following through on its environmental policies and that a nature-positive approach to city planning has finally taken hold in hearts and minds of the mayor and councillors.…
We have some GREAT NEWS to share with you and we’re looking for your support! A city council motion — supported by OURS-Winnipeg and the Trees Please Winnipeg Coalition — asking that Winnipeg become the 12th Canadian city to sign the Montreal Pledge for Cities United in…
Why do I describe an overall operating and capital budget increase of 22 per cent as a step in the right direction, rather than a giant leap? Here’s the thing. A 22 per cent increase will help get a more trees in the ground, but…
Fantastic news! Yesterday, the City of Winnipeg launched its first community tree planting grant program, “Home Grown”. The funding is made available through the federal government’s 2 Billion Trees program. Over the course of 5 years, it’s anticipated that more than 70,000 trees will be planted…
“We’ve been re-planting one tree for every five removed for several years. So, we have thousands of trees missing, and what’s more, when you plant a young tree, there’s no guarantee that it will survive.”
This fantastic article by Colleen Zacharias was first published in the November edition of the Manitoba Master Gardeners Newsletter and is re-published here with permission. Colleen is the gardening columnist for the Free Press and you can find her writing in the Homes section of…
