On Thursday, March 27, 2025, City Council will vote on whether to expropriate the land known as the Lemay Forest. The Trees Please Winnipeg Coalition was pleased to make a submission in support of the motion. Dear Mr. Mayor and Councillors: My name is Erna…
Today we are sharing two calls to action from our friends at the Coalition to Save the Lemay Forest. Attend the Lemay Forest Rally/Walk on March 22, and tell city council to expropriate Lemay Forest – vote takes place March 27. Read on to find out how you can help!
Neighbours on Newman St in Wolseley were tired of seeing their stately boulevard elms lost to Dutch Elm Disease. By pooling their time and resources they were able to do something remarkable: protect the seven remaining elms on their block against DED! Read on to be inspired.
Trees Please Winnipeg Coalition, in partnership with OURS-Winnipeg; Manitoba Eco-Network; CPAWS MB; Climate Reality Project Canada; and Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition; has sent a letter to mayor Scott Gillingham and his colleagues, urging the City of Winnipeg not to leave federal climate action dollars on…
Winnipeg’s urban forestry department has begun its annual Dutch Elm Disease assessment. The “orange dots of death” are cropping up on American elms across the city. This is always such a sad time. Did you know that there are things YOU can do to prevent…
We were honoured to take part in recent research on tree equity in Winnipeg, by Ian J Dyck, a Masters of City Planning student at the University of Manitoba – Faculty of Architecture. Congratulations, Ian, on completing this important research and helping to increase understanding…
Last year OURS, Trees Please Winnipeg, our amazing member groups as well as other environmental and climate organizations lobbied Winnipeg City Council to sign the Montreal Biodiversity Pledge. And Winnipeg is now formally listed as a signatory! https://montreal.ca/en/articles/montreal-pledge-call-cop15-launched-to-worlds-cities-39529 This pledge commits to the city to…
Let’s thank Mayor Gillingham and City Council for honouring the commitments they made in the Trees Please Pledge by providing significantly more financial resources in the 2024-2027 budget. Find out how!
Happy new year…. we have GREAT NEWS to share! On December 14th City Council passed the 20-Year Winnipeg Urban Forest Strategy. Now, the city’s Budget Committee MUST fund that strategy IN FULL! A vote on the budget will take place in March, but budget talks are now in…
The following is a letter sent by Trees Please Winnipeg on October 31, 2023 in support of the Coalition to Save the Lemay Forest. PDF version here. To: His Honour the Mayor, Scott Gillingham; City Councillors Markus Chambers, Brian Mayes, Janice Lukes, Sherri Rollins, John…
