Calling all urban forest supporters! We invite you to be a part of Trees Please Winnipeg’s #SaveOurCanopy campaign, a lobbying effort we’re launching as part of the run-up to the 2022 civic election. Our urban forest is in crisis due to neglect, invasive pests and…
Our friends at Trees Winnipeg are looking to hire an Executive Director. Check out the job ad here: https://ca.indeed.com/cmp/Trees-Winnipeg/jobs Deadline to apply is 6pm on Wednesday, April 20, 2022.
Between 2001 and 2019, “Winnipeg’s ratio of green areas relative to population size dropped to 38 per cent, while cities such as Toronto and Edmonton stood at 70 per cent and 60 per cent, respectively, as of 2019. In other words, Winnipeg is now a…
“Our trees are dyin,’ our sewage is headin’ for the river, but we got no money, for nothin’ but roads.” Sound familiar? Well, if it does, that’s because it pretty much sums up where we’ve been for the last 10 years, budget-wise. And it’s telling…
“There needs to be a paradigm shift here. We really need to stop seeing trees as just this beautifying add-on to a city. They’re absolutely critical to the good health and functioning of a city… We know that this canopy saves us $53 million every year and that is not being reflected in any kind of asset management plan or in the city budget.”
The preliminary 2022 budget is out…and doesn’t look good for public trees. First the good news. Voices like yours are helping to push council to do the right thing! The pressure we’ve been exerting on council to increase the Urban Forestry Department’s budget is starting to pay off:…
We make choices when we create our municipal budget. What do those choices say about our values? Take a moment to watch our first video, and then take action!
Did you know that in just two projects, more than 10,000 trees in the Lemay Forest and St Mary’s/Perimeter area are slated to be wiped out? In the year 2021. In a climate crisis. Coalition members Erna Buffie & Emma Durand-Wood wrote about the need…
We reacted to the news that the trees illegally cut down during a house move on Roblin Blvd in August will be replanted, in the October 23, 2021 edition of the Free Press. We’re relieved to hear they will be replaced–but what is the maintenance…
It’s official! The City of Winnipeg intends to apply for funding under the new federal Natural Infrastructure Plan (NIF) to boost tree planting along the iconic Broadway corridor downtown. Our coalition advocated for the creation of the NIF during the federal budget consultations this past…
