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1000 Trees in North Toronto Program |
One of the wonderful features of the Bayview and North
Toronto communities is our urban forest. Our trees
silently provide us with many benefits. As you know,
trees ingest carbon dioxide, a major green-house gas,
and emit life-supporting oxygen. In addition, trees cool
us in the summer and provide a wind-break in the winter.
Their stoic, graceful presence adds enormous value to
our lives and homeowners’ property values.
The North Toronto Green Community (NTGC), an
environmental organization with a history of green
volunteerism, is seeking to enhance our urban forest by
leading a program called “The 1000 Trees Program”
(2005). The NTGC wants you to consider planting (or
helping to plant) a tree on your property or a nearby
school or other public property. In this endeavour, the
NTGC is joined by several other public and environmental
organizations, including Evergreen/Toronto District
School Board (TDSB), Local Enhancement and Appreciation
of Forests (LEAF) and the City of Toronto.
I am looking for community ambassadors to promote this
program in neighbourhoods throughout our community. If
you would like to volunteer, please call my office at
416-395-6408 or email me at
councillor_jenkins@toronto.ca
If you cannot volunteer but would still like to support
the program, there are several ways you can help.
City Tree - If you want to plant a tree on the
public road allowance on your property, this can often
be done at no cost to you by the City of Toronto. It is
critical that the City perform this activity to ensure
that no municipal services are at risk. For more
information or to request a tree, please contact the
North District Forestry Department at
416-395-6137.
Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forestry (LEAF)
- The non-profit organization, LEAF, can plant a native
tree in your back-yard at a subsidized cost and will
provide you with expert advice on maintaining and caring
for your tree. LEAF can be reached by phone at
416-413-9244 or on the web at
www.leaftoronto.org
Evergreen/Toronto District School Board (TDSB) -
If you want to work with a local school and/or the TDSB,
there are corporate programs in place through Evergreen
which subsidize the planting of trees on school
property. Evergreen can be found on the web at
www.evergreen.ca
Private Companies - if you want to plant your own
tree on your own property, the cost could range from
about $200 - $1,000 depending on the type of tree, its
size and whether or not you perform the labour yourself.
If you do, please remember to check the locations of
underground services before you dig.
I encourage you to take part in this innovative and
exciting program. Together, we can make our
neighbourhood an even better, greener place to live!
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