Fruits and nuts coming soon to Gray’s Creek
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Fruit and nut lovers, rejoice! Residents of Cornwall will be able to harvest the healthy items in Gray’s Creek in upcoming years. Tree Canada announced, on April 5, the 20 Canadian communities awarded funding as part of the organization’s Edible Trees program. As one of the not-for-profit charitable organization’s most popular programs, Edible Trees encourages urban greening and accessibility to healthy food by providing fruit and nut trees in communities across the country. Luckily for Cornwall, the Raisin Region Conservation Authority was chosen as one of the 20 communities. Each Edible Trees proposal was judged based on five key areas: innovation, community involvement, technical expertise, promotion and evaluation of the programs’ overall success. “The Edible Trees program provides more than just funding for community- based projects,” said Mike Rosen, Tree Canada president. “The program educates
communities on how to help new fruit and nut trees thrive. Once planted, these trees provide communities with access to fresh produce and enrich their green space, contributing to both a healthier environment and healthier people.” Since its inception in 2012, Tree Canada’s Edible Trees Program has helped plant
Sesquicentennial preparations The Upper Canada District School Board is laying the groundwork for marking Canada’s 150 th anniversary next year. Trustees approved creating a sesquicentennial steering committee, to provide recommendations to the board on how to mark Canada’s 150 th anniversary as “a teachable moment” for students in Upper Canada district schools. – Gregg Chamberlain
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over 7,000 fruit and nut providing trees and shrubs in communities across Canada. — photo Francis Racine
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Wednesday, April 13, 2016
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