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Aimé Leblanc Park tree planting

By Francis Racine learning more about the park’s improve the lives of the people spend less time outdoors than
ecology, educational signage around them. We’re happy to when they were their age.
he City of Cornwall, in was also officially revealed on help planting maximize the
One of the nature-based
Tpartnership with the Raisin Friday. impact of their urban canopy and solutions of the City’s Climate
Region Conservation Authority The RRCA, a key partner in inspire more people to engage Action Plan is to plant a minimum
(RRCA), hosted a tree planting assisting the City of Cornwall in with nature in a meaningful of 600 trees in municipal spaces,
ceremony at Aimé Leblanc Park, planting more trees in the area, way.” annually. Increasing the tree
on Friday, September 22.
also delivered a tree planting and TD Green Space, a program canopy coverage in vulnerable
The TD Green Space grant, maintenance workshop during funded by TD Bank Group neighbourhoods will reduce
funded by TD Bank, and awarded the event. in partnership with the Arbor the demand for air conditioning
by the Arbor Day Foundation “The Arbor Day Foundation Day Foundation, supports and will provide residents with
provided the opportunity for the is dedicated to helping our local innovative urban greening access to shaded public spaces
community to plant trees. These planting partners unlock the and tree planting projects in that increase resilience to higher
additional trees will increase the pursuit of environmental equity, summer temperatures.
transformative power of trees
tree canopy in the park, which is in their community,” said Dan particularly in mitigating urban As part of this funded project,
frequently visited by residents. Lambe, chief executive of the heat island effect. According to boulevard trees will be added to
The park is also home to a wide Arbor Day Foundation. “Trees the organization, 59 percent of Louisa Street and Alice Street
variety of trees, birds, animals, clean our air, cool our cities and Canadians say that their children later this fall.
insects, and plants.

“The City of Cornwall’s Parks
and Landscaping department
is always striving to improve
tree canopy within the city,”
said Parks and Landscaping
Supervisor Todd Lalonde. “We
do this using a proactive strategy
that ensures that we are planting
hardy trees and plants that thrive
in our geographical location.”

“Not only will these
trees assist in cooling the
neighbourhood, they will also
help increase biodiversity in
the park,” said Sustainability
Project Coordinator for the City
of Cornwall, Angela Parker.
“Planting fruit trees, such as
the serviceberry, will offer a

lively, engaging, and multi-
Photo Submitted sensory way for children to learn Photo Submitted

about biodiversity in their own
neighhourhood.”
To further assist residents in