The Wellington Village Community Association (WVCA) is a volunteer, non-profit community group of local residents that represents over 1,500 households in our neighbourhood.

Monday, July 23, 2012

City Hall and Residents must act now to save ash trees

From GREENSPACE ALLIANCE OF CANADA'S CAPITAL

EMERALD ASH BORER WORKING GROUP

City Hall and Residents must act now to save ash trees


OTTAWA, July 22 -- On July 11th the City of Ottawa issued a news release announcing that City Council had approved an additional $1 million for 2012 to increase the treatment of ash trees and the planting of new trees in efforts to combat the emerald ash borer (EAB) infestation. Mayor Jim Watson was quoted as saying: