Centre Wellington councillor Walt Visser recently provided council with a schedule of tree distribution days for Wellington County’s Green Legacy program.
The county’s tree planting program provides free trees for residents. Tree seedling order forms have been available since Oct. and orders can be filed until March 5. To order, email jacquiew@wellington.ca.
There are still some Eastern White Pine, Dogwood, Red Osier and Redbud trees available, and the county will provide Rodent Guards for 80 cents and mulch mats for $1.
This year’s tree handout schedule includes;
-Guelph-Eramosa Township, May 5 at the Rockwood Fire Hall at 5141 County Road 27, and Marden municipal garage, 7366 County Road 30, from 10am until the trees are gone. The municipality will be accepting donations of cash or canned goods to the East Wellington Community Service Food Bank. Personal tree orders will be available at the Rockwood Fire Hall. Contact councillor John Scott at dunroamin@cogeco.ca.
– Centre Wellington, April 28, available from the public works garage at 7444 County Road 21 on the west side of Elora, from 8am to noon, or whenever the trees are gone. A food bank donation will be accepted. Contact Walt Visser at waltvisser@sympatico.ca, or public works superintendent Ken Elder at kelder@centrewellington.ca,
– Mapleton Township, May 5, distributed from the Peel shop garage at 7275 Sideroad 16, near Drayton, from 8 to 11am, with donations to the food bank accepted. Contact Patty Sinnamon at PSinnamon@town.mapleton.ca,
– Wellington North Township, May 12, with pick-up from 7490 Sideroad 7 W., Kenilworth, from 9am-noon or until the trees are gone, with donations to the Arthur or Mount Forest Horticultural Societies being accepted. Contact Cathy Conrad at cconrad@wellington-north.com,
– Minto, May 12, from the Minto municipal office garage at 5941 Highway 89, near Harriston, from 8 to 10am, with a food bank donation accepted. Contact Brian Hansen at Brian@town.minto.on.ca,
– Puslinch Township, April 28, pickup at the green shed at the Puslinch community centre, 23 Brock Road South, in Aberfoyle, with food bank donations accepted. Contact Brenda Law at BrendaL@twp.puslinch.on.ca,
– Erin, from the municipal work yard at 5684 Trafalgar Road, Erin, from 9 to 11am, with food bank donations accepted. Contact councillor John Brennan at John.Brennan@erin.ca,
