Juno Award Winner David Usher Plants Trees in Halton Hills

Saturday was a special day for Halton Hills as Juno Award singer David Usher joined many volunteers to plant trees in Cedarvale Park in Georgetown. The morning tree planting was organized by a local environmental group Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources ( P.O.W.E.R. ). Tree Canada ( Trees by the Shore ) was represented by Ed Borczon. We know trees are the lungs of the world. This was a great partnership between Majesta, Tree Canada, P.O.W.E.R. and the Town.



Let me tell you a bit about some of these programs. Trees by the Shore is a program sponsored by Tree Canada. This is a charitable organization established to encourage Canadians to plant and care for trees in urban and rural settings. Trees by the Shore have planted over 74,000 trees in Canada over the last two years. Majesta Brand is privately owned company committed to North America and the environment. They are part of the Irving Forest Products, a company that employs over 8,400 people in North America. All Majesta products are made in Canada and come with a Tree Planting Promise : "To plant trees for every one used to produce Majesta products."

David Usher addressed the crowd. The popular Montrealer spoke very passionately about the environment and he did go out and plant trees with many of the volunteers. It was a family morning activity. We are pleased to see him lend his support to such an important cause.

This was the 50th event of the program in Georgetown. Halton Hills welcomes David Usher to our community in the Year of Biological Diversity.