The MPP for Wellington-Halton Hills has tabled a resolution to take Wellington County’s Green Legacy Programme province-wide.
Ted Arnott is calling on the provincial government to work in partnership with municipalities, school boards, community organizations, businesses, and the forestry industry to set a goal of planting 150 million trees, starting in 2017.
Arnott’s proposal is designed to highlight the County of Wellington’s Green Legacy Programme. It's the largest municipal tree planting programme in North America, supporting the planting of over 150,000 trees annually in the county.
Arnott’s resolution is scheduled for debate and a vote in the Legislature on October 22.
The County of Wellington has endorsed the proposal, and hopes to see it develop into a long term provincial tree planting programme.
"The Green Legacy Programme has been an amazing success," says Arnott. "County Council and staff deserve enormous credit, and they should be proud of what they’ve achieved to encourage volunteerism, confront the challenge of climate change, and support agriculture. Green Legacy does all of this, and more."