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Conservation Halton says this Saturday they’ll take your Christmas tree to use in watershed restoration. They’re one of a couple groups in the region accepting trees for conservation work. David Zura explains.

No, it’s not Christmas again – but there are Christmas trees filling Jarry Park in Montreal’s Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough. And what if I told you they’re serving a real purpose here – helping the environment? It’s an ephemeral forest. The initiative helps celebrate the 100th anniversary of Jarry Park, founded in 1925. “In order to celebrate … Read more

“It’s growing,” said Michel Lafleur, president of Coalition des amis du parc Jarry, about the ephemeral forest in Jarry Park. Montrealers can give their Christmas trees a second life as part of the park’s 100th anniversary. Adriana Gentile reports.

The team expect to collect more than 5,700 trees across 18 different postcodes.

Real trees can be taken to Clean North’s collection depot in the Cambrian Mall parking lot