Trees Please Winnipeg

Save our Shade campaign

Trees Please Winnipeg asked me to support their Save our Shade campaign, and I said yes right away.

In my first home in Transcona, we didn’t have air conditioning, but we had two huge elm trees shading our tiny front yard; that was the coolest part of our home each summer.

On July 12 at 2 PM, Trees Please Winnipeg measured street temperatures two blocks apart on Edmonton St. in Winnipeg; one tree-lined, one without. The tree-lined street measured 34°, while the non-tree-lined street hit 44°. That's a 10-degree difference from shade alone!

In my work with community centres, the first question city staff ask when we propose new amenities is direct: How many trees will this affect? Protecting our canopy matters.

And it makes sense. Trees keep our neighbourhoods cooler, our air cleaner, our streets more walkable and our community more climate‑resilient.

If you want to learn more about Trees Please, visit treespleasewinnipeg.com

I’m committed to protecting our tree canopy and building a climate-resilient community.

Let’s stand up for our tree canopy together.

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