trees

“TreeCycle” ready to take in your Christmas Tree

Dec 22, 2022 | 10:40am

Once the wrapping is ripped off, the meal is served, and piles of leftovers fill the fridge, our thoughts turn to “what to do with the Christmas Tree after Christmas” The City of Regina has you covered. The “TreeCycle” program is back. People can drop off their live Christmas Trees for free at the Regina […]

City of Regina set to spend more money on tree replacements

Dec 4, 2021 | 8:00am

The City of Regina is looking to counter mother nature hurting the tree population in the City. Regina city council decided to increase the City’s tree replacement budget from $91,000 to $125,000 per year. A further increase of $25,000 will happen for the next five years. They also approved to increase the minimum removal fee […]

Regina unable to keep up with tree loss

Nov 20, 2021 | 9:00am

The City of Regina is seeing its tree population fall quickly. Last year, Regina had a net loss of 356 trees and had lost 519 more trees this year as of September. That is according to the State of the Urban Forest 2020 report. Storms affected the number of trees as a total of 663 […]

City to prune trees in Whitmore Park

Mar 6, 2021 | 10:14am

More than 23-hundred trees will be pruned in Regina’s Whitmore Park area before the end of the month. The City says residents who park on the street will be given 24 hours notice if they’ll be required to move their vehicle. People are asked to remain at least two metres away from crews at all […]

100 new trees planted in Regina on National Tree Day

Sep 25, 2019 | 12:33pm

The City of Regina is celebrating National Tree Day by adding to its urban forest. The city, Tree Canada and CN are teaming up to add 100 new trees in Regina. Deputy Mayor Mike O’Donnell says these trees will be planted along the Pilot Butte Creek Pathway. “Trails are important to Regina. People tend to […]