The City of St. Catharines is recognizing a citizen-led urban tree advocacy group with its Green Leader Award for projects and efforts that are, literally, greening the Garden City.
The City honoured ArborSTC, a volunteer organization championing protection and expansion of the urban tree canopy in St. Catharines, as part of its annual Trillium Awards celebration Monday, Oct. 6. Over the past couple of years, ArborSTC supported the City’s tree planting efforts by providing information and resources to residents to help get more trees planted on boulevards and in parks across St. Catharines.
The Green Leader Award is presented to an individual or community organization for making a significant contribution to greening the community and inspiring others. ArborSTC has also led neighbourhood-specific private property tree planting campaigns, going door-to-door to offer native species trees and planting services at no cost.
“ArborSTC has led successful tree planting projects in the Haig and Queenston neighbourhoods, and, in just a couple of weeks, will be planting new native trees in the Facer neighbourhood,” said Mike Kraft, the City’s coordinator for the Trillium Awards.
“Hundreds of new trees were planted over the last three years thanks to the group’s efforts. Its efforts at growing St. Catharines’ urban forest and making it as easy as possible for residents to get more trees in the ground make ArborSTC most deserving of the Green Leader Award.”
The City also honoured 14 properties, selected from 90 community nominations, with Trillium Awards, recognizing outstanding efforts from residents to help beautify their neighbourhoods through creative and environmentally sensitive front-yard landscaping.
“The Trillium Awards are a celebration of the pride our residents take in making St. Catharines a greener, more beautiful place to live,” says Mayor Mat Siscoe. “Every garden, every blooming front yard, and every thoughtful landscaping choice contributes to the spirit of the Garden City. I want to thank all the nominees and winners for their creativity, and commitment to our community’s natural beauty.”
The Mayor’s Award, recognizing the best overall front-yard garden of all the nominations, was presented to 667 Vine St.
The Community Choice Award, selected by residents through an online vote, was presented to 81 Glenridge Ave.
Civic Beautification Awards were presented to the following properties:
Merritton Ward – 24 Almond St. and 23 Cameron Ave.
St. Andrew’s Ward – 17 David St. and 1234 Pelham Rd.
St. George’s Ward – 10 Karen Ave. and 39 Linden St.
St. Patrick’s Ward – 48 Albert St. and 7 Woodruff Ave.
Grantham Ward – 22 Thompson Ave. and 17 Black Friar Rd.
Port Dalhousie – 8 John St. and 16 Oarsman Cres.
Learn more about the annual Trillium Awards at stcatharines.ca/TrilliumAwards.
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