Blind River community volunteers joined with a Grade 8 class from Ecole St Joseph, Mayor Sally Hagman and Coun. Jim Dunbar on Wednesday to help plant hundreds of trees in the Boom Camp Trails.
This project is part of Canada’s two billion trees initiative and funded through Trans Canada Trail’s project to re-green Canada.
The Boom Camp Trails were recently joined to the Trans Canada Trail’s network and it was determined the area was perfectly suited for planting.
Algoma Kinniwabi Travel Association (Algoma Country) was on site to take photographs and will collaborate with Trans Canada Trail on marketing the event for other communities.
The trees planted included oak, maple, spruce, tamarack, pine and cedar.
“Thank you to AJ Shamas Bus Lines for donating the school bus for our students,” Hagman said. “These initiatives are so valuable to our youth in the community.”
Karen Bittner, Blind River’s director of facilities and community services said students named each tree after a celebrity.
“The best part (of the planting) was hearing our local students name each tree,” she said. “I’m excited to see if their Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce plant last long- term.”