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Waterloo Chronicle | Thursday, August 31,2023 | 14 Hey! Will you donate blood this summer? Canadian Blood Services Book now blood.ca BNEWS CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED AS CLIMATE CRISIS DEEPENS Continued from page 12 every person on Earth planted one tree native to their area every year for six years in a row, the atmo- spheric concentration of carbon dioxide would be lowered to 300 parts per mil- lion from its sreent Jevel of more than 423 pj eep and the’ ‘Tree Trust nave launched this cam- is the climate crisis aul deepens. fires forced the evacuation Friday of Yel- lowknife, the capital of the more than 110 people earlier this month. A state of emer- gency was declared Thurs- day in B.C.'s Okanagan Val- ley because offires. A hurri- cane threatens the west coast of Mexico and South- ern California on Friday for the first time since the 1930s. Cambridge has the best bylaw for tree protection in the region, said Gilbride, who hopes the "Tree of the Year" campaign will lead to improved protection in Kitchener: ‘Waterloo. Reep and the Tree Trust are borrowing a page from the heritage preservation movement that launched Doors Open more than 20 years ago to bring thou- sands of people through beautiful, old buildings in their cities. Doors Open helped build support for the preservation and re-use of historic properties and the passage of a stronger Heri- tage Act. Individual trees can now be protected under the On- tario Heritage Act, and Reep helped with the back- ground work to protect an old red oak in Steckle Woods in “Kitchener that was threatened by the wid- ening of Bleams Road. After visiting one more of the five trees select. eat for the campaign's | first *, people can their favourite. The, ‘win, The winning tree will undergo a thorough health assessment by a Tree Trust arborist and be featured alongside other award-win- ning trees from different communities on the Tree Trust website. waterloochronicle.ca Pus HST. only GET THIS GREAT OFFER BY CALLING 1-800-210-5210 AND USE CODE CNWRI99 OR VISIT WROFFER.CA/DEAL/CNWRI99 99 per week* This with this fantastic deal on your daily local news. Subscribe to the Waterloo Region Record print edition now and SAVE 59% off WEEKEND HOME DELIVERY! * Trusted, Award-Winning Journalism + Local news when you need it + Complimentary Digital access + Complimentary ePaper access WATERLOO REGION RECORD ‘therecodom. 18002105; TY We Ofer expres Agus 31,2028,