In the dead of night

12/12/2023

Before and after. The photo on the right was taken October, 2023 & the photo on the right was taken today

19 more trees along Lakeshore Boulevard West have been disappeared. We have been vigilant, keeping an eye open for any tree-cutting activity over the course of the last few days, so we were pretty surprised to discover this allée of handsome shade trees had been obliterated without us knowing about it. Our only conclusion is that this desecration was performed late at night to avoid public protest or news coverage.

We continue to ask the public to watch for any suspicious activity and to report their observations to us as soon as possible. At this stage, most of the parking lot foliage is gone, but we know there are still lots of trees on the mainland that are slated to be removed, including the trees on the embankment you can see in the photo on the right of the “before” picture above. As we near the end of December, we expect the rate of tree removal to accelerate, including East Island and very probably West Island as well.

Don't give up the fight. Please continue to reach out to City and Provincial politicians and let them know how you feel. Write to newspapers and online media. Spread the word far and wide. In the days ahead, we hope to let you know of some protest activities you can participate in.

Thanks as always for all your support. Save the Trees at OP!

2 Comments

john scully

12/13/2023 02:04:56 pm

Have you seen the scheduled protest at noon on Sat Dec 16 posted by OntarioPlace4All?
Meet at the hoardings by the West Island

Gord McNulty

12/14/2023 12:47:25 pm

A Hamilton resident, I've sent a letter to the editor of The Hamilton Spectator, highly critical of the Ontario Place redevelopment and completely unnecessary relocation of the Science Centre. The recent excellent Toronto Star editorial was reprinted in The Spectator and I sent my letter in reply to the editorial. I think the letter will be published soon. I would like to attend Saturday's rally but unfortunately can't make it.
The public outcry is encouraging.

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