The City of Cranbrook has received a $10,000 Re-Greening Grant from BC Hydro to help make the community greener, healthier and more welcoming.
The grant allowed the city’s Public Works parks team to add new trees and plants to several popular community spaces, including Muriel Baxter Dog Park, Victoria Avenue, the downtown core and the two Welcome to Cranbrook signs.
Students from Laurie Middle School also took part in the project, joining the Public Works team for tree planting at the dog park. The learning opportunity gave students hands-on experience planting trees, observing equipment in operation, learning about safety and planning, and helping backfill a tree hole.
At Muriel Baxter Dog Park, the newly planted trees will replace Douglas firs that were damaged by beetles.
Along the Victoria Avenue and 2nd Street South fence lines, crews planted two rows of deciduous trees to help strengthen Cranbrook’s urban forest.
The Re-Greening Grant also funded new plantings in empty garden beds throughout the downtown core and at the two Welcome to Cranbrook signs.
Trees and plants help make communities more enjoyable places to live and visit. They improve air quality, provide shade, reduce urban heat and support local biodiversity.
The City of Cranbrook thanked BC Hydro for its support and the Public Works parks team for its work to expand green spaces that will benefit the community for years to come.
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