This project is now complete. With your help, we planted a total of 154 new trees in the Chandler Mowat neighbourhood. We will plant another 70 trees in the neighbourhood beginning in 2025. For more information on City of Kitchener tree maintenance and planting, visit kitchener.ca

Increasing the tree canopy in Chandler Mowat

In many areas of Kitchener, trees and the benefits they provide are inequitably distributed. That means that some neighbourhoods are missing out on some of the many benefits that trees can provide to help communities thrive. This includes:

  • shade in the summer
  • food security
  • climate change resilience
  • cleaner air and water
  • sense of wellbeing

Community Canopy is a partnership between Reep Green Solutions and the City of Kitchener that aims to increase tree canopy in those areas within the city.

We have highlighted the Chandler Mowat neighbourhood for our 2024 pilot project (map). This neighbourhood has low canopy coverage as compared to Kitchener’s average. Our aim is to increase the tree canopy through caring and planting trees where residents desire them most.

To ensure that we are planting in places that the community wants and needs, we need your help! Help us design a community planting plan. You can also apply to have a free tree planted on your private property.

There will be many opportunities to take part in this project. To learn more, review the Newsfeed below.

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This pilot project is a partnership between the City of Kitchener and Reep Green Solutions, with funding support from Green Communities Canada’s Living Cities Fund.

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Surveys

The Survey has now Concluded.

Where should we plant next year?

This fall we will plant 72 trees, based on the Community Planting Plan. Now, help us understand the most important places to plant trees in your neighbourhood next year.

It will only take 2 minutes to give your feedback.

The Survey has now concluded.

Planting trees in your neighbourhood survey

We want to help increase the tree canopy in this neighbourhood by caring for and planting trees where residents desire them most.

This survey will help tell us what is important to you when planting new trees. Here you can also apply to have a free tree planted on your private property.

This survey will take 3 to 5 minutes to answer. It closes July 31, 2024.

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